Senior Mass Properties Engineer - Space-Based Interceptors

Trueanomalyinc; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

True Anomaly, near Denver, is building space-based interceptors and hypersonic hardware. We seek a Mechanical Engineer to own mass properties across the vehicle and to design flight hardware that must perform in extreme environments.

You will advance mechanical design, packaging, GD&T, and interoperability with REs, test plans, and configuration baselines, while mentoring juniors. Candidates need 7–15+ years in defense aerospace and the ability to obtain US security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.
• 7–15+ years in mechanical design and mass properties analysis for space-based interceptors or hypersonic flight programs.
• Experience maintaining mass properties predictions across multiple vehicles and programs.
• Familiarity with MIL-SPEC, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-1540 and AIAA S-110.
• Proficiency with NX and GD&T; experience with CAD model management.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as mass properties technical authority for Space Based Interceptors, owning mass properties of the entire system.
• Own mass properties of flight vehicle structures and work with REs on packaging to optimize CG, MOI, POI.
• Define mass properties definitions and tracking methodologies per industry standards.
• Develop and maintain vehicle-level ICDs, mass properties reports, and configuration baselines.
• Conform to GD&T standards per ASME Y-14.5-2018 and manage CAD models.
• Develop CG/MOI test plans and witness testing, resolving anomalies.
• Leverage space environment design to inform cross-domain solutions.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers.

Skills

Mass properties analysis

Mechanical design

GD&T

NX (Siemens)

Structural design of flight vehicles

Tolerance stack-ups

First principles problem solving

EMI management

Packaging of sensors & electronics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

PhD (preferred)

Tools

TeamCenter

Windchill

Analytical tools (FEA)

Job description

True Anomaly, near Denver, is building space-based interceptors and hypersonic hardware. We seek a Mechanical Engineer to own mass properties across the vehicle and to design flight hardware that must perform in extreme environments.

You will advance mechanical design, packaging, GD&T, and interoperability with REs, test plans, and configuration baselines, while mentoring juniors. Candidates need 7–15+ years in defense aerospace and the ability to obtain US security clearance.