Structural Engineer

Company: NuWest Group
Location: Kent
Posted on: February 20, 2021

Job Description:

Exciting space exploration engineering company in South Puget Sound area is seeking to hire a Structural Engineer. As part of a small, passionate, and accomplished team of experts, you will facilitate configuration development and integration of a rocket launch program. You will be responsible for integrating between multiple sub-systems to find the optimal design solution for the rocket launch program. You will share in the team's impact on all aspects of the design configuration throughout the product lifecycle. Your passion for space means you are committed to the necessary quality and attention to detail required to support human space flight. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. The company celebrates strong collaboration, unique and innovative solutions, and passion for success. We are searching for open-minded, high-judgement, enthusiastic candidates looking to join our diverse, team-based environment. The right personality will be a proactive, service-oriented individual with excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Contribute to the integrated design solution across the vehicle structural, mechanical, fluids and electrical subsystems
• Lead cross-functional trade and impact studies
• Coordinate system routing and interfaces
• Assist in Stage level CAD model control and interface control
• Assisting in Engineering Change Requests (ECR's).
• Create and manage interface definitions between subsystems with appropriate model definition and control documents
• Facilitate and resolve integration and development issues between engineering teams
• Ensure that the configuration supports major design reviews and integration milestones
• Coordinate with manufacturing and tooling team assess Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) of integrated second stage
• Provide technical assistance to integration and testing activities
• Ensure the team adheres to the configuration management best practices as well as company configuration management standards
• Design of secondary attach and support hardware
• Generate assembly level drawings for stage integration
• Create stage level assembly tolerance stackups and tolerance allocations
• Verify that interfaces meet applicable Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing allocations and interface control models MANDATORY:
  • B.S. degree in engineering and at least 5 years of experience in the development and packaging of large structural support equipment used in oil/gas, aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures
  • Demonstrated configuration control experience on recently developed large support equipment used in oil/gas, aircraft, or launch vehicles from early trade studies through final design, and into manufacturing and test.
  • Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills and experience working in a highly integrated cross-functional team environment
  • Good judgment and flexibility, and oriented on achieving results
  • Strong design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software and visualization tools Demonstrated knowledge of scheduling and planning principles and tools
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
    DESIRED:
    • Experience using PTC Creo and Windchill
    • Participated in a recognized configuration management training (CMII)
    • Knowledge of aerospace vehicle fabrication and assembly techniques and related quality control concepts
    • Ability to interpret and apply high-level system requirements to practical design solutions

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