Overview
On Site
USD 80,001.00 - 120,000.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
Science
Security Clearance
Stress Analysis
Management
Load Testing
Computer Hardware
Presentations
Collaboration
Verification And Validation
Aerospace
Physics
Evaluation
NumPy
Mechanical Engineering
DFT
Structural Mechanics
Structural Analysis
Finite Element Analysis
Dynamics
Avionics
Technical Analysis
Design Review
Work Ethic
Military
SMC
AS9100
Debugging
Failure Analysis
Estimating
Reliability Analysis
Statistics
Surveillance
Testing
Data Processing
Python
MATLAB
C
Fortran
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
FOCUS
Job Details
Job ID: 2502064
Location: SAN BERNARDINO, CA, US
Date Posted: 2025-02-18
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Mechanical Engr
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret
Potential for Remote Work: No
Description
This role involves evaluating and estimating launch vehicle flight and mechanical ground support equipment loads; assessing mechanical design of vehicle components, subsystems, and handling equipment; evaluating load and mechanical stress analysis; overseeing proof load and flight acceptance load testing; processing, analyzing, and visualizing coupled loads and control bending modes analysis; reviewing requirements and tailoring performed by launch vehicle contractors; supporting hardware acceptance and pedigree reviews; producing analysis reports of test and post-flight data; and presenting analysis and predictions to a technical audience in formal and informal contexts. This role works in coordination with a multi-disciplinary team performing independent validation and verification (IV&V) on rocket launch vehicles to support launch programs on an aggressive schedule. This role may require significant travel (~25%) to support testing and reviews.
Qualifications
Requirements:
Desired:
Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Location: SAN BERNARDINO, CA, US
Date Posted: 2025-02-18
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Mechanical Engr
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret
Potential for Remote Work: No
Description
This role involves evaluating and estimating launch vehicle flight and mechanical ground support equipment loads; assessing mechanical design of vehicle components, subsystems, and handling equipment; evaluating load and mechanical stress analysis; overseeing proof load and flight acceptance load testing; processing, analyzing, and visualizing coupled loads and control bending modes analysis; reviewing requirements and tailoring performed by launch vehicle contractors; supporting hardware acceptance and pedigree reviews; producing analysis reports of test and post-flight data; and presenting analysis and predictions to a technical audience in formal and informal contexts. This role works in coordination with a multi-disciplinary team performing independent validation and verification (IV&V) on rocket launch vehicles to support launch programs on an aggressive schedule. This role may require significant travel (~25%) to support testing and reviews.
Qualifications
Requirements:
- A BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Physics, or a related discipline and a minimum of five (5) years of applicable industry OR three (3) years and a MS degree from an ABET-accredited school
- Experience with strain gage application and data evaluation using Matlab, NumPy/SciPy
- Strong understanding of basic theory and application of principles of mechanical design and structural analysis including pressurized systems, modal analysis, discrete Fourier transform (DFT) frequency domain methods
- Solid understanding of structural mechanics including non-linear stress/strain curves, fatigue and fracture analysis, corrosion mechanisms, thermal stress effects
- Strong Experience with structural analysis (both closed form and using finite element tools) with static and dynamic loading
- A basic understanding of multiple engineering disciplines including aerofluids, dynamics, propulsion, GN&C, avionics and willingness to learn on the job
- Practical experience working in an engineering environment including standard processes for evaluating engineering change proposals, reviewing technical analyses, supporting Design Reviews (SRR/PDR/CDR)
- Strong work ethic and self-motivated to learn tools and techniques in other technical areas
Desired:
- Knowledge of applicable military and industry standards including MIL-STD-1540/SMC-S-016, AIAA S-110, AIAA S-114, SMC-S-013, AS9100,
- Experience with doing space launch vehicle component, subsystem, and payload structural and modal testing including evaluating test setup, 'notching', debugging test issues, et cetera
- Experience with anomaly/failure analysis including the use of fault trees, failure modes and effects analysis, statistical failure estimation, et cetera
- Experience with component development, reliability analysis, statistics, and aging surveillance testing
- Ability to develop, document, and improve robust data processing and analysis tools using Python, Matlab, C, Fortran, or other languages
Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.