Senior TPS Mechanical Engineer for Hypersonics & Spaceflight

Canopy Ad; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K company match

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Canopy A&D in Littleton, CO is hiring a TPS design engineer to own end-to-end TPS components from concept through delivery. You will lead material trade studies, translate heat flux into robust designs, and interface with manufacturing to ensure parts meet spec.

The role requires 4+ years of TPS design experience, strong background in materials and thermodynamics, and the ability to work across engineering teams in a defense-focused environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing and owning TPS components or assemblies qualified through flight or high-enthalpy testing.
• Comprehensive knowledge of TPS materials and architectures (thermal blankets, ablative carbon composites, rigid ceramics, cryogenic insulation).
• Full lifecycle design from concept through manufacturing, incl. 3D CAD modeling, drawing release, and GD&T.
• Strong foundation in structural mechanics, materials science, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and ablation mechanics.
• Proven track record delivering hardware on accelerated schedules with pragmatic engineering solutions.
• Excellent interdisciplinary communication across cross-functional teams.
• U.S. Security Clearance Eligibility: Active Secret or higher, or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end ownership of TPS components and subassemblies from requirements definition to hardware delivery.
• Lead material trade studies balancing thermal survivability, structure, and manufacturability for hypersonic regimes.
• Collaborate with aerothermal, design, materials, and test groups to translate heat flux into robust designs.
• Develop CAD drawings/ICDs and interface with manufacturing to ensure parts are built to spec.
• Support testing campaigns and data reduction to drive design iteration.
• Serve as TPS subject-matter expert and contribute to proposals and new products.
• Lead proposals and new products to advance defense capabilities.

Skills

TPS design ownership

Flight/test experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Graduate degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

3D CAD software

GD&T

Job description

Canopy A&D in Littleton, CO is hiring a TPS design engineer to own end-to-end TPS components from concept through delivery. You will lead material trade studies, translate heat flux into robust designs, and interface with manufacturing to ensure parts meet spec.

The role requires 4+ years of TPS design experience, strong background in materials and thermodynamics, and the ability to work across engineering teams in a defense-focused environment.