Mechanical Engineer II (Fluids / Tubing) - The Talent Mine

The Talent Mine is recruiting for a Fluids/Mechanical Design Engineer – Tubing for an immediate contract to hire role. This is with a very well known / reputed player in the aerospace industry, and they are hiring due to a push to deliver on a new R&D project!

If you are the kind of Fluids ME that has a passion for design, tubing and has a passion for space exploration, read on!

Responsibilities:

Design of various pressure vessel types, and shapes to accommodate vehicle space allocation and integration envelope.
Design of fluid lines and flex elements for cryogenic and space application.
Drawing generation, including tolerance and GD&T setup.
Ownership of design release cycle, including drawings release, and DFM reviews.
Analysis of primary and secondary spacecraft pressure vessels
Integration of structural analysis with loads and dynamics environments
Finite Element Model development, refinement, validation, and correlation to tests
Strength checks and analysis report generation
Test and verification plan and report generation
Support configuration development and trade studies

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Civil Engineering
2+ years of experience in the prediction/validation of low and/or high-frequency structural dynamics and loads, in addition to finite element modeling
Solid foundation of structural static/dynamic fundamentals
Passion for spacecraft structural/environmental loads development/validation
Ability to solve a variety of static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools)
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum
Experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles, or automotive in some of the following areas:

o External loads

o Vibro-acoustic analysis

o Thermal Loading

o Analysis using Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, or Opti-struct

Preferred Qualifications:

COPV Pressure Vessel design and analysis
Metallic Pressure Vessel design and analysis
Fluids Lines design and analysis
Flex Elements design and analysis
Composite design and analysis skills in any thermoset, thermoplastic, metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites
Manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, characterization & allowable development
Experience testing materials, joints, components and vehicles
Structural optimization using standard industry codes (Optistruct, HyperSizer, Nastran Sol 200, etc)
Experience with ProEngineer Wildfire 4 / Creo Parametric or greater
Experience with ProEngineer Wildfire 4 / Creo Parametric or greater piping / routing module
Experience with Human spaceflight
Experience with composites
Experience with AIAA S-080 and S-081
Experience with EJMA Ninth and Tenth Edition

*NOTE: Must be a US Person and be able to pass both a criminal BG check and drug screen

If you feel qualified and interested in this immediate contract to hire role in the Seattle area let's chat! The team at the Talent Mine COMES from the IT industry, and we love to serve our candidates as peers in the field. Let's help you land your next exciting adventure today!