Senior Design Engineer – Advanced Concepts & Prototypes – Aerospace Research

Design, build, and test system prototypes that push new technologies to their limits to prove their capability. A successful applicant will have previous hands on experience in mechanical design of turbomachinery, design for manufacturing, assembly, and test execution.Job DescriptionRoles and ResponsibilitiesExecute with limited guidance the mechanical design of complex test systems, prototypes, and technology demos incorporating a range of new technologies.Collaborate with systems engineers, researchers, and facilities focals to turn high level system goals and test objectives into detailed design requirements.Plan and oversee the execution of design tasks for a multidisciplinary team of designers, analysts, and researchersUse engineering judgement to identify key design features to meet the testing goals and simplify non-critical features to accelerate time to test.Apply established design methodology as appropriate to create prototypes that properly model future products.Create new design methodologies as required to reduce new technology to practice.