Principal Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer

Company: SAIC
Location: Chantilly
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

Description

SAIC is seeking an

engineer with technical expertise in

spacecraft mechanical engineering. This position is located in Chantilly, VA and requires a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

In this role, you

will be an integral participant in spacecraft mechanical requirements

development, design analysis, and verification. Key areas of focus include

structural analysis, structural dynamics, spacecraft test, spacecraft

deployments, moving mechanical assemblies, and spacecraft transportation.

Job duties

include:

• 
  
• Support
  
  the customer in the oversight of the mechanical design, integration and test of
  
  spacecraft bus
• Provide
  
  expert advice/analysis on accommodation considerations for new
  
  satellite/payload developments
• Review
  
  and coordinate on all changes to specifications, lCDs and system level
  
  requirements documentation including the mechanical accommodation of payloads
  
  onto the satellite bus
• Review
  
  spacecraft mechanical manufacturing specifications for accuracy and ensure
  
  requirement allocation documentation is complete and accurate
• Review
  
  drawings, documents and procedures for design, manufacturing and integration,
  
  and provide comments to the contractor and/or government
• Track
  
  development issues, significant accomplishments and upcoming events and provide
  
  weekly status updates to the customer
• Attend
  
  mechanical system level design reviews, and program management reviews to
  
  assess design maturity, requirements compliance and to provide informed
  
  technical recommendations to the USG
• ldentify
  
  and assess emerging risks; develop and evaluate proposed burn-down plans
• Review
  
  prime contractor readiness to proceed into spacecraft manufacturing and test
• Support
  
  factory integration and test activities, as required
• Provide
  
  support to launch and satellite on-orbit test
• Attend
  
  branch meetings as appropriate at the request of the customer to coordinate
  
  support activities Provide technical evaluation of accommodation efforts in
  
  contractor Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs)
• Attend
  
  contractor milestone reviews (e.g. PDR, CDR, pre-test, pre- ship and other
  
  meetings) to provide technically based recommendations regarding satisfaction
  
  of review entrance and exit criteria
• Develop
  
  productive relationships with prime contractor counterparts, functional
  
  counterparts, and other spacecraft subsystem subject matter experts
• Advise
  
  and mentor USG spacecraft mechanical subsystem lead and other Vehicle
  
  Engineering Branch personnel regarding mechanical subsystem design elements
  
  QualificationsTYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
  
  
  
  • 
    
  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
    
  • Experience in
    
    the design & integration of satellite buses
    
  • Knowledgeable of launch
    
    & flight operations of space vehicles
    
    

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