Job Summary
As an experienced Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer, you will leverage past experience and strong engineering fundamentals to solve our most challenging technical problems in collaboration with other engineers. You will review designs and test plans to validate planning and identify opportunities to reduce cost and risk. Additionally, you will create processes, standards, and engineering tools that are needed and train others in their use. This is an exciting opportunity to drive the development of emerging technologies for future mechanical designs at Millennium.

This position’s internal job code is Mech Sys Design & Anlys Engr. Our team is currently hiring for the Levels 5-6.

Responsibilities

• Help set technical direction for the group and beyond
• Identify and create essential processes, tools, standards, and design guides to build a knowledge-base and set best-practices
• Support Responsible Engineering Authorities (REAs) as needed to solve technical challenges, identify solutions, and develop verification tests
• As part of the team’s technical lead engineering (TLE) group, provide technical guidance to programs on an as-needed basis though activities such as attending design reviews and customer meetings, failure review and analysis, and trade study assessment
• Audit internal programs and external suppliers to identify industry best practices and opportunities for improvement
• Serve as a technical mentor for mid-career mechanical engineers

Minimum Qualifications

• 15+ years of technical experience in design and analysis of aerospace hardware
• Adept with CAD software such as SolidWorks or similar, and GD&T per ASME Y14.5
• Experience with spacecraft environments and testing, including random, sine, and acoustic vibration tests, and TVAC testing
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, knowledge of satellite hardware, qualification methods, and first principles understanding of all spacecraft sub-systems
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field from an accredited university
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with any of the following: composites, bonded joints, dampers, additive manufacturing, shock or mechanisms
• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field from an accredited university
• Active TS/SCI Clearance

Summary Pay-Range
Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only of what is reasonably expected to be paid for the position. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Level 5: $146,200 - $215,000
• Level 6: $178,500 - $262,500