Description

***This position is contingent on contract award***

The ideal candidate is a team player; but also, a strong independent contributor with strong leadership skills, demonstrated problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills, as well as interpersonal and organizational skills and a proactive, detail-oriented approach.

This position will be located onsite with the Supplier in Elkton, MD.

Primary responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Lead system- and component-level analysis, design, and test of complex fluid-thermal propulsion systems for missile applications in the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) phase.
• Apply advanced engineering principles, industry standards, company standards, and customer requirements to the development of liquid and other propulsion systems, including materials, structural components, and control systems.
• Define, plan, and oversee propulsion test activities (component, subsystem, and system-level), including development of test plans, procedures, and success criteria, and provide on-site test support as needed.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight to propulsion suppliers, including review and approval of analyses, drawings, procedures, and test results, and coordination with Supply Chain and program leadership.
• Develop and maintain propulsion performance, fluid/thermal, and structural models using industry-standard tools (e.g., MATLAB and other analysis software) to support design trades, verification, and risk reduction.
• Lead the development and execution of verification and qualification plans for propulsion systems, including defining verification methods, coordinating test and analysis activities, and generating customer-deliverable verification documentation.
• Direct the research, analysis, and system-level integration of missile propulsion systems, including hardware procurement, configuration management, nonconformance resolution, and interface coordination with adjacent subsystems.
• Support propulsion flight and ground operations, including authoring and reviewing propulsion-related procedures, flight rules, and other engineering instructions for test engineers, operations personnel, and customer use.
• Serve as a primary technical interface and spokesperson for propulsion on the program, providing briefings, technical guidance, and recommendations to management, customers, and multi-disciplinary design teams.
• Identify propulsion-related risks and opportunities, develop and execute mitigation plans, and guide advanced technological concepts from maturation through incorporation into the baseline design.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related STEM field
• Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience
• Must be a US Citizen
• Active Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI clearance approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business n
• Experience in fluid mechanics, compressible flow, and/or thermodynamics of propulsion systems.
• Experience with industry-standard fluid/thermal and/or mechanical analysis software, design standards, and documentation related to propulsion system or subsystem design.
• Proficiency with MATLAB or similar engineering tools for propulsion analysis, data reduction, and modeling; ability to clearly document and present technical results.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret Clearance
• Direct experience designing and analyzing liquid propulsion or complex fluid systems, including review of analyses, manufacturing drawings, test procedures, and hands-on support of pressure or hot-fire/engine testing.
• Experience leading propulsion or spacecraft/missile liquid propulsion test campaigns, including development and execution of verification and/or qualification plans in a development and qualification environment.
• Experience providing technical leadership for hardware procurement and supplier management (e.g., specification development, technical evaluations, resolving supplier issues, and coordinating with Supply Chain).
• Extensive experience in propulsion system fluid modeling and/or propulsion project engineering, including system integration, requirements flow-down, and coordination across multi-disciplinary teams, with strong verbal and written communication skills.