Senior Mechanical Engineer (Kick Stage)
$140,000–$180,000 year
Remote · Redondo Beach, California, United States or United States
Redondo Beach, California, United States or United StatesRemoteFull Time$140,000–$180,000 yearMid LevelBachelors DegreeStartup
Type
Full Time
Level
Mid Level
Education
Bachelors Degree
Company size
Startup
Job Summary
Seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer with extensive experience in aerospace structural design and analysis for flight hardware. Responsibilities include design, test, and integration of structures for advanced propulsion space vehicles. Must possess Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- 5+ years demonstrated experience designing and analyzing structural aerospace hardware
- Strong knowledge of strength and stability hand calculations for structural sizing and model validation
- Strong understanding of mechanics of materials, material failure modes, and associated analysis methods
- Familiarity with a wide set of manufacturing processes such as machining, welding, forming, and joining methods
- Proficiency with CAD software and assembly management
- Demonstrated experience working collaboratively across different teams
- Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns
Desired Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- 7+ years of demonstrated experience designing and analyzing highly performant structures with space-flown hardware
- Experience with aerospace aluminum welding, inspection, and allowables development
- Experience with composite primary or secondary structure design, analysis, and testing
- Experience with payload accommodations, testing, and validation
- Experience with structural testing, validation, and correlation methods
- Experience working on a launch vehicle development effort
- Experience in a startup or agile development environment
- Experience with NX, Teamcenter, Ansys and FEMAP
Additional Requirements
- U.S. Persons only (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident, etc.)
- Eligible to obtain an export license from U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies
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