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Fluids/Mechanical Design Engineer - Tubing III
21218 76th Ave S Kent, WA 98032 US
Job Description
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Fluids/Mechanical Design Engineer – Tubing III opportunity with our client 100% Remote (anywhere in US is acceptable).
Job Responsibilities:
- Design of various pressure vessel types, and shapes to accommodate vehicle space allocation and integration envelope.
- Design of fluid lines and flex elements for cryogenic and space application.
- Drawing generation, including tolerance and GD&T setup.
- Ownership of design release cycle, including drawings release, and DFM reviews.
- Analysis of primary and secondary spacecraft pressure vessels.
- Integration of structural analysis with loads and dynamics environments.
- Finite Element Model development, refinement, validation, and correlation to tests.
- Strength checks and analysis report generation.
- Test and verification plan and report generation.
- Support configuration development and trade studies.
Job Qualifications:
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Civil Engineering.
- 5+ years of experience in the prediction/validation of low and/or high-frequency structural dynamics and loads, in addition to finite element modeling.
- Solid foundation of structural static/dynamic fundamentals.
- Passion for spacecraft structural/environmental loads development/validation.
- Ability to solve a variety of static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools).
- Experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles, or automotive in some of the following areas:
- External loads
- Vibro-acoustic analysis
- Thermal Loading
- Analysis using Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, or Opti-struct.
Preferred Job Qualifications:
- COPV Pressure Vessel design and analysis.
- Metallic Pressure Vessel design and analysis.
- Fluids Lines design and analysis.
- Flex Elements design and analysis.
- Composite design and analysis skills in any thermoset, thermoplastic, metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites.
- Manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, characterization & allowable development.
- Experience testing materials, joints, components and vehicles.
- Structural optimization using standard industry codes (Optistruct, HyperSizer, Nastran Sol 200, etc).
- Experience with ProEngineer Wildfire 4 / Creo Parametric or greater piping / routing module.
- Experience with Human spaceflight.
- Experience with composites.
- Experience with AIAA S-080 and S-081.
- Experience with EJMA Ninth and Tenth Edition.
Job Details:
- Job Type: Contract
- Locations: Various/100% Remote (anywhere in US is acceptable).
- Pay Ranges by Locations:
- 100% Remote: $58-$69/hr
- Renton, WA: $69-$83/hr.
- Merritt Island, FL/Phoenix, AZ: $58-$69/hr.
- Huntsville, AL/Denver, CO/Van Horn, TX: $64-$76/hr.
- Woodland Hills, CA/Reston, VA: $69–$85/hr.
- ITAR obligations are associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a) (1), (3) is required.
Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, 2 insurance plans (100% paid for employee only - HDHP plan, and a buy-up POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO) and an administered 401k plan.
About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to Software, Electronics, Medical Device, Telecom and Aerospace companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding, and exciting work opportunities for our candidates.
Meet Your Recruiter
Jessica Dunkinson
I began working for Protingent in 2019. Our openings can really fluctuate with the needs of the market, and I especially enjoy working in niche and unique roles. My recruiting style is transparent and to the point and I strive to be as helpful as possible without wasting anyone’s time. I strive to help candidates achieve a fulfilling role, no matter their parameters, and my philosophy is “don’t make excuses, make improvements”. I love recruiting because every day is different; I get the opportunity to speak with a large variety of people while learning the tech industry. My favorite part of the job is being able to make a difference in an individual’s life and helping companies that are making a difference in the world.
I look forward to hearing from you. Jessica