Chief Engineer (Mechanical Engineering)
- Serve as technical authority and approver for mechanical hardware decisions, including design changes, ECOs/CRs, and release packages; ensure trades, assumptions, analyses, and test data are technically sound and defensible.
- Lead and arbitrate cross-disciplinary technical trades impacting vehicle performance, reliability, manufacturability, and certification.
- Own mechanical and structural requirements, verification methods, compliance evidence, and acceptance criteria.
- Guide and approve analysis methodologies and reports, including FEA, classical hand calculations, margins philosophy, loads & dynamics, and test correlation.
- Drive hardware development and qualification test definition, standards, and guidelines.
- Provide technical oversight of test operations, including test readiness reviews and evaluation of test plans for thoroughness, quality, and adherence to applicable standards.
- Partner with Manufacturing, Reliability/Quality, and Program teams to resolve integration, build, and production issues and ensure integration-ready hardware.
- Maintain engineering rigor through change activity, NCRs, RCCAs, and anomaly investigations.
- Ensure lessons learned and test findings are incorporated into future standards and designs.
- Drive continuous improvement in engineering quality, reliability, cost, and lead-time.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to mechanical engineering teams, elevating technical judgment, review readiness, and overall engineering quality.
- Collaborate effectively with other technical and support organizations to optimize workflow and execution across the company.
- B.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, or related engineering field.
- 10+ years of experience in mechanical and/or structural design, analysis, and qualification for aerospace systems.
- Demonstrated experience owning technical decisions, design reviews, change control, and NCR/RCCA disposition.
- Proven ability to translate complex technical problems into clear, defensible engineering decisions backed by physics, data, and sound judgment.
- Deep understanding of:
- FEM/FEA and classical hand analysis and verification methods
- Structural mechanics and load paths
- Materials and fracture mechanics
- Loads and Dynamic Analysis and testing
- Configuration control and compliance evidence
- Working knowledge of composite manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, characterization, and allowables development.
- Strong documentation rigor and configuration control discipline; sets the standard for technical quality.
- Track record of elevating engineering teams through mentorship, technical leadership, and raising the bar on review readiness.
- M.S. or PhD in a relevant discipline.
- Experience serving as a Chief Engineer, technical authority, or structural signatory for launch vehicle or spacecraft flight programs.
- Expertise in advanced structures, such as composites, bonded assemblies, cryogenic tanks, reusable structures, or high-rate production environments.
- Strong cross-disciplinary instincts; able to connect structures decisions to propulsion, mechanisms, loads & dynamics, and integration constraints.
- Strong design and integration skills using 3D CAD software (Siemens NX preferred).
- Demonstrated experience with industry FEA/FEM tools (ANSYS, Nastran, FEMAP, etc.).
- Working knowledge of at least one computer or scripting language at a hobbyist level or professional.
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