Development Engineer II

Responsibilities

• Clean sheet design of novel solid rocket motor elements with limited guidance from subject matter experts, including relevant analysis.
• Lead cross-functional communications to ensure designs satisfy the needs of each stakeholder.
• Maintain proper documentation of all designs including design reviews, drawings, test plans, requirements verification, etc.
• Evaluate novel manufacturing approaches and support experimentation to validate conceptual approaches.
• Cook up with procurement team to identify potential supply chain risks and mitigate appropriately.
• Evaluate new materials for SRM design solutions, including material properties, manufacturability, and supply chain availability.
• Support the design, fabrication and assembly of prototype hardware and tooling.
• Provide dispositions for discrepant hardware including supporting analysis if required.
• Develop test plans including required instrumentation and coordinate with test team to execute.
• Review test data to ensure the product is operating as expected and support design changes as needed.
• Own failure investigations as needed.
• Develop and maintain aggressive but achievable product schedules that proactively identify and mitigate high-risk design decisions.
• Generate CAD models and drawings that are consistent with internal best practices and ASME Y14.5-2009 using Siemens NX software

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other applicable discipline
• 2-4 years of professional rocket propulsion experience
• Knowledge of solid rocket motor fundamentals
• Programming competency in any language

Desired Experience

• 4-6 years of rocket propulsion experience (e.g., professional experience, university design team, personal project)
• Experience handling and testing energetic materials
• Experience with energetic material properties testing
• Experience with ablative material composition, design, and testing
• Programming competency in Python and/or MATLAB and FORTRAN
• Experience with CAD modeling (NX preferred)
• Experience with chemical kinetics solvers (CEA, CLWire, ProPEP)
• Experience with FEA/CFD software packages (ANSYS preferred)
• Hands-on hardware experience with fluid/mechanical systems, including design and safety review
• DoD Secret Security Clearance or higher

Classification

Full-time Exempt

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO – Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement
• Paid Parental and Adoptive Leave
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)
• Employer Paid Short and Long Term Disability, Basic Life, AD&D
• Additional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life and Emergency Medical Transport
• EAP Program
• Retail Savings Plan – 401k with Company Match
• Equity Grants in the Company