Mechanical System Engineer
Current• Leads and coordinates the development of mechanical systems requirements, interfaces, and other program level documents that define and guide mechanical systems development processes.• Assists flight and mission system engineers in developing the mechanical systems that support the missions• Leads and manages trade studies and ensures the mechanical systems and sub-systems will meet program schedule and reliability requirements.• Leads and manages mechanical system design reviews and present materials at peer reviews and all major program reviews.• Works alongside sub-system leads to develop environmental test plans and procedures.Develops statements of work and manage external contracts for high value aerospace hardware development items such as solar array drives, structure fabrication, system development contracts, etc.• Attends and participates in launch system integration meeting and reviews• Oversees the bus structure design and fabrication tasks• Provides inputs to develop sufficient staffing, schedules and budgets.• Leads the development of handling procedures and mechanical support equipment as required to lift, move, integrate and transport high value aerospace hardware on site and for air and/or over the road shipments to support launch site operations• Collaborate with proposal team of diverse engineering specialities in the generation of spaceflight proposals for various sponsors.