Senior Mechanical Engineer - Space Systems & Thermal Analysis

STEM Boomerang; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental vision package

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

STEM Boomerang in Albuquerque, NM, seeks a senior mechanical engineer to lead design and analysis for diverse R&D programs and space/air hardware projects. You will head structural and thermal analysis, oversee CAD design, and support integration and acceptance testing across multi-disciplined teams.

Projects include packaging high-reliability electronics and space hardware such as gimbals and steering mirrors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 12 years' mechanical engineering experience in structural and thermal analysis including FEA.
• Design using CAD software, ideally SolidWorks.
• Tolerance analysis and GD&T practices.
• Space hardware design, analysis, integration, and test.
• Strong technical writing skills for engineering documentation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead structural and thermal analysis of mechanical systems for space and airborne hardware.
• Oversee mechanical design and analysis activities within a multi-disciplined project team.
• Support integration and formal acceptance-test activities.
• Address packaging of high reliability electronics subsystems and opto-mechanical mechanisms (e.g., gimbals).
• Collaborate across programs to ensure design adequacy and test readiness.

Skills

Structural analysis

Thermal analysis

FEA

CAD design

GD&T

Technical writing

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

STEM Boomerang in Albuquerque, NM, seeks a senior mechanical engineer to lead design and analysis for diverse R&D programs and space/air hardware projects. You will head structural and thermal analysis, oversee CAD design, and support integration and acceptance testing across multi-disciplined teams.

Projects include packaging high-reliability electronics and space hardware such as gimbals and steering mirrors.