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Stratolaunch · 4 days ago

Mechanical Engineer

Mojave, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$175K/yr - $230K/yr

5+ years exp

Stratolaunch is a technology accelerator focused on hypersonic flight testing. They are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to support the development of an air-launched hypersonic flight vehicle, working collaboratively within a multi-disciplined engineering team.

AerospaceInnovation ManagementManufacturing

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Contribute to a diverse team of mechanical and manufacturing engineers

Contribute to structural development of the hypersonic vehicle, including trade studies and structural layout

Responsible for contributing to final technical decisions for the structures subsystem

Support the successful execution of structural design reviews to advance the program through manufacturing and into flight test

Contribute to structural systems engineering approach, which may include: creating and dispositioning structural requirements, mass properties management, guiding the configuration management of models, reviewing and approving documents/reports/analyses, setting engineering and design best practices and standards for the structures team, waiving or approving ground testing based on structural technical risk assessments, etc

Work hand-in-hand with the program responsible engineers and Chief Engineer to lead the program to a successful outcome

Regular and comprehensive communication to program Airframe Lead

Demonstrate honesty, responsibility, integrity and fulfillment of commitments

Qualification

Mechanical designStructural analysisPrototype development3D CAD (Siemens NX)Risk managementTechnical aerospace workCommunication skillsTeam collaborationAdaptability

Required

Knowledge of, and experience with, one or more of these disciplines: mechanical design, structures, mechanical systems, structural-thermal analysis, aircraft systems, aircraft operations, launch vehicle integration

Significant experience with the rapid development of prototype or experimental flight vehicles, including full life-cycle involvement on at least one program

Experience with metallic structures design, analysis, and manufacturing

Experience with technical aerospace work, including working with vendors

Experience with risk management and critical path workflow

Experience working in small engineering teams where each member often has multiple responsibilities

Excellent written & verbal communication

Ability to create and review engineering drawings per AMSE Y14.5

Ability to acquire and maintain a security clearance

Ability to work on your own initiative and prioritize tasking to fit within the business goals

Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities

3D CAD experience (Siemens NX and Teamcenter preferred)

MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook)

Configuration management systems such as JIRA, GIT, JAMA, etc

Level II ($98,000-$142,300): Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 2-5 years of engineering experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Sr-level ($117,000-$154,000): Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 5-10 years of relevant experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Staff-level ($152,500-$200,000): Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 10-20 years of relevant experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Principal-level ($175,000-$230,300): Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 20-25 years of relevant experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred

Experience with hands-on fabrication in an aerospace environment

Experience transitioning prototype programs into Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP)

Experience with Design for Manufacturability & Assembly (DFMA) improvement effort

Experience with hypersonic and/or supersonic vehicle development

Experience with air-launched vehicle development

Experience with composite structures design, analysis, and manufacturing

Active S, TS, and/or SCI security clearance

Experience with FEMAP, Nastran

Benefits

9/80 schedule

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)

Paid Maternity and Parental Leave

50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500

Tuition reimbursement

Company

Stratolaunch

Stratolaunch designs, manufactures, and launches aerospace vehicles and technologies to fulfill several important national needs, including the need for reliable, routine access to space and the need to significantly advance the nation’s ability to design and operate hypersonic vehicles.

Founded in 2011

Huntsville, Alabama, USA

201-500 employees