Aerospace Vehicle Design Engineer

5 days ago

Tustin, California, United States Virgin Galactic Full time
Job Title: Sr. Conceptual Design Engineer

Virgin Galactic is seeking an experienced conceptual design engineer to join our team. As a key member of our engineering organization, you will be responsible for analyzing, evaluating, and formulating development strategies for vehicle configuration designs in high-speed, safe, and reusable solutions.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Analyze and evaluate vehicle configuration designs to ensure compliance with safety and performance requirements.
  • Develop and implement development strategies for vehicle configuration designs, including trade studies and performance analysis.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate flight sciences, mass properties, and other disciplines into design programs.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, promoting a culture of continual improvement and quality within the R&D Team.
  • Lead conceptual-level design, layout, and vehicle integration/packaging activities during development of high-speed vehicle(s), define technical requirements, and set a path to meet requirements.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, and/or equivalent, with a minimum of 10 years of related experience.
  • Demonstrated experience with aerospace vehicle design and build teams/projects with emphasis in high-speed or suborbital performance.
  • Strong CAD experience in CATIA V5, 3DX preferred.
  • Ability to develop parametric configuration models to support multi-disciplinary design and optimization (MDAO).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.
  • Proven ability to lead technical work in an environment with multiple stakeholders.
  • Excellent proactive communication (oral, written, presentation), interpersonal, negotiation, and organizational skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor teammates and coworkers on configuration development and the complex integration of vehicle systems.
  • Working programming knowledge of MATLAB, Python.
What We Offer:

Virgin Galactic offers a competitive salary range of $105,700.00–$161,000.00 per year, depending on experience and qualifications. In addition to a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, we offer a dynamic and challenging work environment that fosters growth and development.

Virgin Galactic is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a Drug Free Workplace. All applicants post-offer and active teammates are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

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