Mechanical Systems Engineer I

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

5d•$97,032 - $117,416•Onsite

About The Position

Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, foster innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence. This unique opportunity is part of the Mechanical and Control Systems Division (35), which creates advanced mechanical, robotics, thermal, propulsion, onboard GNC, and electronic packaging systems. Division 35 develops hardware and systems from early architecture through design, fabrication, subsystem, and system-level integration and test. You will be working as a Mechanical Systems Engineer within the Mechanical Engineering, Integration, and Test Section, which leads the design, analysis, development, integration, and test of flight mechanical and robotic systems for spacecraft, payloads, and ground-based systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical discipline with a minimum of 1 year of related experience; or Master’s degree in similar subject areas.
Relevant internship or other hands-on technical experience may be counted toward the experience requirement.
A minimum of a 3.0 GPA

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience with research, development, design, analysis, assembly, integration, test, or verification of mechanical engineering products.
Knowledge and experience with task planning, managing schedules and deliverables, and meeting commitments.
Practical experience using CAD modeling software (preferably Unigraphics/Siemens NX, SolidWorks, and Teamcenter) used in a Product Delivery Management (PDM) or similar Concurrent Engineering environment.
Knowledge of Standards for Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) per American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Y14.5.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent collaboration skills and ability to work across subject areas and organizations.

Responsibilities

Support mechanical hardware development and mechanical systems engineering activities for payloads, instruments, and spacecraft during all mission phases including proposal, concept/system architecture development, detailed design, integration & test (I&T), and flight operations.
Partner with other engineers to perform design and analysis, generate and maintain engineering documentation, and participate in the build and delivery of mechanical engineering products for spaceflight missions.
Support trade studies, contribute to verification and validation (V&V) activities, and define, document, and manage technical requirements, interfaces, and other mechanical systems engineering products for spaceflight missions.
Ensure that delivered products meet all technical requirements, programmatic goals and commitments.
Interface across subsystem teams and disciplines to support the development and implementation of technical solutions.
Contribute to cost and schedule estimation and implementation planning of engineering components.
Support and present at team, line management, and subsystem level technical reviews.
Perform tasks under the direction of the group supervisor, project management, and project technical leads, work independently and within a team environment, and collaborate on tasks that span a spectrum of disciplines.