Job Description: As a Mechanical Engineer III, you will be working for the Payload and Small Spacecraft Mechanical Engineering Section (355), which is responsible for the structures, mechanisms, and mechanical systems engineering of payloads and small spacecraft across all phases of the mission lifecycle. Job Responsibilities: Support and present at team, line management, subsystem, and project level technical reviews. Serve as interface between technical product team and project management, systems engineering, test engineering, fabrication organizations, technicians, quality assurance, procurement organizations, etc. Support mechanical engineering activities for payloads, instruments, and small spacecraft during all mission phases including proposal, concept/system architecture development, detailed design/analysis, build/assembly, integration, environmental and performance testing, and flight operations. Ensure that delivered products meet all technical requirements and programmatic goals and commitments. Contribute to cost and schedule estimation and implementation planning of project subsystems Provide technical leadership for small to medium size teams of support engineers, designers, and structural analysts Lead the detailed design, structural analysis, build/assembly, engineering documentation, and delivery of sophisticated mechanical engineering products and subsystems for spaceflight missions. Contribute to the mentorship and training of junior technical team members Work independently, and under the direction of the group supervisor, project management, and project technical leads. Job Requirements: Practical experience using advanced principles, theories, concepts and techniques in solving mechanical engineering problems, with the ability to perform trade studies, develop conceptual configurations, engineer piece-parts and mechanical systems, and facilitate the fabrication, assembly, and qualification of spaceflight hardware. Experience in the mechanical integration and test of spaceflight hardware, for example subsystem/spacecraft assembly, Assembly/Test/Launch Operations, functional testing, environmental testing Requires a Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil or related technical subject area with a minimum of 6 years of related experience; Masters degree in similar subject areas with a minimum of 4 years of related experience; or PhD in similar subject areas with a minimum of 2 years related experience. Qualification & Experience: Experience in mechanical engineering subject areas for the design, analysis and test of structures and mechanisms, including engineering mechanics (statics and dynamics), strength of materials, structural design, machine design, structural/mechanical testing, manufacturing engineering, mechanical systems, and machine shop practices. Has experience and knowledge in engineering, design, analysis, and verification of space flight structures (spacecraft, payload, or instruments), mechanisms, or opto-mechanical assemblies. Experience as a Flight Hardware Cognizant/Responsible Engineer, experience developing and delivering spaceflight hardware, or other relevant flight project experience. Job Details: Company: JPL Vacancy Type: Full Time Job Location: California City, CA, US Application Deadline: N/A Apply Here vacanciesforyou.net
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