Aerospace Engineer Job Description template and pdf with duties [2024]

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Under the direction of the Director of Engineering, the Aerospace Engineer is responsible for planning, managing, and executing aerodynamic and acoustic analysis, design, and testing. The Aerospace Engineer will contribute to team efforts by supporting sales proposals through performance predictions and technical presentations along with planning and managing workload.

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We are seeking an Aerospace Engineer to take ownership of various autonomous flight operations and support autonomous cargo and space launch missions. The ideal candidate is knowledgeable about aircraft design, flight dynamics, and has some experience with basic flight planning and operations. In this role, you will own and manage various regulatory projects and work with the larger engineering team to ensure that every flight is safe and licensed.

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Develop and document flight operations, procedures, processes, and reviews for flight operations of the vehicle.
Create, manage, and submit regulatory applications for both transport vessel flights and orbital space launch.
Support the design and development of flight safety components and systems; serve as the subject matter expert for applicable regulations in technical design activities.
Own various flight documentation through the full life-cycle of vehicles (operations manuals, maintenance manuals, etc.)
Perform inspections of flight hardware and our vehicles to ensure compliance with appropriate requirements and regulations.
- Prepare and participate in flight reviews, range meetings to ensure that ship flies on schedule.
- Collaborate closely with the larger engineering team and provide inputs to the integrated master schedule (IMS) to ensure that regulatory schedule factors are always represented in the IMS.
- Travel to airports, spaceports, and launch sites to develop field processing procedures and inspect flights facilities in preparation for operations.

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The primary purpose of the Aerospace Engineer position is to serve as engineering expert and consultant for aircraft airworthiness assurance and safety risk management, leading multi-discipline teams of engineers and aviation safety specialists.

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Aeronautical systems analysis. Leads teams of engineers in the analysis of aero structures, landing gear, fluid and mechanical systems, turboprop and turbofan engines, avionics, fire protection, etc.
- Safety risk assessment and safety risk management.
- Mishap investigation. Serves as a recognized technical authority in the investigation of aviation accidents and incidents, determination of causes, and development of corrective actions.
- Risk mitigation solutions.

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Degree: Engineering.
Combination of education and experience - college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.

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If you are an experienced Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering professional looking for an opportunity to grow, we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are looking for an experienced Aerospace Engineer to join our team.

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Manage and lead complex design efforts of new products.
Perform detailed analysis and reporting as required.
Provide technical leadership for multiple products.
Make decisions related to the development of new technology.
- Initiate and lead projects through the design process.
- Key contributor in Engineering lead activities.
- Apply technical solutions to projects with high level of technical risks.

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We are looking for an Aerospace Engineer to join our team. This activity will assist the government in acquisition and technical sustainment engineering and also help train and develop this capability within the government.

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3+ years of experience (2+ years with a Master's degree)
Bachelor's degree or higher in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering (from an ABET accredited program)
Must have current Secret security clearance or higher and be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance. The criteria for obtaining and holding a clearance are driven by US government requirements. You must be a US citizen to obtain a security clearance.

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We are seeking a talented, tenacious, results-driven Aerospace Engineer with experience in developing Astrodynamics, Orbit Analysis, Orbit Determination systems and algorithms. This is an opportunity to pioneer novel approaches to interesting Space Domain Awareness (SDA) challenges in a multi-disciplinary R&D environment with likeminded, motivated engineering staff who are collectively responsible for creating innovative solutions in support of national security and defense.

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The selected individual will lead full life-cycle development of advanced, technically complex SDA systems, to include research, concept development, design, system development, testing, training, validation, installation and operations and maintenance. Technical mentorship and supervision of junior engineers will be required.
Our dynamic environment and diverse projects demand flexibility to learn new technologies quickly.
The right candidate will be expected to demonstrate creativity and disciplined work habits leading to products that are well-structured, documented, and carefully tested.

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Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering (preferred), Applied Physics, or other equivalent field of discipline
15+ years’ experience
Demonstrated strength in Astrodynamics, Orbit Analysis, Orbit Determination
Ability to lead a small team of junior engineers
Experience with orbit software systems such as STK, ODTK, GMAT
- Experience in both Windows and Linux environments
- Experience with satellite maneuver planning, reconstruction, and characterization
- Strong scientific reasoning ability.

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We have an immediate opening for an Aerospace Engineer to support cutting-edge hypersonic aerospace system technology development. Efforts include conducting trade studies, performance analysis, evaluating designs, and supporting test and evaluation. Candidates will work closely with the United States’ preeminent hypersonic system experts throughout the government, academic and industrial research and development communities. Applicants must be technically strong and possess superior project management and oral and written communications skills. Candidates should be self-starters capable of working both independently and as part of a team. The ability to lead a team, multi-task and work at a fast pace is a must. Travel to support design reviews, ground and flight test campaigns, and meetings to support the nation’s hypersonic enterprise is required.

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Experience in advanced, high-speed air-vehicle and/or missile design and performance analysis to include flight mechanics, aerodynamics, aerothermal dynamics, high-temperature materials, heat-transfer, and/or wind-tunnel testing.
Experience in ground test and evaluation: developing test plans, verifying test readiness, supporting test execution and analyzing test results; familiarity with government and industry ground test facilities.
Experience with computational fluid dynamics, instrumentation, or flight experiments
Experience in leading technical activities within multi-disciplinary teams
Experience managing schedule, budget and program risks for fast-paced advanced technology programs
Experience in air-vehicle systems engineering, development, fabrication, and integration
- Experience in defense-related technology research and/or development programs
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience is required.
- A Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering plus 8 years of relevant experience is desired.

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We are seeking a highly qualified Aerospace Engineer to provide spacecraft navigation expertise in support of NASA’s Flight Dynamics Facility (FDF).

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Performing, evaluating, and enhancing operational orbit estimation and prediction for FDF-supported spacecraft
Overseeing and conducting navigation-related analyses, introducing new technologies and/or techniques to the FDF
Documenting and communicating analysis work via technical conference papers, journal publications, as well as informal forums with the navigation team and associated customers
Evaluating current FDF navigation processes to identify possible improvements and promote advancements and enhancements
Providing launch and early orbit navigation support
- Participating in tracking network validation, calibration, and/or certification of ground stations
- Acting as spacecraft flight dynamics subject matter expert
- Some travel may be required. Occasional off-hours support will be required.

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We are seeking an Aerospace Engineer to provide support to the Space Intelligence Data Division to provide foundational and operational support to the Deparment of Defense (DOD) and intelligence community (IC).

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Conduct research and develop white papers/studies for future technical collection capabilities and gaps
Perform R&D tasking, processing, exploitation and dissemination of collected R&D sensors data to support internal and external customers, Combatant Commands (CCMDs) and other mission partners.
Supports defense analytical requirements with enhanced scientific/engineering research, capability/limitation analysis, reverse engineering analysis/characterizations, facility and vulnerability assessments on foreign aerospace capabilities. Analysis, assessments and products include, but are not limted to current and future foreign aerospace technology and systems sucha as aircraft, spacecraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and aground control systems to understand capabilities, vulnerabilities.

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Minimum of 3 years experience conducting aerospace analysis with at least a portion of the experience being in the last 2 years.
- Aerospace Engineer shall have demonstrated proficiency conducting statistics and using statistical packages such as, but not limited to, Matlab, SPSS, SAS, PLUS, or R.
- At least 5-8 years of experience conducting aerospace analysis with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

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We are looking to add an Aerospace Engineer to join our team to support a customer who has a fast-paced and exciting mission within the intelligence community. This position will support and advise the customer on the development process for specialized technology, with a focus on unmanned aerial systems. The ideal candidate will be able to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team, quickly understand complex technical concepts and make assessments, and articulate recommendations to the customer.

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Serve as A SME for the unmanned systems for highly specialized logistics support, assessing technical solutions provided by external developers and providing recommendations to the government.
Provide technical input into full project life-cycle, including:: requirements definition, developer oversight, and testing and evaluation.

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