About this role
Working under limited supervision, the Mechanical Design Engineer will design, develop, test, handle implementation and analysis of technical products and systems as well as perform engineering design evaluations in support of the International Space Station and space exploration hardware projects.
REQUIRED
- BS degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school and ten (10) years of direct experience, or a MS degree from an accredited engineering school and eight (8) years of direct engineering experience, or PhD. and four (4) years of direct engineering experience.
- Must have the ability to produce drawings conforming to ASME Y14.5, perform dimensional fit tolerance analysis, including thermal effects, and to support design with standard hand calculations for fit, function, and structural strength.
- Must have an understanding and experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
- Knowledge of properties of materials, and processing
- Must have experience using solid modeling CAD software (Solidworks and/or Creo).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must have working knowledge of machine shop processes and familiarization with the structural and thermal analysis process in development of hardware.
- Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Familiarity with: Microsoft EXCEL
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Power Point
- Military, NASA, and ANSI standards
DESIRED
- BS degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
- Familiarization with JSC Engineering Drawing System Manual (JPR 8500).
- Familiarization with JSC Fabrication Tolerances and Practices (SKZ36103755).