Fluid Systems Engineer III - Valve Sustainment

Job Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for production, providing hands-on floor support to troubleshoot and resolve manufacturing challenges.
• Dispossession non-conforming hardware, interpreting engineering models, drawings, and specifications to make clear and effective assessments.
• Serve as a key resource for producibility, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize processes and designs, and navigating competing interests to find the best path forward.
• Investigate and identify opportunities to improve our legacy designs for manufacturability, cost, and reliability.
• Develop and implement design improvements and update assembly and test procedures based on root cause analysis and production feedback.
• Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) reviews for both internally-built and supplier hardware.
• Utilize 3D CAD and FEA tools to analyze existing designs and proposed modifications.
• Create clear and well-documented analysis reports to substantiate design changes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing or design engineering environment, supporting the production of complex mechanical or fluid systems.
• Solid understanding of fluid components such as valves, regulators, and fittings, as well as core concepts in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.
• Practical knowledge of common manufacturing processes, fabrication methods, and quality control for machined components.
• Experience interpreting GD&T (ASME Y14.5) and reviewing engineering drawings.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to build trust and work effectively across different teams.
• Able to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience transitioning products from design/development into a high-rate production environment.
• Expertise with cryogenic fluid systems (e.g., hydrogen, oxygen, methane) and materials.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD software (Creo preferred, but experience with any major platform like SolidWorks, NX, etc., is valuable) and FEA tools (e.g., ANSYS).
• Experience with component/system level testing, troubleshooting, and data acquisition.
• Project management skills, including experience with supplier management.