Description

• Develop, modify, and maintain three-dimensional CAD models, assemblies, components, and engineering drawings for mechanical and structural applications.
• Prepare, simplify, modify, and export CAD geometry for structural, thermal, fluid, manufacturing, and other engineering analyses.
• Design or support the design of mechanical components, structural hardware, mechanisms, fixtures, ground support equipment, payload-support equipment, and fluid-system hardware.
• Perform or support mechanical and structural analyses, including finite element analysis, stress analysis, modal analysis, fatigue evaluation, and structural-performance assessments.
• Evaluate mechanical designs, load paths, interfaces, materials, tolerances, and operating environments to identify potential performance or integration issues.
• Develop and review engineering drawings using applicable geometric dimensioning and tolerancing principles and standards.
• Support design-for-manufacturability activities involving machining, welding, fabrication, assembly, inspection, and supplier coordination.
• Support mechanical and structural integration, verification, qualification, and testing, including hardware preparation, test execution, and evaluation of test results.
• Support troubleshooting, root-cause investigations, and corrective-action activities involving mechanical hardware, production issues, test failures, or reliability concerns.
• Review engineering requirements, designs, analyses, test data, and technical documentation to identify issues, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support engineering activities involving spacecraft structures, mechanisms, docking or separation systems, payloads, cargo systems, fluid-system components, and related flight or ground hardware.
• Coordinate with manufacturing personnel, technicians, suppliers, test engineers, and other engineering organizations to support hardware fabrication, integration, and delivery.
• Use product lifecycle management and configuration-control systems to maintain engineering models, drawings, technical data, and design revisions.
• Collaborate with structural, thermal, electrical, propulsion, avionics, fluids, reliability, mission-design, and systems-engineering teams to evaluate interfaces and integrated performance.
• Prepare and communicate technical findings, analysis results, design recommendations, and supporting documentation.
• Support resolution of mechanical, structural, manufacturing, integration, and test issues throughout the engineering lifecycle.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Three or more years of combined relevant engineering experience involving mechanical design, mechanical or structural analysis, aerospace hardware, integration, testing, reliability, or related work. Relevant internships, co-op assignments, and substantial applied engineering project experience may be considered toward this requirement.
• Hands-on experience using Siemens NX, SolidWorks, Creo, or an equivalent three-dimensional CAD platform.
• Experience creating or modifying mechanical components, assemblies, CAD models, analysis geometry, or engineering drawings.
• Experience preparing or interpreting engineering drawings and applying geometric dimensioning and tolerancing principles.
• Experience with finite element analysis, stress analysis, modal analysis, fatigue analysis, or another mechanical or structural analysis method.
• Experience supporting mechanical or structural design, manufacturing, fabrication, hardware integration, testing, or production activities.
• Ability to evaluate technical problems, assess engineering data, and develop practical recommendations.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary engineering, manufacturing, supplier, and test organizations.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident Green Card Holder and able to obtain and maintain required NASA facility and system access.

• Master's degree or graduate coursework in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting spacecraft, launch vehicles, payloads, or other flight hardware.
• Experience supporting flight or ground hardware through design, fabrication, integration, qualification, testing, or operations.
• Proficiency with Siemens NX, SolidWorks, Creo, or equivalent CAD tools.
• Experience using Teamcenter, Windchill, or another product lifecycle management and configuration-control system.
• Experience using ANSYS, NASTRAN, or equivalent mechanical or structural analysis software.
• Experience with fatigue analysis, fracture mechanics, damage tolerance, material strength, or structural integrity.
• Experience with mechanisms, docking or separation systems, payload integration, cargo systems, or ground support equipment.
• Experience designing or analyzing valves, actuators, fluid-system components, pneumatic systems, cryogenic hardware, or related mechanical systems.
• Experience applying ASME Y14.5 geometric dimensioning and tolerancing standards.
• Experience supporting machining, welding, fabrication, assembly, or supplier-manufactured hardware.
• Experience with reliability engineering, FRACAS, root-cause analysis, corrective action, FMEA, or FMECA.
• Experience developing or reviewing engineering requirements, verification documentation, test procedures, or technical data.
• Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, or similar engineering analysis and programming tools.
• Working knowledge of NASA engineering standards, practices, and requirements.

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