Contract Mechanical Engineer

Roles and Responsibilities:

Description of Duties:

• Perform analysis on fluids systems for compressible, incompressible, and two-phase flow regimes.
• Perform thermodynamic analysis of cryogenic liquid, gas, and two-phase systems.
• Development of hardware on fluids skids and fittings.
• Structural analysis, thermal analysis, fluid analysis, and launch vehicle requirements.
• Solidworks and NX CAD work on drawing and assemblies.
• Design ground support equipment (GSE) systems to support client launch vehicle requirements and CONOPs.
• Development of conceptual (30%), preliminary (60%), and critical (90%) design reviews to communicate design trades and path, both to client and internally.
• Demonstrate ownership through all phases of design, analysis, material/component selection, and construction of tooling to support production, testing and launch operations.
• Use fundamental engineering principles to develop novel solutions for hard technical challenges.
• Demonstrate a willingness to seek creative, new and different ways to solve technical challenges.

Suggested Skills and Experience:

• Level: Intermediate – Expert: 5+ years’ experience in industry.
• Startup experience and/or aerospace experience preferred.
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering or greater (equivalent experience accepted).
• 5-10 years of professional experience in the Mechanical / Aerospace engineering industry.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience with NX, Solidworks CAD, CAM, Simulation, and Flow Simulation experience preferred. Experience with AutoCAD and Microsoft Visio is a plus.
• Experience performing structural stress and/or thermofluidic analysis.
• Must be curious, kind, and innovative person who thinks out of box and proposes bold new ideas.
• Must be dynamic and self-motivated with ability to work both independently and with team members.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and based in the U.S.

Full-time position commensurate on experience. • Initial contract is over a 3-month trial period. After the 3 months, the option to convert full-time with The Launch Company, or extend and continue the contract, depending on employee performance.