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Salary: USD 130,000 - 200,000 / annual
Voyager Technologies is a defense, national security, and space technology company developing mission-critical solutions for advanced propulsion, aerospace systems, and national security applications. This Mechanical Engineer V role is a senior individual contributor position focused on complex mechanical design across multiple technical domains.
Key Responsibilities:
Design: Lead expertise in complex design challenges including actuator performance optimization, specialized igniter design, pressure vessel design, solid rocket motor systems, hot gas valve design, and rocket thruster development. Generate complex actuator designs, conduct thorough performance analysis, and implement innovative solutions. Perform trade-off analysis integrating multidisciplinary considerations and provide comprehensive recommendations for design optimization.
Drafting & Modeling: Demonstrate exceptional skills in designing intricate 2D/3D models using advanced CAD commands and generating technical drawings. Interpret complex GD&T symbols, analyze engineering drawings, and provide guidance on dimensional and tolerance requirements. Create intricate 3D models using advanced features and contribute to solid modeling practices.
Materials: Possess expertise in advanced ceramic properties, insulator material characterization, advanced metal types, and refractory metals. Conduct detailed characterization, develop customized solutions, contribute to research and innovation, and optimize material selection for challenging applications including extreme temperature environments.
Analysis: Demonstrate expertise in complex simulation setups, structural analysis, dynamic analysis, and thermal analysis. Build complex simulations, validate models, and make informed engineering decisions. Interpret and validate dynamic analysis results, optimize structural designs, and address thermal management challenges. Apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing principles and statistical tolerance analysis methods.
Manufacturing: Possess expertise in complex additive manufacturing, mechanical assembly, composite layups, machining, molding and casting, and welding. Optimize designs, select materials and processes, and specify quality control checks including NDT methods. Lead assembly teams and provide expert consultation on manufacturing planning strategies.
Testing: Perform assembly tasks and integrate components for testing including handling of energetics. Understand test data collection principles, perform data preprocessing and statistical analysis, set up and operate measurement instruments, and perform calibrations. Develop test plans, identify objectives, define procedures, and create schedules.
Systems Engineering: Possess advanced knowledge of mass estimation techniques, acquisition processes, requirements analysis, prioritization, validation, and risk management. Conduct detailed mass analyses for complex systems and propose optimization strategies. Contribute to identifying potential risks, analyzing failure modes, and implementing reliability and safety measures as a recognized authority in the field.
Project Management: Lead small teams, understand operations research principles, manage complex procurement tasks, and manage schedules. Effectively communicate goals and expectations, develop procurement strategies, manage vendor evaluations, and implement effective contract management practices.
Ballistics & Propulsion: Understand advanced grain design methodologies, analyze burning characteristics, and optimize performance. Understand propellant chemistry, combustion principles, grain geometry, internal ballistics, and solid propellant manufacturing processes.
Communications: Possess exceptional skills in technical presentation, writing specialized technical documents, and providing expert guidance on complex communication challenges. Develop compelling narratives tailored for specific audiences and excel in writing technical documents with precision and accuracy.
Required Qualifications:
- 10–15 years of mechanical engineering experience
- Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other relevant engineering discipline from an accredited university (equivalent experience may be considered)
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent resident status, or eligible to obtain required ITAR authorizations
Preferred Qualifications:
- Rocket motor design and testing experience
- Master of Science in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other relevant engineering discipline
- Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time
- Positive, cooperative, self-motivated, and professional behavior
