Senior Design Engineer

Frontier Aerospace•Thousand Oaks, CA

2d•$110,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

Frontier Aerospace Corporation designs, proves, and additively manufactures liquid-propellant rocket thrusters for in-space and launch-system applications. The Senior Design Engineer is a key technical leadership role responsible for directing, reviewing, and validating engineering solutions so that design intent aligns with customer requirements, functional objectives, program goals, and business needs. The role calls for strong leadership, engineering judgment, communication, and commitment to continuous learning and technical excellence. The Senior Design Engineer collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to identify improvements, implement organizational change, foster innovation, and advance engineering capabilities and business performance. The position is based in the Thousand Oaks office and follows a 9/80 schedule: employees work 80 hours over nine days in each 14-day period, with every other Friday off. The position is full-time and exempt. U.S. government space-technology export regulations apply; candidates must meet the stated U.S. citizenship, residency, protected-individual, or authorization criteria.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or aerospace engineering and at least 4 years of professional 3D CAD design experience; alternatively, a master’s degree and at least 2 years of professional 3D CAD design experience.
Working knowledge of aerospace materials, treatments, and processes.
Deep knowledge of aerospace materials, treatments, and processes.
Ability to design parts, tooling, and test fixtures needed to build rocket-engine hardware.
Ability to direct the design of parts, tooling, and test fixtures needed to build rocket-engine hardware.
Ability to direct the design of components, assemblies, tooling, fixturing, and aids needed to build propulsion products, propulsion systems, and supporting equipment.
Deep knowledge of and familiarity with all aspects of GD&T implementation and analysis (ASME Y14.5).
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations, to comply with U.S. Government space-technology export regulations including ITAR.

Nice To Haves

Creo Parametric and Windchill PLM experience are preferred.

Responsibilities

Guide and produce production-fidelity detailed component drawings that meet functional, manufacturability, and customer requirements.
Apply advanced principles of mechanics, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics to components and subsystems to create functional, reliable products that operate safely.
Direct and create engineering drawings and specifications for components, assemblies, and systems.
Check engineering drawings, models, and specifications to ensure adherence to industry standards, processes, and best practices.
Interface with vendors and customers to address and resolve technical challenges internally and externally.
Disposition non-conformances and Material Reviews by providing engineering rationale, performing root-cause analyses, and evaluating technical, schedule, and cost risks.
Direct and perform technical support for production and development through engineering change orders that improve producibility and reliability.
Verify that product definition is complete, appropriately dimensioned, technically sound, producible, compliant with internal and external requirements, and evaluated for cost-saving opportunities.
Work collaboratively across disciplines to direct the creation of and present conceptual, preliminary, and critical design packages.
Mentor Design Engineers in engineering, communication, leadership, and professionalism.
As needed, support business objectives and operational deadlines through tasks such as hardware assembly, validation and qualification testing, engineering planning, hardware kitting, and courier activities.