Aerospace Mechanical Design Engineer

Overview

Mechanical Design Engineer

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Aegis Aerospace has more than 30 years of experience in creating innovative and practical solutions to fulfill defense and space needs.

We are looking for candidates who are ready to revolutionize the space and defense industry and pioneer new technological advancements to safeguard our country.

Are you ready to Innovate, Explore, and Protect?

We own and operate MISSE, a unique commercial, external testing facility permanently installed on the International Space Station (ISS), and we’re designing and building lunar payloads to extend our Space Testing as a Service (STaaS) business model to the moon.  We’re looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join the design team to work on designing our lunar payloads and MISSE integration hardware. The successful candidate will be an experienced product development engineer responsible for designing and detailing mechanisms, structures, and electronic packaging using SolidWorks.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

This position is responsible for creating mechanical, structural, and packaging designs for new products and concepts. Key responsibilities include:

• Generate design models and concepts using SolidWorks
• Generate detailed designs and manufacturing drawings, including selecting appropriate materials and fasteners, cable routing, etc.
• Ensure that the designs meet all technical requirements and are manufacturable and assemble-able
• Work with customers to understand their needs
• Work closely with the other members of our engineering design, integration, and operations team. Check and/or review other engineers’ and designers’ work
• Work closely with the electrical design team to package printed circuit boards, connectors, wiring harnesses, sensors, and other non-mechanical design elements
• Hands-on work assembling and testing new designs and products
• Perform stress analysis as needed
• Present designs at internal and external design reviews
• Other duties as assigned

Travel frequency is minimal. Evening and weekend work may sometimes be required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• COVID-19 Regulations: As a federal government contractor, Aegis Aerospace complies with all customer, federal, state, and local requirements regarding COVID-19 regulations, including COVID-19 vaccinations. This means that our employees and new hires, whether working at a customer site, working remotely, or working in an Aegis Aerospace facility, are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 effective December 8, 2021. Proof of vaccination will be required. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university or college
• At least seven years of design engineering experience in new product development for harsh environments, including some experience with spaceflight equipment and electromechanical systems
• Strong design and analysis skills, with a general knowledge of manufacturing, assembly, and test techniques
• Highly proficient in SolidWorks
• Competent and comfortable performing basic stress calculations. Competence with SolidWorks Simulator and Thermal Desktop a plus
• Organized, with strong time management skills and good judgement
• Highly dependable, self-motivated, and accountable. Able work well as part of a team but also with a high degree of autonomy
• Enjoys working in a dynamic environment involving support to numerous customers, on-orbit operations, manufacturing, and testing
• Successful completion of a US Government background check is required

About Aegis Aerospace

We are a woman-owned space and technology company headquartered in Houston, TX.  Our primary objective is to support the Department of Defense and NASA in achieving their missions to defend the security of our country, reach new heights and to discover the unknown. We employ some of the brightest, most experienced engineering and technology experts in the U.S.

To learn more about Aegis Aerospace, visit our website at www.aegisaero.com.

Aegis Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer /M/F/disability/protected veteran employer.