Stratolaunch
technology accelerator
StructuresEngineerLead
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“Structures Engineer Lead at Stratolaunch. Skills: structural development of the hypersonic vehicle, leading a multi-disciplined group of engineers, design, build, and test vehicles to meet customer structural requirements, thermal-structural-mechanical design, prototype development. Lead a diverse team of mechanical and manufacturing engineers. Lead structural development of the hypersonic vehicle, including trade studies and structural layout”
What You'll Achieve.
enable routine access to the hypersonic environment; deliver flight data critical to validating system performance and achieving rapid technology deployment; advancing national security; lead the airframe team in the development of an air-launched, hypersonic flight vehicle development program; design, build, and test vehicles to meet customer structural requirements; leading to first flights; advance the program through manufacturing and into flight test; lead the program to a successful outcome
Industry & Context.
trade studies; structural technical risk assessments
Ability to acquire and maintain a security clearance, Travel, as needed, to support the program, Position may involve the operation of company vehicles as part of assigned duties, U.S. Citizenship may be required for some positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Knowledge of, and experience with, one or more of these disciplines: mechanical design, structures, mechanical systems, structural-thermal analysis, aircraft systems, aircraft operations, launch vehicle integration, Significant experience with the rapid development of prototype or experimental flight vehicles, including full life-cycle involvement on at least one program, Significant experience as a design engineering lead and/or analyst on a structures team, Experience with metallic structures design, analysis, and manufacturing, Experience with technical aerospace leadership, including working with sub-contractors, Experience with risk management, Experience working in small engineering teams where each member often has multiple responsibilities, Excellent written & verbal communication, Ability to acquire and maintain a security clearance, Ability to work on your own initiative and prioritize tasking to fit within the business goals, Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities, 3D CAD experience (Siemens NX and Teamcenter preferred), MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook), Configuration management systems such as JIRA, GIT, JAMA, etc.
Nice to Have
Experience with hypersonic and/or supersonic vehicle development, Experience with air-launched vehicle development, Experience with composite structures design, analysis, and manufacturing, Experience with personnel management and small team leadership, Active Secret, TS, and/or SCI security clearance, FEMAP, Nastran
What You'll Do.
Lead a diverse team of mechanical and manufacturing engineers
Lead structural development of the hypersonic vehicle
including trade studies and structural layout
Responsible for making final technical decisions for the structures subsystem
Lead the successful execution of structural design reviews to advance the program through manufacturing and into flight test
Lead structural systems engineering approach
which may include: creating and dispositioning structural requirements
mass properties management
guiding the configuration management of models
reviewing and approving documents/reports/analyses
setting engineering and design best practices and standards for the structures team
waiving or approving ground testing based on structural technical risk assessments
Work hand-in-hand with the program responsible engineers and Chief Engineer to lead the program to a successful outcome
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Lead a diverse team of mechanical and manufacturing engineers; Work hand-in-hand with the program responsible engineers and Chief Engineer
Communication Scope
Excellent written & verbal communication; Regular and comprehensive communication to program Chief Engineer
Process & Methodology
Lead the successful execution of structural design reviews, prioritize tasking to fit within the business goals
Full Job Description
Stratolaunch is a technology accelerator that engineers operationally realistic testing at Mach 5+. Our air-launched, Talon testbeds are reusable, cost-effective platforms that enable routine access to the hypersonic environment. We deliver flight data critical to validating system performance and achieving rapid technology deployment. Together with our customers, we drive innovations that are imperative to advancing national security. To help achieve these efforts, Stratolaunch is seeking a Staff or Principal-level Mechanical Engineer to lead the airframe team in the development of an air-launched, hypersonic flight vehicle development program. This position requires leading a multi-disciplined group of engineers to design, build, and test vehicles to meet customer structural requirements. An ideal candidate has significant prototype development experience, with focus in thermal-structural-mechanical design, leading to first flights. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Lead a diverse team of mechanical and manufacturing engineers Lead structural development of the hypersonic vehicle, including trade studies and structural layout Responsible for making final technical decisions for the structures subsystem Lead the successful execution of structural design reviews to advance the program through manufacturing and into flight test Lead structural systems engineering approach, which may include: creating and dispositioning structural requirements, mass properties management, guiding the configuration management of models, reviewing and approving documents/reports/analyses, setting engineering and design best practices and standards for the structures team, waiving or approving ground testing based on structural technical risk assessments, etc. Work hand-in-hand with the program responsible engineers and Chief Engineer to lead the program to a successful outcome Regular and comprehensive communication to program Chief Engineer Travel, as needed, to support the program Demonstrat
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