Lunar Terrain Vehicle Design Engineer

Description

Humans left the moon for the last time on December 14, 1972, over 51 years ago! With renewed interest in exploration and commercial lunar development, NASA is investing with industry partners to design, build, and fly the next generation of crewed/remote-piloted/autonomous lunar surface vehicles. Leidos is actively involved with NASA delivering flight hardware for the Lunar Dawn team. Leidos is seeking a talented Mechanical or Aerospace Engineer to support the LTV program as a hardware design Engineer.

As a core member of the team, you will play a valuable part in supporting and executing the LTV program for NASA. You will be required to support multiple tasks in parallel, productively contribute to and lead team environments, and communicate effectively to management, coworkers, and customers. You must also be self-motivated and highly organized with a focus on managing customer expectations with a constant goal of generating high quality products that exceed stakeholder expectations. This is a dynamic opportunity supporting the Mechanical Design team in which talented engineers can thrive working alongside senior engineers on a diverse array of multidisciplinary projects in the space systems arena.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support engineering design and integration activities for aspects of LTV systems
• Develop conceptual CAD models and produce engineering drawings for vehicle hardware, Production Support Equipment (PSE), Ground Support Equipment (GSE), or specialty test equipment
• Work collaboratively with project team(s) to formulate innovative solutions to complex problems and products across a broad range of applications.
• Support project team(s) across multiple disciplines with the completion of document deliverables
• Develop and execute trade studies for the LTV program

Basic Qualifications

• Position requires candidates to be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Applicant must have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university with completion prior to the start date
• Applicant must be a US Citizen.
• Applicant must have an overall GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Ability to perform physical work such as lifting up to 30-lbs.
• Knowledge of and ability to use common hand tools.
• Applicant must be willing to work in-office in Huntsville, AL
• Ability to track multiple tasks and prioritize work independently
• Self-motivation and quick learner to adapt to the broad array of subjects and issues encountered
• Experience with CAD software
• Experience with Microsoft suite of office software(PowerPoint, Word, & Excel)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with PTC Creo or SolidWorks CAD software
• Experience with reading and drafting 2D engineering drawings per ASME Y14.1
• Basic understanding of GD&T
• Able to interpret static stress analysis plots and graphs
• Desire to solve complex technical problems and learn from a team of experienced engineers
• Prefer January start date, but will consider a May/June start date for the right candidate

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For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.