The AS&D Vulcan Development team is looking to fill the role of Mechanical Design Engineer 3 to support development of the Centaur V on SLS upper stage. Key responsibilities include:
• Contribute to design and architectural trade evaluations by generating options, assessing impacts, and preparing technical summaries for review.
• Design and develop mechanical and structural components for the Centaur V upper stage, ensuring designs align with vehicle‑level and subsystem requirements.
• Support program planning and execution by maintaining status of assigned tasks, identifying risks, and providing clear technical inputs.
• Prepare engineering content for major program reviews, by developing models, drawings, analysis summaries, and verification documentation.
• Support requirement development and participate in fishbone analyses to clarify design intent, inform verification plans, and strengthen root‑cause evaluation frameworks.
• Participate in development and qualification test campaigns, including test planning, instrumentation support, data review, and post‑test documentation.
• Create and update CAD models, detailed drawings, and GD&T for mechanical hardware throughout the design lifecycle.
• Perform first‑order assessments of mechanical designs to enable efficient integration with analysis teams and improve overall engineering workflow efficiency.
• Assist in troubleshooting hardware issues, supporting non‑conformance dispositions, and participating in root‑cause investigations.
• Interface with manufacturing, quality, and technicians to support hardware build, integration, and test activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure successful integration of mechanical designs within the broader upper‑stage architecture.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts in design, documentation, and producibility.
Required Education
Bachelor
Required Years of Experience
Minimum of 4 years of related work experience
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
• Familiarity with structural and mechanical system design, development, and participation in qualification activities
• Ability to execute assigned engineering tasks with growing independence and effective time management
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and applicable industry or government standards
• Significant experience performing CAD modeling and drawing creation
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Experience integrating with multi-disciplinary teams and demonstrated technical coordination skills
• Strong understanding of design for producibility of machined and formed parts
• Proven capability in executing engineering drawing package release
• Strong GD&T interpretation and application skills
• Foundational understanding of aerospace hardware and system level integration and test processes
• Understanding of aerospace hardware production and manufacturing operations
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering
- Understanding of stress analysis methodologies and tools
- NX and Teamcenter utilization in an MBE environment
- Technical understanding of composite structural design and tooling solutions
- Experience performing sub-system and vehicle walkdown inspections
- Utilization of agile processes in a development program environment
