Principal Mechanical Engineer (Design); U.S. Citizen, National, or Green Card Holder required – H10 Aerospace
Location: Sterling, VA (onsite)
Duration: 18 months to 3 years with potential for extension(s)
*** ITAR required so must be U.S. Citizen, National, or Green Card Holder
Required Qualifications
- Experience with aerospace and/or space hardware development
- Experience with PDM systems and configuration management
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program
- 9+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree or 7+ years with a Master’s degree
Duties and Responsibilities
- Design & Modeling: Lead the mechanical design of spacecraft electronics assemblies using high-fidelity CAD tools like SolidWorks or similar.
- Draft high quality mechanical drawings for the fabrication of designed parts incorporating the necessary GD&T.
- FEA Analysis: Perform and review detailed structural and thermal analysis to validate design integrity under flight loads and temperatures using Ansys Workbench or similar.
- Testing & Qualification: Familiarity with space environmental testing, including vibration, thermal-vacuum (TVAC), and shock testing, to ensure flight readiness.
- Project Oversight: Manage project schedules and technical risk, while coordinating with electrical, software, and systems engineers to integrate multidisciplinary subsystems.
- Teamwork: Mentor teammates, collaborate effectively in interdisciplinary teams. Perform detailed reviews of mechanical team products.
- Ability to support travel or off-site work, as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working knowledge of space electronics packaging and cooling (VPX standards) and designing for space environments
- Master’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering
The Principal Mechanical Engineer works collaboratively with program managers and project engineers to ensure successful program execution and is responsible for applying expert mechanical knowledge in designing and analyzing electro-mechanical assemblies. This position requires expert technical capability and communication skills, and effective forward thinking to take advantage of opportunities and prevent issues. To be successful in this role, the individual should possess expert technical depth to perform deep-dive analysis, as well as technical breadth to work through complex issues across disciplines (e.g. mechanical, electrical, software, and firmware). This individual can work autonomously with only high-level objectives to be effective, is able to work on problems of diverse complexity and scope and demonstrates expert engineering judgement.
About H10
H10 is an engineering services and consulting firm with a nationwide presence. Our teams support clients across mechanical and hardware engineering, software and application development, data and analytics, and project and program management.
Salary & Benefits
The salary range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including by not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate. Salary Range: $160,000- $140,000 annually
H10 provides eligible employees (those who are scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week) with a range of benefits including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, PTO, and a 401k plan.
Physical Demands
- Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
- Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
- Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
- Above demands are carried out within the local existing Health and Safety guidelines.
Notes
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.
- 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.
- H10’s policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.
- This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
- H10 would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted. H10 does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.
Pay: $160,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
