Bigelow Aerospace is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer with experience in the design, fabrication, and testing of space mechanisms. Sub-systems will include Space Vehicle Docking Adapters, Solar Array Deployment and tracking Mechanisms, Extendable Booms, Etc. Applicants should have experience in mechanical design and drafting, FEA, Dynamics, various actuators, and sensor selection and integration. The successful applicant will be highly inventive and innovative in their approach to tackling complex mechanism design and sensor integration utilizing both COTS and heritage solutions.
Qualifications
Senior Engineer - Minimum of 10 years experience with an accredited BS degree or higher in mechanical or aerospace engineering, physics, or equivalent program. Experience developing, designing, testing, and/or evaluating spacecraft components and systems is highly desirable. Experience using LabVIEW™, SolidWorks™, Cosmos M, and MatLab™ is a plus but not required.
Responsibilities
1. Participation in the complete system integration as the subsystem owner.
2. Ownership throughout the entire lifecycle of the subsystem, from concept to design & development to build to post-launch support.
3. Design of high reliability and/or long-lifetime hardware.
4. Evaluating 3rd Party Vendor subsystem components including generating specifications, reviewing designs, procuring components.
5. Create dynamic loads models from rigid body and elastic body models.
6. Create detailed fabrication and assembly drawings.
7. Perform structural margin and environmental compliance analyses
8. Assist in the performance testing of engineering and flight hardware, as well as computer simulation of spacecraft guidance and control functions.
9. Developing documentation including test procedures, component analysis summaries, technical engineering notes, subsystem and device requirements, and participating in overall subsystem architecture design.
Who May Apply
This announcement is open to all qualified U.S citizens and holders of Permanent Resident Cards.
- Location: North Las Vegas
- Compensation: Salary DOE
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