Mechanical Engineer (Mechanical Engineer, Staff) (willing to consider all levels)

Redwire Space • Jacksonville, FL

106d

About The Position

At Redwire Space, we are a team of dreamers and doers. Where the impossible becomes possible, and every day is an opportunity to learn and get one step closer to knowing the unknown. Join us on our mission to expand humanity's presence in space. Oakman, LLC, a Redwire Space business unit, has an opportunity for a highly experienced Mechanical Engineer (willing to consider all levels). In this role you will help guide other Mechanical Engineers that support design, FEM/FEA, development, fabrication, and testing of multiple space vehicles and subsystems. You will assist with and support proposals for new spacecraft designs and development of sub-assemblies that comply with diverse launch and mission requirements. Work in this group includes system-level architecture definition for compliance with mission requirements including a wide variety of operational dynamics and orbital environments. The successful candidate will provide guidance and expertise in Mechanical Engineering to design complex mechanical equipment and systems across the Space Missions business unit. Applying to the position would benefit from having past full product life-cycle experience. A candidate applying would also benefit from having experience working with an integrated product team in designing electromechanical devices as well as electronic packaging of electronics with attention to thermal control, radiation shielding, and EMI/EMC shielding. This position will be considered on site and based at our Jacksonville, FL location.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline plus 8 or more years of engineering experience or Master of Science Degree in a STEM discipline plus 6 or more years of experience
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary spacecraft design teams
• Experience with mechanical design and analysis tools as well as production methods and systems
• Experience with GD&T and best methods for reducing risks in production quality and assembly processes
• Technical or Integrated Product Team (IPT) Team Leadership skills
• Experience applying NASA Space Force design and test standards for margined structures designs such as SMC-S-016, and NASA GSFC-STD-7000B
• Must have active Top-Secret clearance or ability to obtain Top Secret clearance
• US Citizenship is required
• Must be able to travel up to 20%

Nice To Haves

• Experience with use of FEM/FEA tools for structural analysis for evaluation of spacecraft launch vibration and shock survival
• Demonstrated technical leadership of mechanical design teams
• Excellent verbal, organizational, and written communication skills are required
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment where multiple projects are being developed and deployed simultaneously
• Experience supporting, performing, or guiding the generation of Craig-Bampton modeling for coupled loads analysis
• Experience with honeycomb structures and composite structures

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for cross functional, geographically dispersed teams, working on multiple programs simultaneously
• Expert customer communications/interface
• Providing project and technical oversight for structural, thermal, and electro-mechanical systems and sub system design and fabrication follow-up activities performed by the group
• Assist program management in task delegation and resource assignment
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers
• Technical risk assessment and mitigation as pertains to mechanical development of space systems
• Support at design reviews
• Guiding and performing drawing reviews and production
• Maintain and ensure application of design processes and guidelines used by the department
• Develop proposal inputs and review proposal content for both internal and external customers
• Lead or support department initiatives, recruiting, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus/sector involvement, and NCTA project leadership

Benefits

• Highly competitive benefits package
• Commitment to core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree