Mechanical Systems Staff/Senior Engineer

Position Overview:

Aurora Flight Sciences is seeking an experienced Staff / Senior Engineer - Mechanical Systems to lead the development of mechanical systems for advanced aircraft, including but not limited to landing gear, flight control actuation, hydraulics, environmental controls, mechanisms (e.g., launch & recovery, tiltrotor, folding wings, payload doors, etc.), fire suppression, and ground service equipment. As part of a dynamic, highly collaborative team, you will have the opportunity to help Aurora drive innovation and accelerate development of advanced aircraft technology. Candidates must have a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills and thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on, team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the mechanical design and integration of air vehicle subsystems.

• Provide subject matter expertise, technical review, design guidance, and mentoring.

• Perform analysis, modeling, and simulation to verify subsystems and components meet requirements.

• Manage functional and physical interfaces between vehicle subsystems and the vehicle.

• Support definition of requirements for air vehicle subsystems.

• Support component, subsystem, and system-level testing, including generating test plans and procedures, executing tests, and analyzing test results.

• Communicate information about vehicle subsystem design, requirements, and performance between the design team, management, customer, subcontractors, and vendors.

Minimum Requirements:

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (or related STEM discipline) plus 7 or more years of relevant experience (or equivalent combination of technical education and experience).

• Demonstrated expertise in vehicle subsystems.

• Experience with CAD software (CATIA V5 preferred).

• Excellent written, verbal, and virtual communication skills

• Must be a U.S. Person.

Desired Requirements:

• Experience leading the development of aerospace systems, from conceptual design through production.

• Experience with finite element analysis, multi-body dynamics analysis, kinematics, and/or thermal analysis.

• Experience with system architecture design and performance analysis.

• Experience with system engineering processes, such as requirements development, system safety assessment, failure hazard analysis, and reliability analysis.

• Project management experience, such as scheduling, cost estimation, earned value management, and reporting.

• Hands-on experience working with machine shops, specifying fasteners, bearings, and other hardware, integrating prototype aircraft, and conducting performance tests.

• Experience designing commercial and/or military certified aircraft.

• Experience with business capture and early concept development of mechanical systems for commercial, government, or military aircraft applications.

Physical Requirements:

• Candidates should expect occasional travel