MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (M.S. or PhD preferred).
• 7+ years of experience in aerospace, mechanical, or thermal/fluid hardware development.
• Strong foundation in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and mechanics of materials.
• High Proficiency in SolidWorks or equivalent 3D CAD.
• Demonstrated success leading design and test efforts for complex hardware.
• Experience with prototyping, shop tools, and lab test execution.
• Excellent technical communication skills (oral and written).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 7–10+ years of professional experience, including direct subsystem ownership.
• Proficiency with FEA/CFD methods and scripting in MATLAB or Python.
• Experience with test instrumentation and data acquisition (LabVIEW or similar).
• Familiarity with a broad suite of manufacturing methods and materials
• Knowledge of aerospace qualification standards (NASA-STD-5001, MIL-STD-1540, etc.).
• Experience contributing to proposals, reports, and customer-facing presentations.

• Lead the design, analysis, and prototyping of technologies and subsystems for spacecraft and life-support applications.
• Own R&D or subsystem development across the full lifecycle: analysis, CAD, computation, prototyping, assembly, test, and qualification.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation, including test plans, design reviews, and compliance materials.
• Plan and execute validation campaigns, including instrumentation setup, data collection, and root-cause analysis.
• Interface directly with NASA program managers, commercial space operators, and suppliers, among others.
• Mentor and review the work of junior and mid-level engineers, setting high standards in design and testing.
• Contribute technical expertise to proposal, projects, and commercial development programs.
• Shape internal best practices for mechanical design, analysis, and testing of flight hardware.