Mechanical Engineering Department Manager
Responsibilities Qualifications
- Successfully integrate the technological problem-solving of engineering designs of the B330 spacecraft for Low Earth Orbit
- Participate in the complete system integration of space hardware
- Ownership throughout the entire lifecycle of the mechanical hardware designs, from concept to design & development to build to post-launch support
- Design of high reliability and/or long-lifetime hardware
- Develop and maintain critical path logic utilizing Microsoft Project across engineering, procurement, machine shop and assembly departments, in support of a team of Mechanical Engineers
- Develop documentation including analysis summaries, technical engineering notes, subsystem and device requirements, and participate in overall spacecraft architecture design
- 7-10 years experience managing a team of Mechanical Engineers
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Experience with thermal or structural analysis
- Knowledge of ANSYI 14.5 on mechanical drawings
- Proven senior mechanical design experience
- Experience in Space Mechanisms such as Space Vehicle Docking Adapters, Solar Array Deployment Mechanisms, Extendable Booms, etc.
- Experience performing related analyses including FEA and classical hand calculations
- Experience using Microsoft Project on large complex projects across multiple departments to support the Mechanical Engineering department
- Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred
- Experience in SolidWorks
- 10-15 years in spacecraft design is a plus
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Company Overview
Bigelow Aerospace was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Our company’s mission is to provide affordable, human-rated space structures for destinations in low Earth orbit, the moon, and beyond to meet the needs of a diverse array of customers.
Since 2006, we have successfully launched and deployed three expandable space structures, to include a human-rated module attached to the International Space Station. Presently, we are working on the research, design, and development of our next generation of human-rated expandable habitats, the B330 spacecraft. We are also currently partnered with NASA to assist with developing commercial and deep space habitation concepts as part of their NextSTEP (Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships) Habitation Systems program.
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