Design Engineer

at  Frontier Aerospace

FRONTIER AEROSPACE CORPORATION

Frontier Aerospace Corporation conceptualizes, designs, proves and additively manufactures in-space and launch system rocket propulsion thrusters. From concept ideation to product development to qualification testing to customer delivery, we have a proven philosophy and the in-house resources necessary to design, build, test, and deliver reliable, high-performance liquid propellant thrusters for our nation’s critical in-space, commercial, civilian, and defense applications. Whether they are used for attitude control, orbit transfer, lunar and exo-moon landing, deep-space missions, or high-thrust divert systems, Frontier’s thrusters meet the most demanding requirements.
Our customers are hungry for a propulsion supplier who can reliably meet their requirements and who is responsive to their needs. Frontier’s mission is to do just that, by advancing breakthrough propulsion technologies and providing industry-leading customer responsiveness. Ultimately, it’s our fantastic team of dedicated professionals and hard-working tradespeople who make this a reality. As a small, but rapidly growing company, there are many opportunities for our team members to grow and take on new and exciting responsibilities - to be more than just another worker. Come make a difference and share in our success!

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 2+ years of professional product design experience, or a master’s degree with product design experience. 3D CAD design experience (Creo Parametric and Windchill PLM preferred).
• Functional knowledge of aerospace material, treatments, and processes.
• Able to generate strong design solutions for components, assemblies, tooling, and test fixtures necessary to build propulsion system hard hardware.
• Strong knowledge and practical ability to implement and analyze GD&T per (ASME Y14.5).
• Dynamic team player who can work effectively and proactively on cross-functional teams.

• Generate production fidelity detailed component drawings that meet functional, manufacturability, and customer requirements.
• Apply principles of mechanics, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics to components and subsystems to create functional and reliable products that operate safely.
• Create engineering product definition including models, drawings, and specifications for components, assemblies, and systems, in a timely and effective manner.
• Interface with vendors and in-house fabrication/assembly teams during design, prototype builds, and hardware validation testing.
• Employ fully defined dimensioning schemes, use GD&T and statistics to ensure cross product compatibility, and verify mechanical fit using tolerance stack-up analysis tools.
• Provide ongoing technical support to production effort with engineering change orders to make design changes that improve producibility or reliability.
• Work collaboratively with all disciplines to prepare and present customer briefings, design reviews, and other pertinent programmatic information.
• Additional responsibilities may be levied on the Design Engineer to meet critical business needs and operational deadlines. Additional duties can include hardware assembly, validation testing, engineering planning, hardware kitting, courier activities and more.