Mechanical Sub-Systems Engineer, Entry Level Security Clearance

What you’ll do:

Depending on size and complexity, a Subsystems Engineer may own one or more vehicle systems (Propulsion, Fuel / Energy Storage, Electrical, Avionics, Landing Gear, Flight Controls, Hydraulics, Environmental Controls / Pressurization, etc.), or they may work on a team helping to develop a single system to maturity. Regardless, these engineers are responsible for fleshing out an initial requirement and translating that into a design that meshes with the overall aircraft goals.

This means conceptualizing a solution, negotiating detailed requirements, performing detailed design and analysis, developing definition (models, drawings, schematics, work instructions), supervising fabrication and installation, defining and performing operational tests, and ultimately, acting as a system subject matter expert as the vehicle moves into integrated tests and flight. The Subsystems Engineer will get to explore the nooks and crannies (i.e. bowels and hell-holes) of our airplanes all while smelling like jet fuel, contorting under cabin floors, climbing into engine nacelles, squinting at multi-meters, and trying to figure out why the thing isn’t doing the thing it’s supposed to.

If this is your idea of a good time, we’d love to learn more about you!

Category:
Engineering

Location:

Mojave, CA
Citizenship

Required:

United States Citizenship
Clearance Type:
None

Schedule:

9/80 Work Schedule
Relocation Assistance:
Relocation assistance may be available
Benefits: 100% Paid Benefits and 401k Matching
About Scaled
Founded by visionary aircraft designer Burt Rutan, Scaled Composites has been in the business of Designing, Building, and Flying unique airplanes and spacecraft for over 40 years. We are a modestly sized company, constantly building small teams of empowered and capable employees to achieve extraordinary accomplishments in aerospace. From the farthest (Global Flyer), to the largest (Stratolaunch), to the highest (Space Ship One , Proteus), and many in between, Scaled’s track record of innovation has pushed against and expanded some of the most stubborn corners of the flight envelope.

We honor that legacy today by doing what we’ve always done - seeking out the hardest problems in aerospace and having fun while solving them. With an average of a new design first flight for every year of our existence, there is no better place to practice the arts and science of new aircraft development than here at Scaled.

• Developing end-to-end mechanical sub-system concepts
• Selecting and/or designing system components
• Determining loads and system demands based on vehicle requirements
• Analyzing system performance with installation details, documenting the work, and presenting results for review
• Designing for fault-tolerant behavior of all critical subsystems
• Developing build documentation (drawings, work instructions) and supervising part and system fabrication and integration
• Developing functional, acceptance-level, and "qualification" level test procedures and conducting tests
• Providing system knowledge and expertise to, or potentially as part of, the flight test team for informed conduct of initial and ongoing vehicle flight testing

• Understanding of and ability to analyze system behavior
• Knowledge of related system components and their functions
• Ability to operate test and vehicle instrumentation to verify system performance
• Strong problem solving, organizational, and communication skills
• Experience in 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD)
• Ability and interest to work across multiple engineering disciplines on an aggressive schedule
• Bachelor of Science in a relevant engineering discipline or substantial equivalent experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) secret clearance

• Experience in NX, Catia V5, or Solidworks
• Rapid prototyping experience
• Hands-on design and build experience
• Aerospace experience (work history, pilot’s license, experimental aircraft building, etc.)
• DOD Secret Clearance
• Additional degrees or additional relevant work experience

• Requires mobility and the ability to bend and reach
• May infrequently require…