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The Lead Component Engineer role is responsible for the support and leadership of a team of 2-5 individual contributors RE's focused on designing, building, qualifying, acceptance testing, and delivering flight valves, actuators, mechanisms, and other mechanical systems. In addition to leadership and support responsibilities the role is responsible for technical individual contributor work which includes system requirements scoping, clean sheet design, development, and production start of flight mechanical systems integrated into engine and vehicle systems. This highly interdisciplinary role requires strong 1st principles in mechanics, fluids, thermal, manufacturing; strong ability to communicate requirements in a rapidly changing environment; and the drive to rapidly and safely create novel and cutting-edge hardware to accelerate the future of hypersonic travel.
Job Responsibility:
Management support of a team of 2-5
Creation, development, planning, and execution of team level strategy
Delivery of performant, cost effective, schedule conscious mechanical systems
Fully own critical flight hardware
Work with system owners to architect and place components within systems
System level architecture and sizing
System design, analysis, development testing, qualification, production introduction
Scope vehicle level operational methods and limits to ensure reliability and personnel safety through all phases of production and operation
Making risk conscious decisions aligned with program posture
Prioritize broad work scope to meet top company objectives
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline (mechanical, aerospace, physics, materials, etc.)
Experience using CAD to design parts and assemblies
5+ years of Engineering, competition team, applied research experience related to fluid, mechanisms, or engine systems
Willingness to travel to support hardware and flight tests
Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed
Great attitude in the face of extreme challenges
Nice to have:
Master’s degree in engineering discipline (mechanical, aerospace, physics, materials, etc.)
4+ years of experience developing hardware from concept to production
Proficiency in compressible and incompressible flow, thermodynamics, kinematics, mechanism design, mechanics of materials, and materials