Aerospace Design Engineer II

Who we are:

As Paragon Space Development celebrates 32+ years of providing award-winning life support and thermal control solutions for extreme environments, we've recognized that it is our employees that keep our business thriving. By any measure, Paragon is an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our goal is to hire the best and allow you to do the work that you enjoy!

Do you want to make a difference immediately? Are you ready to apply your aerospace design engineering skills to develop cutting edge life support and thermal control products for extreme environments on Earth and in space? Are you ready to play a critical role literally doing what has not been done before? Can you excel in that team environment and carry your share of the load while also relying on others to do their part?

If this sounds like you, we want you to join Paragon Space Development Corporation now.

The successful candidate will report to the Design Department Manager and be responsible to develop engineering designs of components, assemblies, subassemblies, subsystems and manage formal documentation such as technical memorandums, analysis reports, hardware databases, design and development books, or product manuals.

This function is responsible for but not limited to the following:

• Knowledge and experience with the design and development of spacecraft, spacesuits, aircraft, military, or other relevant vehicles, systems, subsystems, assemblies, and/or components.
• Knowledge and experience in the engineering product lifecycle, ranging from requirements development through design, manufacture, test, and operations.
• Understanding and experience with ASME Y14.5 GD&T (Geometric Dimension and Tolerances).
• Knowledge and demonstrated skills in design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA) and exposure to manufacturing and assembly practices. Experience working with human spaceflight rated materials and associated requirements.
• Knowledge and demonstrated skills in applying engineering principles and procedures to develop practical and tailored engineering solutions.
• Knowledge of, and demonstrated skills, in Solid Works CAD software (or similar) and Solid Works PDM.
• Knowledge of, and demonstrated skills, in applying and calculating tolerances and generating tolerance stack-ups based on a thorough understanding of GD&T per the ASME standard. Knowledge and skills in applying dynamic and static structural analysis using first principals. Proficiency in Solid Works Simulation or ANSYS is desired but not required.
• Skills in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, TEAMS).
• Ability to conceptualize design solutions and generate CAD renderings given a limited requirements set.
• Ability to effectively communicate in both written and spoken form.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines, both technical and non-technical, to develop design solutions and resolve technical challenges.
• Ability to generate, present, maintain, provide status, and release drawing change notices (ECNs) through Solid Works PDM.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective, positive work relationships; have creativity, flexibility and resourcefulness; have discriminating judgment, tact and sense of humor.
• Ideally, but not required, skills in project budgeting and forecasting.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Bio-mechanical, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent field and 2+ years' experience with system and/or hardware design and analysis experience. Aerospace preferred.
• Master's degree in Mechanical, Bio-mechanical, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent field. Aerospace preferred.

Experience in one of the following discipline areas:

• Life Support System Design.
• Crew Systems Design.
• Crew Cabin Design.
• Mechanical Design.
• Mechanical Analysis.
• Thermal Control System Design.
• Thermal Analysis.
• Human Factors.