Propulsion Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States; onsite role with up to 15% travel

Company

Employee-owned aerospace engineering company supporting defense and aviation programs.

What you will do

• Provide engineering support for Environmental Control Systems used on helicopters, unmanned air vehicles, and fixed-wing platforms.
• Review test plans, test reports, analyses, design changes, and engineering change proposals for specification, qualification, and airworthiness compliance.
• Witness tests, evaluate results, inspect post-test hardware, and recommend corrective actions or improvements.
• Support failure investigations, procedure validations, depot and repair activities, Product Verification Audits, alternate source evaluations, and Manufacturing Review Boards.
• Perform thermal, thermodynamic, risk, reliability, data reduction, and performance analyses for air, water, hydraulic fluid, gas, vapor, and steam systems.
• Provide technical and project engineering support for Component Improvement Program, Condition Based Maintenance, and Cost Wise Readiness activities.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline and 15 years of experience.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and parts lists.
• Documented experience performing thermal analyses and steady-state and transient thermodynamic design and analysis.
• Experience with risk analysis, reliability analysis, data reduction, Environmental Control performance evaluation, and compliance recommendations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% employee-owned company.
• Equal employment opportunity employer and VEVRAA-governed federal contractor.
• Regular travel of up to 15% may be required.