Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering
• Minimum five years of work experience as a hands on individual contributing engineer with exposure to testing
• Experience with propulsion systems. Some combination of combustion engines, jet engines, electric drive trains
• Experience with engine modeling: engine sizing, fuel system design, efficiency prediction and quantification of losses and tuning
• Excellent problem-solving ability. Must be capable of conducting a general background investigation on a new project, identifying multiple potential paths forward, and developing a plan for executing the project
• Ability to perform hand calculations in structural, thermal, fluids, and electrical. First principles thinking
• Mechatronics experience. Can, with minimal oversight, select sensors, actuate components, acquire data, solder, cable, and debug systems
• Strong skills with data post processing. Function decomposition, statistics, and elegant reporting
• Experience designing mechanical parts (CAD). Understanding of manufacturing methods (machining, sheet metal, composites, 3D printing, injection molding, etc.)
• Experience procuring parts and working in a machine shop
• Experience managing vendors with $100k+ contracts

Responsibilities

• Sizing and procuring propulsion and fuel systems
• Architecting and executing tests - sensor selection, data acquisition and post processing (MATLAB or Python), mechanical and electrical design of support equipment
• Informing a system design with data, hand calculations, and test reporting

U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S. only data systems and export controlled data.