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Looking for a hardworking Mechanical Engineer to become a member of the CPS Team. As a Mechanical Engineer on the Thermal Protection System (TPS) team, your duties will include supporting the design, manufacture, procurement and test for Thermal Protection Systems, either in an oversight role for supplier-provided components, or as a direct production interface for in-house components. This job requires coordinating with customers, suppliers, test facilities, and other related disciplines including manufacturing, subcontracts, quality, structure design, analysis, systems engineering, and integration with affected subsystems and facilities. Other duties may include,

• Assist on the conceptual development, requirements definition, and design of TPS solutions
• Maintain engineering drawings, specifications, and technical analyses necessary to support systems and components
• Support test efforts, including the creation of test plans & reports

The information below reflects the standard job description for this position:
Researches, plans, designs and develops mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines and mechanical, thermal hydraulic or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy. Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.

Basic Qualifications

• Relevant experience and education as a mechanical, materials, or related engineer in a design, manufacturing and/or production related role
• Relevant experience in materials development activities in aerospace applications
• Microsoft Office suite of tools (PowerPoint, Excel, etc)
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance

Desired Skills

• Proven self-starter with demonstrated capability to proactively work through difficult technical design constraints
• Experience with frequent customer interface and leadership interface
• Experience with test planning & execution
• Experience with manufacturing and Design for X
• Demonstrated performance of being part of program development reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR)
• Experience with Model Based Engineering Practices
• Project management knowledge with Risks and Opps, Earned Value, schedule inputs, estimating resources
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice