Structural Design Engineer
Mojave, CA 93501
Job Description
- Providing engineering expertise in the area of design, development, analysis, and test of spacecraft structures
- Working across Clients programs, with a focus on the XL-1 lunar lander for the 2022 south pole mission. Other projects may include technology development and testing programs and VTVL terrestrial testbed flights in support of the lunar mission
- Coordinating with other divisions in the company to develop a full and complete structures solution for various projects
- Providing mentorship and guidance to less experienced technical team members
- Design structural components to meet requirements including expected loads and sufficient factors of safety
- Work with every other subsystem to ensure systems-level thinking in the design
- Assist in developing structural tests, conducting the tests, and reviewing test data
- Provide design analysis and test data to other team members
- Develop fabrication procedures and instructions working with the integration team
- Provide technical guidance to fabricators and other technicians
Job Requirements
- SolidWorks Design
- Experience in honeycomb panels and crushable HC structures
Experience working on Spacecraft landing gear
- Ability to do hand calculations (MathCAD, spreadsheets)
- Working knowledge of: GD&T, Design Standards, Drawing Release and PDM
Innovative and open to helping create a Cislunar economy - passionate about space
Understands what is needed for high-quality spaceflight systems - and also what is not needed
Knowledge of materials, joints, bonding and how these choices affect the spacecraft mission regarding thermal loads, margin and resiliency, off gassing, and more
Experience in the life cycle of spacecraft development: design, build, and test
5+ years experience in aerospace engineering
3+ years in structures design and/or test for spacecraft
Experience with startups or new space companies
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Strong work ethic and intrinsic motivation
Hands-on fabrication experience
Mechanism's design
Must be able to adapt and thrive in a dynamic highly technical environment
Will have a large impact on many programs, especially the lunar mission
Strong working knowledge of industry standard 3D CAD tools (SolidWorks required)
Strong working knowledge of lightweight space structures that include honeycomb panels, bonded inserts and embedded reinforcements
Experience in structural assembly and integration and testing
Knowledge of ASME Y14.5 standard and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles
Knowledge of Bill of Materials (BOM), manufacturing process, material sourcing and supply chain management
Experience with classical hand calculations for component sizing for static and dynamic loadings
Experience in engineering drawing release, PDM and configuration change management
Experienced in producing component and assembly drawings in SolidWorks
Min B.S. Degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/
Structural Engineering Experience with FEA tools, particularly coupled loads, dynamics, vibration, acoustics, and transient loads