Space Systems/Loral, LLC
Associate Mechanical Core Engineer (Finance)
Due to the nature of our business, SSL has export control and security sensitivities that require all of our employees to be a United States Citizen, Permanent Resident of the United States, an Asylee, or a Refugee. SSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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The Mechanical Engineering Core is comprised of the various roles that contribute to the development, analysis and production of satellite components and sub-assemblies. These roles include mechanical bus front end design, detailed analysis development, mechanical system test requirements, as well as subassembly qualification and production. Design and production roles are available at the subassembly level (Structure, Propulsion, Mechanism, Solar Array, MAGE, etc.), while analysis roles may also include spacecraft level predictions and testing to give engineers ample opportunity to explore the product's mechanical life cycle. Each of these roles involves a great deal of collaboration with interdisciplinary teams from multiple subsystems, keeping the tasks fresh and exciting. Some travel to suppliers and launch base sites can offer a unique experience and opportunity to better understand the phases of a satellite life as well as customer's end needs.
\nA Mechanical Engineering Core Member will have the opportunity to take on and master a specific role before rotating to another role to learn more about the many mechanical engineering disciplines here at SSL, with the goal being to provide individuals with experience in development and design, as well as production and test such that they can fully appreciate the impact of each phase prior to settling a specific area of specialty.
\nRole/Job Responsibilities:
\nActs as responsible design, analysist, or production engineer for satellite mechanical subsystems or a major portion of a subsystem (such as primary bus structure, secondary support structures, propulsion, solar array, deployment mechanisms, multiplexers, MAGE, tooling, power, flight-control, telemetry, etc.).
\nMechanical Design Engineer:
\n- Design of composite and metallic satellite components for the space environment to meet strength, stiffness, thermal stability, and manufacturability requirements
\n- Design environmental test fixtures, assembly fixtures, and other tooling for spacecraft components
\n- Collaborate with internal and external organizations to identify and solve design challenges
\n- Deliver presentations and attend peer reviews on requirements and design
\n- Generation and release technical documents, specifications, design reviews, and engineering drawings
\nMechanical Analysist:
\n- Determine most efficient, yet sufficiently thorough method of solving problem
\n- Develop finite element models of components and assemblies using PATRAN, FEMAP, and NASTRAN software
\n- Perform stress analysis and margin of safety analysis using strength of materials theory and classical methods
\n- Analyze thermal, shock, and vibration characteristics
\n- Process the models to obtain static and dynamic responses to launch, test, and ground handling environments, including definition of test requirement, design of test configuration, administration of tests, and writing test reports
\nMechanical Production Engineer:
\n- Support fabrication of spacecraft components: Key responsibilities include providing functional guidance to technical support personnel, resolving design issues in a timely manner, and making recommendations for the disposition of hardware through the Non-Conformance Report (NCR) process
\n- Produce all other deliverables required for assembly, integration, and test including but not limited to: technical documents, MRRs / TRRs, procedures, and engineering change orders
\n- Support environmental testing (thermal cycling, photogrammetry, sine vibration, random vibration, acoustic loading, etc.) of satellite components
\n- Troubleshoot problems that appear during test and assist in developing recovery plans
\n- Perform testing to qualify hardware for flight
\n- Create and implement process improvements to enhance quality, decrease cost, increase throughput and reduce labor requirements
\n- BSME or related degree.
\n- Mechanical related subassembly level or system level experience in design, analysis, testing and/or fabrication -- aerospace industry experience preferred
\n- Group project experience, ability to collaborate with team members of different technical disciplines
\n- Proficiency in MS Office with significant experience using Excel
\n- CAD design (Pro/Engineer preferred), PATRAN, FEMAP, NASTRAN, or Matlab experience is a plus
\n- Strong verbal and written communication, organization and leadership skills are essential
\n- Strong aptitude in heat transfer, machine design theory, and finite element analysis modeling of associated design elements
\n- Familiarity with advanced composite materials and spacecraft structures is preferred
\n- Excellent attention to details
\n- Goal oriented; willing to take responsibility and to be held accountable, particularly for the resolution of interdisciplinary, inter-organizational issues
\n- Ability to learn quickly, plan, and adapt
\n- Ability to perform engineering design and failure analysis
\n- Leadership skills
\n- Integrity and Commitment -- must be able to be trusted and respected by all, be credible, flexible, appreciative and fair
\n- Some positions may require ability to support off-shift integration and test schedules