Senior Design Engineer

About Frontier Aerospace Corporation

Frontier Aerospace Corporation conceptualizes, designs, proves and additively manufactures in-space and launch system rocket propulsion thrusters. From concept ideation to product development to qualification testing to customer delivery, we have a proven philosophy and the in-house resources necessary to design, build, test, and deliver reliable, high-performance liquid propellant thrusters for our nation's critical in-space, commercial, civilian, and defense applications.  Whether they are used for attitude control, orbit transfer, lunar and exo-moon landing, deep-space missions, or high-thrust divert systems, Frontier's thrusters meet the most demanding requirements.

 

Our customers are hungry for a propulsion supplier who can reliably meet their requirements and who is responsive to their needs. Frontier's mission is to do just that, by advancing breakthrough propulsion technologies and providing industry-leading customer responsiveness. Ultimately, it's our fantastic team of dedicated professionals and hard-working tradespeople who make this a reality.  As a small, but rapidly growing company, there are many opportunities for our team members to grow and take on new and exciting responsibilities - to be more than just another worker.  Come make a difference and share in our success!

 

Sr. Design Engineer

Come join our growing team where you will get to make a difference daily by continuing to help build our reputation for quality, responsiveness, and the ability to handle complex products. We have an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Design Engineer, who will be involved with the whole design process, from conception to production. The successful candidate will be responsible for engineering assignments requiring a wide application of advanced principles, theories and concepts in rocket engine design and development, while working collaboratively with the rest of the team across multiple projects to produce quality thrusters.

 

Responsibilities:

• Generate detail part production drawings fully dimensioned with GD&T verified to meet functional manufacturability requirements.
• Conduct analysis of components and subsystems.
• Create engineering drawings and specifications for components.
• Interface with vendor or in-house fabrication and assembly teams during design and prototype hardware builds. Incorporate any producibility lessons learned by design change and drawing revision.
• Support development testing efforts by incorporating design changes if necessary to further improve hardware performance or reliability.
• Provide ongoing technical support to production effort with engineering change orders to make design changes that improve producibility or reliability.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 5+ years of professional 3D CAD design experience (Creo Parametric and Windchill PLM preferred).
• Working knowledge of aerospace material, treatments, and processes.
• Ability to design parts, tooling, and test fixtures necessary to build rocket engine hardware.
• Knowledgeable with GD&T implementation and analysis (ASME Y14.5).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• Experience in the design, production, and/or test of mechanical equipment (aerospace preferred).
• Experience in working resolution of production nonconformances.
• Working knowledge of design and function of rocket propulsion concepts and components.
• Experience with 3D CAD large model management and configuration and 2D drawings (prefer Creo Parametric and Windchill PLM).
• Experience designing parts and components for additive manufacturing.

Travel Requirements:

• Local interoffice travel expected (25 miles one-way) during setup of new facility (in Newbury Park, CA) and shutdown of old facility (in Simi Valley, CA)
• Occasional local and domestic travel as needed

 

Employment Criteria:

This position includes access or potential access to ITAR technical data. Therefore, candidates will need to qualify as a US Person which is defined as a US Citizen, a Permanent Resident who does not work for a foreign company/foreign government/foreign governmental agency or organization, or a political asylee in compliance with International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

Employment Statement:

The responsibilities described on this document are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee. The scope of the job may also change as necessitated by business demands.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Frontier Aerospace participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program at www.e-verify.gov.

Pay:   Salary $100,000 to $150,000 DOE

Employment Type and Exempt Status:  Full-time / Exempt

Benefits:  12 company paid holidays

                  Vacation days and Sick days

                  401(k) w/company matching

                  Medical

                  Dental, Vision, Life

                  Health savings account