Ground Systems Engineer, Asset Engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the responsible engineer for one or multiple fluids ground systems including compressible, incompressible, and/or cryogenic fluid systems.
• Use knowledge of heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluids dynamics, controls, and instrumentation to analyze, design, and document new and existing production systems.
• Manage interdisciplinary teams to design, build, activate, and maintain fluids engineering projects from requirements definition through obsolescence.
• Identify, design, and implement fluids system upgrades, including changes to components, system, software, and process – driving continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with and develop relationships with production/build teams to anticipate fluids system needs and provide recommendations on process design for manufacturability.
• Work alongside and assist a skilled technician workforce in providing day-to-day ground systems support including testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and upgrades.
• Provide expertise, insight, and recommendations on pressurized components and safe operation of pressure systems to multiple teams across the company.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, chemical, or aerospace engineering.
• Experience with fluid dynamics, thermodynamics and/or process engineering.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience working with cryogenic fluid systems in a professional setting or outside the classroom project team.
• Demonstrated expertise designing and operating fluid systems.
• Experience using and troubleshooting control systems for remote operations and instrumentation feedback.
• Experience testing and operating with or around hazardous systems (high pressure, high energy, hazardous gases & fluids, etc.).
• PLC programming experience – Siemens preferred.
• Experience using CAD capability for 3D modeling (NX, SolidWorks).
• Able to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment including daily interactions with technicians, engineers, and managers.
• Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated and directed with keen attention to detail.
• Passion for advancing the commercial space industry and human spaceflight.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a multidisciplinary team of technicians and engineers.
• General physical fitness is required for some work areas, hardware typically is built in tight quarters and physical dexterity is required, also the ability to lift heavy objects >25lbs.
• Schedule varies depending on site operational needs, flexibility required.

Qualifications

• Strong desire and ability to learn quickly, adapt and innovate.
• Advanced degree in mechanical, aerospace or chemical engineering.