Senior Design Engineer, SMS

Responsibilities:

• Clean sheet design of novel solid rocket motors with limited guidance from subject matter experts.
• Distill customer requirements into a design that meets or exceeds the intent while adhering to the Ursa Major criteria for low-cost yet reliable products. Also, support customer interactions when requested.
• Lead development campaigns to prove conceptual designs and evaluate applicability to realized products.
• Provide guidance on assembly and testing of initial prototypes and troubleshoot as required.
• Review test data to ensure the product is operating as expected and support design changes as needed.
• Lead cross-functional communications to ensure designs satisfy the needs of each stakeholder.
• Develop and maintain aggressive but achievable product schedules that proactively identify and mitigate high-risk design decisions.
• Generate, review, and approve CAD models and drawings that are consistent with internal best practices and ASME Y14.5-2009
• Provide dispositions for discrepant hardware including supporting analysis if required.
• Maintain proper documentation of all designs including design reviews, test plans, requirements verification, customer documentation, etc.
• Work with the procurement team to ensure the supply chain can support anticipated production rates and adjust designs when significant supply chain risks are identified.
• Technical mentor for less senior members of the team.
• Author guidance on design best practices and supporting formal documentation as required.
• Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Relevant experience with rocket motors, solid propulsion elements, and structural interfaces.
• Proficiency with computer-aided design and analysis tools.
• Strong understanding of design for additive manufacturing including material and design limitations of metal additive processes.
• Strong engineering fundamentals including in-depth knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and structural mechanics.
• Effective communication skills are crucial for collaborating with cross-functional teams, presenting design concepts, and documenting work.