Mechanical Engineer 4

6 days ago


Centennial, Colorado, United States ULA Full time
Job Overview

This position will serve as the technical lead and Responsible Systems Engineer (RSE) on our Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) program, supporting ULA's Vulcan Reuse program.

Key Responsibilities
  • Ensure the HIAD design, analysis, and test meet all Vulcan Reuse program requirements.
  • Work on-site with our NASA partners and various suppliers throughout the US.
  • Provide technical leadership in the HIAD development, build, qualification, and integration.
  • Identify program risks and mitigation plans to ensure no impacts to ULA program plans.
  • Provide engineering design, systems integration, logistics, subcontract management, project management, product technical support, quality assurance, and anomaly resolution for the HIAD program.
  • Understand system, subsystem, and component requirements and verifications.
  • Conduct trade studies to optimize operations and/or designs for manufacturing and producibility, and to reduce cost risk.
  • Develop concept of operations for HIAD production, assembly, test, and integration with Vulcan rocket.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university.
  • Minimum of 6 years of related work experience.
  • Experience with hardware engineering development.
  • Familiarity with textiles and/or soft goods, high-temperature-tolerant fabrics or other materials, inflatable structures, design, qualification, manufacturing and integration of structures or other hardware, hypersonic, spacecraft or launch vehicle experience, thermal protection systems (TPS), CAD modeling, preferably with Siemens NX, aerospace environments including space and/or atmospheric re-entry phases of flight.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with textiles and/or soft goods in aerospace applications.
  • Experience with the HIAD program.
  • Experience with thermal protection systems (TPS).
  • Experience in the design, manufacturing and/or testing of pressurized systems, structures or fabrics.
  • Experience as a technical product, hardware or systems engineering lead.
  • Experience managing subcontracts or supporting hardware suppliers/vendors.
  • Understanding of aerospace environments including space and atmospheric re-entry phases of flight.
  • Project management experience.
What We Offer

ULA offers competitive pay and benefits, including 401(k) match, discretionary annual incentive bonus, generous paid time off, flexible work environments, and a 9/80 schedule.

As a ULA employee, you'll have the opportunity to grow in your career while working in a team-oriented culture that combines technology, innovation, ingenuity and a commitment to the extraordinary.

ULA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a participant in the federal E-Verify Program.



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