Staff Mechanical Engineer at Chaos Industries · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

CHAOS is seeking a hands-on Staff Mechanical Design Engineer to lead the design and integration of air-launched and ground-launched aerospace vehicles and associated hardware, from early concept development through flight test and production support. This is a build-and-fly environment. You will own mechanical design for airframes, control surfaces, and structures while working closely across engineering and manufacturing functions to get real hardware flying.
This is a full-time position in El Segundo, CA or Tucson, AZ depending on the candidate’s preference and needs of the role. The El Segundo position requires regular on-site work. The Tucson position may be primarily remote; however, the employee must reside within reasonable commuting distance of Tucson and be able to report on-site as needed.
This requisition is open to candidates who may be considered for a lower or higher job level. Final level and grade will be determined based on relevant experience, skills, and qualifications.
Perform hands-on mechanical design and integration of flight-vehicle structures and mechanical hardware, including control surfaces, payload and avionics hardware, mechanisms, enclosures, and related support equipment
Own the mechanical design and integration of defined subsystems, product areas, or major assemblies
Perform trade studies and recommend path forward
Develop and maintain 3D CAD models, assemblies, detailed drawings, assembly and installation documentation, and interface control documents (ICDs)
Develop mechanical designs subject to structural, thermal, environmental, manufacturability, installation, and operational requirements
Perform first-order structural and thermal analyses, hand calculations, requirements analysis, and design verification activities
Lead design review on owned design.
Work collaboratively with mechanical, electrical, electrical harness, RF, power, manufacturing, systems engineering, customers, suppliers, and platform providers to resolve integration challenges
Support system integration, qualification, and flight testing, including fit-check, installation, alignment, and troubleshooting

Staff Mechanical Engineer

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Qualification

Required

Preferred

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Company

Chaos Industries

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