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Stratolaunch · 1 day ago

Avionics Mechanical Design Engineer

Mojave, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$152K/yr - $200K/yr

2+ years exp

Stratolaunch is a technology accelerator that engineers operationally realistic testing at Mach 5+. They are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to support the development and improvement of air-launched, hypersonic flight vehicle avionics systems and units, requiring collaboration with a multi-disciplined team to design, analyze, and integrate avionics systems.

AerospaceInnovation ManagementManufacturing

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Contribute to and work with a diverse team of mechanical, avionics, and manufacturing engineers

Perform and/or support requirements development or maturation for avionics systems and units

Design electronic enclosures for avionics components and create 3D CAD models

Perform structural, heat transfer and thermal hand calcs and basic analyses simulations

Create production drawings and work closely with machine shops and production teams to ensure designs are manufacturable

Support manufacturing to ensure units installed appropriately

Support test planning, perform failure analysis, and support hardware and software qualification and flight testing

Develop and optimize packaging processes to improve yield and reliability, setting process monitors and pass/fail metrics

Prepare content for, and present at, design and test readiness reviews

Regular and comprehensive communication to program Avionics, Structures and Manufacturing Lead, as appropriate

Demonstrate honesty, responsibility, integrity and fulfillment of commitments

Qualification

Electronics packagingMechanical designStructural analysis3D CAD experienceThermal analysisManufacturing experienceRisk managementFEMAPNastranCommunicationTeam collaborationAdaptabilityInitiative

Required

Knowledge of, and experience with, one or more of these disciplines (in order of priority): electronics packaging, mechanical design, mechanical manufacturing, avionics manufacturing, and/or aircraft systems

Significant experience with electronics/avionics packaging

Experience performing fundamental structural, heat transfer, and thermal hand calcs and basic analyses

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 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, Solidworks)

3D Simulation experience (NX Design Simulation or Solidworks Simulation)

MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook)

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

Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 2-5 years of relevant experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 5-10 years of relevant experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 10-20 years of relevant experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred

Experience supporting environmental test (Vibration, thermal, and shock) and resolving discrepancies

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