GSE Engineer
Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Engineers work in a fast-paced environment, utilizing many aspects of engineering (fluids, structures, etc.) to design and build test stands and equipment to allow propulsion and structural component and system level testing. Specific responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Engineering, design, analysis, material/component selection and procurement, construction, activation, and maintenance of test stands, tooling, and supporting infrastructure
- Provide support and direction to technicians during construction, activation, and maintenance of stands and equipment
- Support testing campaigns by monitoring and reviewing data, ensuring health of systems, and modifying equipment or procedures as necessary
- Develop novel ways to streamline site-wide processes and increase the reliability and efficiency of testing operations
- Perform any additional tasks that ensure efficient and effective testing, as required
- It is sometimes necessary to perform hands-on work in all environments (heat, cold, rain), occasionally in tight quarters or at heights
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- B.S. degree is required in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- M.S. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline
- Fundamental understanding, intuition, and aptitude of fluid and/or structural design and analysis
- Creative ability to imagine and design from scratch, while retaining low cost, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability
- Experience where quick-thinking and problem solving plays a critical role
- Good response to challenges posed by short deadlines
- Ability to work in a high-concentration, high-stress environment and possible extended work hours
- Acute attention to detail, ability to see interactions with other systems to avoid problems
- Windows Operating Systems – Intermediate skill level
- Microsoft Office – Intermediate skill level
- CAD – Intermediate skill level (NX a plus)
- Additional analysis software is a plus – FEA, CFD, Fluid Flow, other
- Experience with high pressure and cryogenic fluid systems and components
- Experience producing drawings for welders and machine shop fabrication
- Machining, welding, other fabrication techniques, and general hands-on experience
- Experience in FEA or CFD modeling and analysis, with ability to verify by simplified hand calculations
- Piping and pressure vessel design experience per ASME code, work with flanges, gaskets, fasteners
- Instrumentation, testing, data review and analysis, verification against a model
Additional Information
Additional Requirements:
- General physical fitness is required for some work areas, flight hardware typically is built in tight quarters and physical dexterity is required
- Physical effort including standing, lifting and carrying light weight such as materials or equipment
- Occasionally exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments – heat, cold, rain
Work performed in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, and noise
ITAR Requirements:
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.