PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - STAFF ENGINEER - Spacecraft Systems Engineer
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Location: San Antonio, TX 78228
Description:
- Lead multidisciplinary project teams to design, analyze, and build cutting edge spacecraft to enable the next generation of spaceflight exploration.
- Provide technical leadership for thermal subsystem development across the full program life cycle.
- Interface with customers and support design reviews to justify design decisions.
- Lead R&D and promotional efforts to develop and implement new technologies.
- Provide innovative technical solutions to design challenges. Provide training and mentorship to lower career-level staff.
- Develop thermal subsystem requirements.
- Lead design and analysis efforts for thermal subsystems on spacecraft.
- Interact with clients and vendors to provide technical subject matter expertise.
- Develop technical reports for mission status and materials for internal and external reviews, tests hardware, propose and preform internal research to improve technology and establish competitive advantage.
- Mentor junior engineers and develop best practices to aid development of spacecraft.
- Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Mechanical Engineering.
- 12+ years: Design experience required with demonstrated experience as a spacecraft subsystem lead.
- Must have extensive thermal design and analysis experience.
- Must have spacecraft or space system development experience for NASA, DoD, or commercial applications.
- Demonstrated technical excellence through a variety of challenging assignments, work under moderate to minimal supervision, and demonstrated ability for having accountability for completing assignments.
- A valid/clear driver's license is required.