Mechanical Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical, or civil engineering and 5+ years of experience in aerospace or related structures engineering.
• Strong design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software (Siemens NX / FiberSim preferable).
• Strong understanding of ASME Y14.5 and drafting techniques for component and assembly specifications.
• Ability to effectively work in a multi-discipline team and provide technical guidance and insight.
• Demonstrated experience with precision structural integration and manufacturing techniques.

Nice To Haves

• M.S. degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering and/or 5+ years of experience.
• Working knowledge of composite manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, and characterization.
• Experience with industry FEA/FEM tools like Nastran, ANSYS, FEMAP, Simcenter, etc.
• Experience with advanced honeycomb panel design and manufacturing techniques, including heat pipe integration and thermal control systems.
• Experience with vehicle level static and vibroacoustic testing.
• Familiarity with aerospace standard structural analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark, etc).

Responsibilities

• Design and development of composite and metallic structures for orbital and lander spacecraft.
• Mass and production rate optimization of existing designs and requalifying designs.
• Supporting production teams with onsite review and verification as well as providing timely closure of non-conformance dispositions.
• Support configuration development and trade studies for future spacecraft missions.
• Maintain requirements compliance and verification, hardware delivery schedule, mass budgets and inter-system collaboration activities.
• Create CAD, manufacturing drawings, specifications, analysis reports, test plans and reports.
• Perform first order strength and sizing calculations for your structure, working alongside stress and dynamics analysts to document critical strength capabilities.

Benefits

• Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.