Ejection Seat Rocket Engineer

Nammo Defense Systems, Inc • Mesa, AZ

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Nammo Defense Systems, Inc. is seeking an Engineering professional to apply engineering knowledge to take ownership of engineering design, analysis, integration, and test of propellant actuated devices & composite propellant rocket motors to fill the Cartridge Actuate Device / Propellant Actuate Device (CAD/PAD) Project Engineer entry level position. The CAD/PAD Engineer will be responsible for supporting CAD/PAD programs at the NDS Mesa facility. The CAD/PAD Engineer position will report to the CAD/PAD Chief Engineer and support a cross-functional Program Team. The CAD/PAD Engineer will support the execution of program tasking with guidance from senior engineers with expectations set by the CAD/PAD Chief Engineer. A qualified candidate must be able to provide technical support to the program team. The candidate will have the aptitude to grow in the aerospace/defense industry in developing & utilizing skills in the areas of design, analysis, test, manufacturing, and production. The CAD/PAD Engineer will provide support creating and presenting technical information to internal and external customer(s). The CAD/PAD Engineer will be responsible for executing day-to-day activities of the program and will use technical discipline and rigorous standards set by the CAD/PAD Chief Engineer. This will include creating documentation of detailed drawings, analysis reports, test plans, test reports, statements or work, failure analysis fault trees and cause maps, program plans, and internal research & development plans with guidance from senior engineers as applicable.

Requirements

• BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or similar technical field
• Seeking any number of years of industry experience, Aerospace/Defense industry experience preferred
• Ability to integrate into and support cross-functional NDS Mesa Team activities
• Knowledge of closed form and finite element analysis
• Knowledge of solid modeling, detail drawing creation, and GD&T principles and practices
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Consistent work ethic with bias for team collaboration
• Ability to gain ATF clearance to work with our products

Responsibilities

• Execute day-to-day program activities with engineering oversight
• Take technical direction from the CAD/PAD Chief Engineer
• Communicate with internal and external customer(s)
• Conduct assembly and component analysis (structural, internal ballistics, & thermal) to support design
• Support bid & proposal preparation including: scope of work, technical volume, schedules & budgets
• Support creation of detailed IRAD plans and support continuous improvement projects
• Interface with cross functional program team members to resolve technical and production issues
• Participate in Change Review Board meetings by preparing & presenting TDP process changes
• Participate in Phase Gate Review meets for development programs
• Support failure investigations applying technical rigor & discipline to logically identify cause(s)
• Support cross functional team activities ensuring production technical issues are resolved

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401(K)
• employee assistance programs
• health savings account

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level