Lead Vehicle Design Engineer
Specter Aerospace
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Peabody • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Reporting to the Director of Flight Sciences, serve as the Responsible Engineer of an airbreathing hypersonic flight test vehicle
- Lead a vehicle design team from existing concept design through flight test
- Work with Propulsion, Modeling & Simulation, and Manufacturing groups to efficiently design and optimize novel flight systems to meet internal and customer performance requirements
- Manage development timelines to meet internal and customer deadlines
- Design vehicle configurations and components using aerospace design best practices, proprietary optimization tools, and test and analysis data
- Conduct detailed design and mechanical analyses as needed to ensure lightweight structures perform under expected loads
- Work with other design engineers, analysists, and component/subsystem REs to ensure all necessary systems are integrated on hypersonic vehicles
- Own documentation of requirements, design decisions, analyses, and performance outcomes for vehicles and subsystems
- Lead freejet and flight test campaigns for supersonic and hypersonic vehicles
- Lead technical meetings, engage in technical discussions, and contribute perspectives
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years of relevant full time experience
- Experience with CAD (Solidworks or NX) and vehicle configuration management
- Previous experience in leading aerospace design cycles or as a system-level RE
- Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams in a fast-paced environment
- Strong understanding of mechanical design, material selection, and Design for Manufacture
- Strong collaborative skills and a drive to produce quality work
- Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance (U.S. Citizenship required)
Benefits
- Available for up to 10% travel for test activities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
mechanical engineeringaerospace engineeringvehicle designCADSolidworksNXmechanical analysislightweight structuresdesign for manufacturemultidisciplinary engineering
Soft skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingtechnical discussiondrive for quality worktime managementteam managementadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Aerospace EngineeringDoD security clearance