Launch Engineer - Tooling & Fabrication
$95,550–$120,645 year
On-siteCape Canaveral, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Design, fabricate, test, and utilize launch site tooling from fabrication aids to vehicle-interfacing ground support equipment. Upgrade, modify, and maintain existing tooling to execute and improve launch operations. Collaborate with engineers, technicians, and vendors to plan, coordinate, and execute fabrication, preparation, testing, and installation of GSE from tooling to pad systems. Generate and maintain workflow documentation while continuously improving launch operations functions to enable high-cadence launch and recovery. Work within a small, mission-driven team at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to support Nova's reusable launch vehicle program.
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience as an engineer at a launch site or a facility supporting launch hardware, or equivalent experience with similar high-performance applications
- Strong grasp of engineering fundamentals across disciplines with an emphasis on mechanical
- Experience with NX/Teamcenter or similar 3D CAD and configuration control management software
- Experience with designing for and a solid understanding of machining, welding, GD&T, and other design-fabrication processes
- Familiarity with basics of hydraulics and pressurized systems
- Familiarity with mechanical industrial standards (ASME, AWS, etc.) as well as AFSPCMAN 91-710 and range requirements
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or similar field
- Ability to troubleshoot problems and implement solutions real time
- Ability to prioritize and execute
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Willing to relocate to Cape Canaveral, FL
- 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 the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
- Legal authorization to work with or have access to export control materials as necessary to perform the job
Desired Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience as an engineer at a launch site or a facility supporting launch hardware, or equivalent experience with similar high-performance applications
- Proficiency with NX/Teamcenter or similar 3D CAD and configuration control management software
- Experience with Ansys, Femap, or other FEM analysis tools
- Experience with hydraulics and pressurized systems
- Familiarity operating industrial equipment (forklifts, cranes, aerial lifts)
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