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Impulse Space · 2 months ago

Principal Mechanical Engineer (Spacecraft)

Redondo Beach, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$160K/yr - $200K/yr

10+ years exp

Impulse Space is a company focused on advanced propulsion space vehicles, and they are seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer for their Vehicle Engineering Team. The role involves cradle-to-grave ownership of hardware design, build, testing, and integration, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

AerospaceManufacturingSpace Travel

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Own all aspects of hardware development and execution, from concept through launch and orbital maneuvers

Formulate the comprehensive cradle to grave Road Map for your hardware

Establish driving loads and develop efficient structural design using first principles to inform critical architecture decisions on primary and secondary structures

Perform and document analysis with clear objectives to support design intent including hand calculations, finite element analysis, and kinematic analysis

Identify, specify, and source commercial components to support design intent as required

Incorporate manufacturing trades into conceptual design to explore different construction methods including machined, formed, welded, composite, or other opportunities

Proactively guide all aspects of your hardware’s maturity, project managing your hardware’s end users, stakeholders, and adjacent contributors to ensure all aspects of the system continue to mature together and that your assumptions are well understood outside yourself and remain valid

Communicate effectively to ensure adjacent designs (such as propulsion, electrical, software and controls subsystems) are accounting for and supporting your hardware assumptions

Produce engineering drawings with required specifications for manufacturing

Generate Test Plans and provide direct support to ensure successful execution of your hardware’s structural qualification and acceptance testing

Work with internal manufacturing team and external sources to procure materials, fabricate parts, and complete assemblies

Update designs and documentation to support continuous improvement

Qualification

Mechanical designFinite Element Analysis (FEA)CAD software proficiencyGeometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)Structural analysisCollaboration skillsCommunication skillsProject managementCreative problem solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

10+ years of demonstrated experience in mechanical design

Demonstrated proficiency in CAD software with ability to learn new tools

Demonstrated ability to model complex shapes including lofting and surfacing

Demonstrated ability in conceptual design, fabrication and testing of hardware

Demonstrated experience working collaboratively across different teams

Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns

Preferred

Masters' degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

10+ years' of demonstrated mechanical design & analysis with space-flown hardware

8+ years' of demonstrated understanding of geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T)

5+ years' of demonstrated experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Capable of performing basic structural and thermal analysis in support of design

In order to be successful in this role, you should be someone who is uniquely creative, self-driven, and is able to lead his or her own projects to completion