Mechanical Engineer

York Spaces Systems•Greenwood Village, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

York is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to translate complex design requirements into affordable-to-produce, easy-to-assemble designs suitable for high-rate production using manufacturing best practices. The role involves applying engineering and CAD skills to advance designs in a fast-paced environment. Aerospace-specific experience is desired but not required. The engineer will develop mechanical designs for spacecraft flight hardware and mechanical ground support equipment (MGSE), perform analyses, create drawings and build documentation, and coordinate with engineering, integration, test, program, customer, and supplier teams. The role also includes supporting and checking peers’ work and mentoring and leading junior engineers. This position is based full-time at York’s Greenwood Village, Colorado office and does not support remote or hybrid work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field from an accredited university.
At least 4 years of experience as a mechanical design engineer.
Strong understanding of the requirements for high-quality mechanical systems.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively in team environments.
Moderate experience with configuration control, the design-release lifecycle, and PLM.
Moderate experience with materials, joints, and bonding, including how these choices affect designs.
Moderate experience with manufacturing best practices for design tolerancing, fabrication methodologies, and assembly.
Excellent SolidWorks or similar CAD skills.
Ability to initiate work independently in a team environment and demonstrate strong leadership skills.
Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
Willingness to work full-time in the Greenwood Village, Colorado office; remote and hybrid work are not supported.

Nice To Haves

Aerospace-specific experience.
Experience with spacecraft design and/or ground support equipment.
Experience in the lifecycle of spacecraft or similar development, including design, build, and test.
Experience with model-based definition and 3D PDF generation and checking.
Strong understanding of spacecraft mission considerations, including thermal loads, structural margin and resiliency, and off-gassing.
Strong background in engineering mechanical ground support equipment for the space or defense industry.
TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

Engineer mechanical design solutions for spacecraft flight hardware and mechanical ground support equipment (MGSE).
Create designs that apply design for manufacturing and assembly (DFM/DFA) principles for rate manufacturing.
Perform preliminary FEA, higher-level hand calculations, and fastener margin analyses to assess design feasibility.
Create component drawings with appropriate GD&T that can be affordably produced.
Develop assembly drawings, fabrication procedures, and build instructions in collaboration with the integration team.
Coordinate across engineering on clean-sheet designs and design improvements.
Interface with programs and end customers regarding high-level and detailed design needs and requirements.
Coordinate with test engineers to prepare and execute test plans as the mechanical engineering responsible engineer, and perform root-cause analyses when errors arise.
Interface with suppliers to produce designs and optimize cost and lead time.
Support peers through checking and collaboration to help ensure best practices are implemented across team products.
Mentor and lead junior engineers within Mechanical Engineering and other disciplines.