Mechanical Engineering - Junior Level (NASA Sounding Rocket Program) - Peraton

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to support NASA’s Sounding Rocket Operations Contract (NSROC), which is a sub-orbital space flight program located at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), a part of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). Wallops Island, VA is a remote location. NSROC provides suborbital launch vehicles, payload development and field operations support to NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. The program enables the collection of Earth, Heliophysics and Astrophysics science.

 

The NASA’s Sounding Rocket Operations Contract (NSROC) located at the Wallops Flight Facility.  NSROC supports approximately 18 sounding rocket shots per year.  This program supports a range of scientific and government experiments.  Missions are flown from a variety of launch sites including but not limited to:  Wallops, White Sands Missile Range, Poker Flats Rocket Range, Alaska, Kwajalein, Andöya, and Norway.

 

Responsibilities of the position:

 

• Research, develop, design, and analyze sounding rocket mechanical structures, components, and equipment applying principles and techniques of mechanical engineering to fulfill mission requirements.
• Fulfill mission duties and requirements with teams of fellow engineers from Electrical, GNC, Flight Performance, LV Engineers under direction System Engineers and Mission Managers.
• Work with SolidWorks and SolidWorks Simulation for design and analysis efforts.
• Manage Mass Properties and Gravimetrics of concepts, designs, and actual measurements of flight hardware.
• Create Design and Manufacturing Documentation with SolidWorks, either via Model Based Definition or SolidWorks Drawings.
• Submit documentation to Production and provide oversight of fabrication in NSROC Machine Shop and provide assembly drawings and procedures to Mechanical Technicians staff.
• Direct and coordinate activities involved in assembly, operation, problem resolution, and repair of sounding rocket mechanical structures and systems; and create required processes and procedures.
• Coordinate with NSROC Environmental Test Lab for testing of sounding rocket components, subassemblies, and full payloads which includes test plans and loads, oversight of testing, validation of new designs, and interpreting results.
• Create documentation for design and testing, and present to a panel of peers and customers for review.Serve as lead mechanical engineer for sounding rocket missions and other program or project efforts.
• Brief customers on technical development projects and negotiate design modification if needed.
• May be responsible for cost and schedule requirements.
• Provide support for field operations when needed.
• Multitask on numerous projects & missions at different levels of development, (design, fabrication, testing, etc)
• Management of mechanical engineering assignments, and the development of new products and engineering specifications for applicable projects.
• Travel may occasionally be 2-3 weeks per year.

 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.
• Zero to two years of related experience in aerospace.
• Working knowledge of SolidWorks and SolidWorks Simulation or similar design and analysis tools.

Ability to obtain a NASA PIV badge. Must be a US person. 

 

Desired Qualifications:

• Internship preferably in the mechanical or aerospace field of engineering

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Target Salary Range

$66,000 - $106,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.