Job Details
Position Overview:
Aurora Flight Sciences is seeking an experienced Staff / Senior Engineer - Mechanical Systems to lead the development of mechanical systems for advanced aircraft, including but not limited to landing gear, flight control actuation, hydraulics, environmental controls, mechanisms (e.g., launch & recovery, tiltrotor, folding wings, payload doors, etc.), fire suppression, and ground service equipment. As part of a dynamic, highly collaborative team, you will have the opportunity to help Aurora drive innovation and accelerate development of advanced aircraft technology. Candidates must have a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills and thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on, team-oriented environment.
Responsibilities:
* Lead the mechanical design and integration of air vehicle subsystems.
* Provide subject matter expertise, technical review, design guidance, and mentoring.
* Perform analysis, modeling, and simulation to verify subsystems and components meet requirements.
* Manage functional and physical interfaces between vehicle subsystems and the vehicle.
* Support definition of requirements for air vehicle subsystems.
* Support component, subsystem, and system-level testing, including generating test plans and procedures, executing tests, and analyzing test results.
* Communicate information about vehicle subsystem design, requirements, and performance between the design team, management, customer, subcontractors, and vendors.
Minimum Requirements:
* B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (or related STEM discipline) plus 7 or more years of relevant experience (or equivalent combination of technical education and experience).
* Demonstrated expertise in vehicle subsystems.
* Experience with CAD software (CATIA V5 preferred).
* Excellent written, verbal, and virtual communication skills
* Must be a U.S. Person.
Desired Requirements:
* Experience leading the development of aerospace systems, from conceptual design through production.
* Experience with finite element analysis, multi-body dynamics analysis, kinematics, and/or thermal analysis.
* Experience with system architecture design and performance analysis.
* Experience with system engineering processes, such as requirements development, system safety assessment, failure hazard analysis, and reliability analysis.
* Project management experience, such as scheduling, cost estimation, earned value management, and reporting.
* Hands-on experience working with machine shops, specifying fasteners, bearings, and other hardware, integrating prototype aircraft, and conducting performance tests.
* Experience designing commercial and/or military certified aircraft.
* Experience with business capture and early concept development of mechanical systems for commercial, government, or military aircraft applications.
Physical Requirements:
* Candidates should expect occasional travel