Aerospace Engineer ( Elkton, MD ) 207112 Month Contract Pay Rate: $75-100/hr W2 Onsite only US citizenship required Company is in need of an experienced technical professionals to work at its Elkton, Maryland facility. The position will be contracted as an Engineer Aeronautical 3 working on as a project engineer on SRM solid rocket motors programs. Engineering Design PrinciplesGeometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), ASME Y14.5-2009, Design for Assembly / Manufacturing (DFA/DFM) Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and/or Aeronautical Engineering Microsoft Office Suite of products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) Multi-disciplinary Teamwork Job Responsibilities: Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to meet program milestones and customer expectations Work with customers to understand requirements and design drivers Coordinate a multi-disciplinary strategy for design, optimization, and analysis to meet mission requirements Design SRM assemblies / components with a focus on safety and program requirements Complete high-level performance and sizing calculations on SRM components and assemblies Apply engineering principles, industry and company standards, and customer requirements to develop solid-propellant propulsion systems for launch vehicles, missile systems, and/or space missions Produce detailed drawings for component fabrication Support analysis & testing activities needed to validate designs Basic Requirements: Must have a bachelors degree in STEM and at least 2 years of relevant experience. Will consider those with a Masters degree and 3 years of experience or a PhD and 1 year of experience. Must be a US citizen. Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiarity with: Rocketry, Solid Rocket Motors, Aerospace Propulsion Systems, Missiles, Flight Vehicles, and/or Energetics Siemens NX and Teamcenter, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and/or Aeronautical Engineering Engineering Design Principles Multi-disciplinary Teamwork Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), ASME Y14.5-2009, Design for Assembly / Manufacturing (DFA/DFM) Microsoft Office Suite of products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) Active DoD Secret Clearance