Contract Mechanical Design

EVONA; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Contract role

Job summary

EVONA currently seeks a Contract Mechanical Design Engineer to own propulsion hardware for a 12-month engagement. This fully remote, US-based role offers an open hourly rate and a 40-hour work week.

Responsibilities include designing motor insulation, thrusters, nozzles, closures, and structures, and performing high-temperature mechanism design with rigorous analysis and tolerance stacks.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 8+ years of mechanical design with propulsion hardware experience.
• Hardware taken from concept through manufacture and test.
• Strong CAD in NX, Creo or SolidWorks.
• FEA and thermal analysis skills.
• Expert GD&T and tolerance stack-ups.
• Self-directed, able to build your own network remotely.
• US-based and eligible to work on ITAR-controlled programs.

Responsibilities

• Design motor insulation, thrusters, nozzles, closures and structures.
• Design mechanisms for high-temperature environments.
• Run structural, dynamic and thermal analyses to refine designs.
• Apply GD&T and run tolerance analyses.
• Select materials and design for manufacture.
• Support test and integration, and own mass budgets and technical risk.

Skills

Propulsion hardware design

GD&T

Thermal analysis

Remote collaboration

Self-directed work

Education

Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering degree

Tools

NX

Creo

SolidWorks

FEA

Job description

Contract Mechanical Design Engineer — Propulsion Hardware
Open hourly rate
12-month contract - 40 hours per week
Fully remote (US-based)

A space & defense company is hiring a Mechanical Design Engineer to own solid rocket motor and thruster hardware through a 12-month engagement, from concept through manufacture and test.

The team is growing. What's needed is a design owner who has built propulsion hardware before, backs it with their own analysis, and works well remotely.

What you'll be doing

• Design motor insulation, thrusters, nozzles, closures and structures


• Design mechanisms for high-temperature environments


• Run structural, dynamic and thermal analyses to refine designs


• Apply GD&T and run tolerance analyses


• Select materials and design for manufacture


• Support test and integration, and own mass budgets and technical risk

What you'll need

• Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering


• 8+ years of mechanical design, with significant propulsion hardware experience


• Hardware taken from concept through manufacture and test


• Strong CAD in NX, Creo or SolidWorks


• FEA and thermal analysis skills


• Expert GD&T and tolerance stack-ups


• Self-directed, able to build your own network remotely


• US-based and eligible to work on ITAR-controlled programs

Nice to have

• Rocket motor insulation or thruster design


• Refractory metals, including additive manufacturing


• Hardware taken through qualification


• Prior contract or independent consulting work, you land and add value fast