Aerospace Mechanical Engineer: Propulsion & Space Systems

Voyager Technologies; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Gym memberships reimbursement

401(k) company match

Wellness programs

Employee support resources

Job summary

Voyager Technologies in the United States is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, analyze, and produce mechanical hardware for aerospace and defense programs. You will develop 3D CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and support testing and qualification.

Location options include hybrid work at multiple sites; relocation assistance may be provided. The role requires collaboration across propulsion, systems, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure producible, reliable designs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 4 years of relevant experience, or Master’s with 2 years, or 8 years experience in lieu of degree.
• 4–10 years of professional experience in mechanical engineering, aerospace, defense, propulsion, manufacturing, or related field.
• Experience designing and developing mechanical hardware in a complex engineering environment.
• Experience with 3D CAD modeling, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and engineering documentation.
• Working knowledge of structural mechanics, materials, thermal effects, loads, interfaces, and design-for-manufacturability.
• Ability to interpret technical requirements and communicate to cross-functional teams.
• Experience supporting hardware development, integration, testing, manufacturing, or production troubleshooting in aerospace/defense.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance, if required.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mechanical components, assemblies, structures, tooling, and propulsion-related hardware from concept through production, applying sound mechanical engineering principles and applicable aerospace and defense standards.
• Develop detailed 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and other technical documentation for solid rocket motor and aerospace hardware.
• Perform and/or support mechanical engineering analyses, including structural, thermal, stress, fatigue, fracture, tolerance, vibration, and load-path analyses as appropriate to the assigned program.
• Support the development, integration, qualification, acceptance, and environmental testing of aerospace and solid rocket propulsion hardware; review test data and support root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Collaborate closely with propulsion, systems, manufacturing, quality, materials, test, configuration management, and program teams to ensure designs are producible, testable, reliable, and compliant with requirements.
• Participate in design reviews and technical working groups, including requirements reviews, preliminary and critical design reviews, manufacturing readiness activities, failure reviews, and configuration-controlled change processes.
• Support manufacturing and production by resolving technical issues, evaluating nonconformances, providing engineering dispositions, and implementing design improvements while maintaining safety, quality, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Apply aerospace and defense engineering practices, GD&T, configuration control, risk management, design-for-manufacturability, and lessons learned to improve hardware performance, reliability, and producibility.

Skills

3D CAD modeling

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Structural mechanics

Thermal analysis

Engineering documentation

Security clearance eligibility

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

8 years of experience in lieu of degree

Tools

ANSYS

MATLAB

Job description

Voyager Technologies in the United States is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, analyze, and produce mechanical hardware for aerospace and defense programs. You will develop 3D CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and support testing and qualification.

Location options include hybrid work at multiple sites; relocation assistance may be provided. The role requires collaboration across propulsion, systems, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure producible, reliable designs.