Senior Space Mechanical Engineer: High-Rel Hardware

AeroVironment; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 112,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking an experienced mechanical/aerospace engineer in Huntsville, AL, for leadership in design and analysis of space and airborne hardware. The role emphasizes structural and thermal analyses, CAD design using SolidWorks, tolerance analysis, and hands-on integration and test.

The position requires a Bachelor's in mechanical or aerospace engineering and 12+ years in related space systems, with strong technical writing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 12 years' mechanical engineering experience in space/defense domains.
• Structural and thermal analysis including analytical calculations and FEA (stress, modal, thermal conduction).
• 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.

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.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Structural analysis

Thermal analysis

CAD design

GD&T tolerance

Space hardware design

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking an experienced mechanical/aerospace engineer in Huntsville, AL, for leadership in design and analysis of space and airborne hardware. The role emphasizes structural and thermal analyses, CAD design using SolidWorks, tolerance analysis, and hands-on integration and test.

The position requires a Bachelor's in mechanical or aerospace engineering and 12+ years in related space systems, with strong technical writing.