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The Spacecraft Development Department is a group of innovative engineers, program managers, and technicians developing unique spacecraft solutions for challenging space missions. We design and fabricate custom solutions to explore the boundaries of science or solve complex problems not yet delivered by industry to accommodate a variety of payloads.
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Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas
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Who We Are
The Spacecraft Development Department is a group of innovative engineers, program managers, and technicians developing unique spacecraft solutions for challenging space missions. We design and fabricate custom solutions to explore the boundaries of science or solve complex problems not yet delivered by industry to accommodate a variety of payloads.
Objectives Of This Role
- Lead multidisciplinary project teams to design, analyze, and build cutting edge spacecraft to enable the next generation of spaceflight exploration.
- Provide technical leadership for thermal subsystem development across the full program life cycle.
- Interface with customers and support design reviews to justify design decisions.
- Lead R&D and promotional efforts to develop and implement new technologies.
- Provide innovative technical solutions to design challenges. Provide training and mentorship to lower career-level staff.
- Develop thermal subsystem requirements.
- Lead design and analysis efforts for thermal subsystems on spacecraft.
- Interact with clients and vendors to provide technical subject matter expertise.
- Develop technical reports for mission status and materials for internal and external reviews, tests hardware, propose and preform internal research to improve technology and establish competitive advantage.
- Mentor junior engineers and develop best practices to aid development of spacecraft.
- Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Mechanical Engineering.
- 12 years: Design experience required with demonstrated experience as a spacecraft subsystem lead.
- Must have extensive thermal design and analysis experience.
- Must have spacecraft or space system development experience for NASA, DoD, or commercial applications.
- Demonstrated technical excellence through a variety of challenging assignments, work under moderate to minimal supervision, and demonstrated ability for having accountability for completing assignments.
- A valid/clear driver's license is required.
Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas
For more information about this division, visit the Space Systems home page.
For benefits information at our San Antonio location, click here.
For benefits information at all other locations, click here.
An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and veteran status.
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