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Mechanical Engineer IV – Spacecraft Mechanisms
Firefly AerospaceMechanical Engineer IV developing spacecraft mechanisms at Firefly Aerospace. Involves design, testing and compliance with aerospace standards.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Participate in entire hardware lifecycle for a variety of moving mechanical assemblies and structures
- Develop and scrub requirements
- Support configuration development and trade studies
- Conceptual design/analysis
- Perform first-order strength and sizing calculations for your responsible mechanisms
- Generate CAD, manufacturing drawings, specifications, and other documentation
- Production Implementation
- Hardware development and qualification test definition
- Demonstrate compliance with NASA, Space Force, or other relevant launch jurisdiction standards
- Collaborate with team to develop and improve processes related to above responsibilities
Requirements
What you’ll need- B.S. degree in aerospace or mechanical
- 8+ years' demonstrated professional experience in aerospace or related mechanical engineering field
- Strong design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software (Siemens NX preferable)
- Ability to effectively work in a multi-discipline team and provide technical guidance and insight
- Experience with industry FEA/FEM tools like Nastran, ANSYS, FEMAP, etc.
- Experience designing and analyzing composite and metallic structures
- Good understanding of first principles from a variety of engineering disciplines (mechanical, structural dynamics, materials, fluids/thermodynamics, electrical)
- Drive for independent learning
- M.S. degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering and/or 10+ years of relevant experience is desired
- Working knowledge of composite manufacturing methods, material selection, and testing is desired
- Experience developing physical tests to validate analysis and evaluate assumptions is desired
- Familiarity with aerospace standard structural analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark, Shigleys, etc) is desired
- Previous experience in launch vehicle or spacecraft mechanisms is desired
- Working knowledge of at least one computer/scripting language at the professional or hobbyist level is desired
Benefits
Comp & perks- generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles
- parental leave
- educational reimbursement
- short term disability
- flexible PTO options
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Hard Skills & Tools
3-D CAD softwareSiemens NXFEA toolsFEM toolsNastranANSYSFEMAPfirst-order strength calculationsmechanical designcomposite and metallic structures
Soft Skills
design and integration skillstechnical guidancecollaborationindependent learningmulti-discipline teamwork
Certifications
B.S. degree in aerospace engineeringB.S. degree in mechanical engineeringM.S. degree in aerospace engineeringM.S. degree in mechanical engineering