Aeronautical Engineer

Chipton-Ross is seeking multiple Aeronautical Engineer 3's for a contract opportunity in Elkton, MD.

• Must have a bachelors degree in STEM and at least 2 years of relevant experience. Will consider those with a Masters degree and 3 years of experience or a PhD and 1 year of experience.
• Must be a US citizen.
• Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to meet program milestones and customer expectations
• Work with customers to understand requirements and design drivers
• Coordinate a multi-disciplinary strategy for design, optimization, and analysis to meet mission requirements
• Design SRM assemblies / components with a focus on safety and program requirements
• Complete high-level performance and sizing calculations on SRM components and assemblies
• Apply engineering principles, industry and company standards, and customer requirements to develop solid-propellant propulsion systems for launch vehicles, missile systems, and/or space missions
• Produce detailed drawings for component fabrication
• Support analysis & testing activities needed to validate designs

• Rocketry, Solid Rocket Motors, Aerospace Propulsion Systems, Missiles, Flight Vehicles, and/or Energetics
• Siemens NX and Teamcenter, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and/or Aeronautical Engineering
• Engineering Design Principles
• Multi-disciplinary Teamwork
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), ASME Y14.5-2009, Design for Assembly / Manufacturing (DFA/DFM)
• Microsoft Office Suite of products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
• Active DoD Secret Clearance

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• School must be accredited.

9/80 work schedule.

Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.