Senior Mechanical Engineer – Space Technologies

Jobtailor; Alabama; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Alabama is seeking an experienced mechanical/aerospace engineer to lead design and analysis across diverse R&D programs and small-volume production contracts. You will head structural and thermal analyses for space and airborne hardware and collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure successful integration and acceptance testing of complex systems.

The role requires a bachelor’s in mechanical or aerospace engineering and 12 years of hands-on experience in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 12 years' mechanical engineering experience in Structural and thermal analysis incl. analytical calculations and FEA (stress, modal, thermal conduction, bolt loads).
• 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 (analysis reports, specifications, requirements).

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering design and analysis leadership to diverse R&D programs and small-volume production contracts.
• Lead the structural and thermal analysis of mechanical systems for space and airborne hardware.
• Work within a multi-disciplined project team.
• Responsible for mechanical design and analysis activity, and support integration and formal acceptance-test activities.
• Projects vary from packaging high reliability electronics subsystems to opto-mechanical mechanism design such as gimbal and steering mirror systems.

Skills

Structural Analysis

Thermal Analysis

FEA

Analytical Calculations

Technical Writing

Space Hardware Integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

• Provide engineering design and analysis leadership to diverse R&D programs and small-volume production contracts


• Lead the structural and thermal analysis of mechanical systems for space and airborne hardware


• Work within a multi-disciplined project team


• Responsible for mechanical design and analysis activity, and support integration and formal acceptance-test activities


• Projects vary from packaging high reliability electronics subsystems to opto-mechanical mechanism design such as gimbal and steering mirror systems

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering


• 12 years' mechanical engineering experience in one or more of the following areas: Structural and thermal analysis including analytical calculations and FEA (stress analysis, modal analysis, thermal conduction analysis, bolt loads, etc.)


• Design using CAD software, ideally experience with SolidWorks


• Tolerance analysis and GD&T practices


• Space hardware design, analysis, integration, and test


• Strong technical writing skills applicable to engineering documentation (analysis reports, specifications, requirements documents, etc.)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in mechanical and aerospace engineering with a focus on structural and thermal analysis, CAD design, and space hardware integration. Proficient in technical writing for engineering documentation and analysis reporting.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Mechanical Engineering Experience


• Structural And Thermal Analysis


• CAD Design Using SolidWorks


• Tolerance Analysis And GD&T


• Space Hardware Design And Integration

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Structural Analysis


• Thermal Analysis


• Finite Element Analysis (FEA)


• Analytical Calculations


• Design Using CAD


• Tolerance Analysis


• GD&T Practices


• Technical Writing


• Integration And Test


• Mechanical Design

Soft Skills

• Leadership


• Collaboration


• Communication

Industry Keywords

• R&D Programs


• High Reliability Electronics


• Opto-Mechanical Mechanism Design


• Gimbal Systems


• Steering Mirror Systems