Avionics Mechanical Design and Analysis Engineer III

$91,000 - $156,000/Yr

Sierra Nevada Corporation - Huntsville, AL

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - Huntsville, AL

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Avionics Mechanical Design and Analysis Engineer III at Blue Origin plays a crucial role in the In-Space Systems business unit, focusing on the design, analysis, and testing of avionics enclosures for spacecraft. This position involves working within a diverse team to develop high-reliability solutions for electronic components in harsh environments, contributing to the future of space mobility and safe human spaceflight.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and test avionics enclosures for electronic components on various spacecraft.
• Support electronics development and trade studies, creating interface definition, specification, and control documents.
• Validate requirements through design, test, analysis, or inspection.
• Plan and conduct tests, review and interpret data.
• Create assembly and/or installation drawings and support hardware builds.
• Complete thermal and structural analyses of avionics designs.
• Create engineering drawings and manage product configuration through the product lifecycle.
• Create test plans and manage testing and qualification of the product.

Requirements

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electro-mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related technical subject area.
• 5+ years of experience with design of electro-mechanical avionics assemblies, static structural, modal, random vibration, and thermal analysis.
• Experience with Steinberg or Engelmeier solder fatigue.
• Experience with FEA tools (ANSYS preferred).
• Working knowledge of 3D CAD programs (Creo Pro/E preferred).
• Experience with GD&T implementation and analysis (ASME Y14.5).
• Experience designing ruggedized electronics enclosures or similar high-performance hardware.
• Experience in electromechanical design of avionics enclosures, PCBA integration, trace sizing and manufacturing.
• Knowledge on avionics reliability mitigations.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with recent versions of Creo, Windchill, ANSYS, ICEPAK, and Sherlock.
• Experience with fatigue analysis and fracture mechanics.
• Familiarity with aerospace industry standard structural analysis methods.
• Familiarity with environmental testing similar to SMC-S-016, DO-160, and/or MIL-STD-810.
• Familiarity with circuit card design per IPC-A-610 and/or J standards.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Paid Time Off: Up to four weeks per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Discretionary bonus based on individual contributions and company results.