Mechanical Design

Contract Mechanical Design Engineer — Propulsion Hardware
Open hourly rate
12-month contract - 40 hours per week
Fully remote (US-based)

A space & defense company is hiring a Mechanical Design Engineer to own solid rocket motor and thruster hardware through a 12-month engagement, from concept through manufacture and test.

The team is growing. What's needed is a design owner who has built propulsion hardware before, backs it with their own analysis, and works well remotely.

• Design motor insulation, thrusters, nozzles, closures and structures
• Design mechanisms for high-temperature environments
• Run structural, dynamic and thermal analyses to refine designs
• Apply GD&T and run tolerance analyses
• Select materials and design for manufacture
• Support test and integration, and own mass budgets and technical risk

• Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• 8+ years of mechanical design, with significant propulsion hardware experience
• Hardware taken from concept through manufacture and test
• Strong CAD in NX, Creo or Solid Works
• FEA and thermal analysis skills
• Expert GD&T and tolerance stack-ups
• Self-directed, able to build your own network remotely
• US-based and eligible to work on ITAR-controlled programs

• Rocket motor insulation or thruster design
• Refractory metals, including additive manufacturing
• Hardware taken through qualification
• Prior contract or independent consulting work, you land and add value fast