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Sr Fluids/Mechanical Design Engineer - Tubing

Kent, WA 98032

Posted: 07/18/2024 Employment Type: Contract Department: Blue Origin - Contract Job Number: 29241 Industry: AERO - Aerospace

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Position Title:  Sr. Fluids/Mechanical Design Engineer - Tubing.

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Sr. Fluids/Mechanical Design Engineer - Tubing 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.
  • 8+ 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:
  • Spacecraft and launch vehicle loads development/validation experience.
  • Hyperworks, NASTRAN, and Matlab proficiency.
  • LS-Dyna proficiency.
  • Adams proficiency.
  • Wave6 proficiency.
  • SEA proficiency.
  • High frequency environment prediction skills related to spacecraft and launch vehicles.

Job Details:
  • Job Type: Contract
  • Location: Various/100% Remote (anywhere in US is acceptable).
  • Pay Ranges based on location:
    • Renton, WA: $90-$103/hr
    • Merritt Island, FL/Phoenix, AZ: $72-$87/hr
    • Huntsville, AL/Denver, CO/Van Horn, TX: $80-$95/hr
    • Woodland Hills, CA/Reston, VA: $90-$105/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, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or 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 product development 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.

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