Senior Vehicle Structures Design Engineer
$132,000–$198,000 year
On-siteLong Beach, California, United States
Job Summary
Design and develop flight components for the Terran R vehicle using NX/TeamCenter, creating drawings and supporting fabrication for primary and secondary structures. Integrate design for manufacturing choices by coordinating with manufacturing engineering to resolve interferences, perform tolerance stack analyses, and validate hardware stacks. Manage parts and assemblies throughout their lifecycles in PLM, controlling BOM structuring and configuration management across multiple systems. Release drawings as part of system release sprints post-CDR, incorporating GD&T as the primary definition while optimizing geometry to reduce mass and ensure manufacturability. Document work and present recommendations during decision points within this fast-paced environment.
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in a design engineering role
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline
- Experience with industry-standard CAD packages such as NX, CATIA, Creo, or SOLIDWORKS
- Fundamental knowledge of structures strength, stability and fatigue failure mechanisms
- Ability to work in the context of large assemblies and effectively navigate large vehicle BOM's
- self-motivated
- adaptable
- able to lead your own projects to completion in a fast-paced environment
Desired Qualifications
- 2+ years experience with NX/Teamcenter PLM
- 3+ years experience with GD&T and drafting
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