Mechanical/Aerospace System Engineer

Overview

Job Title: Mechanical/Aerospace System Engineer

Location: Maryland: AEDC White Oak Campus MD

Job Family Code: O- Engineering

Function/Branch: Tunnel 9

Directorate: Test Operations

Position Type: Regular, Full time

Pay Type: Exempt

Sponsorship: Position Not Sponsored

Grade: M07 (OA0717) – M08 (OA0815)

Salary Range: M07: $87,000 - $119,500, M08: $107,200 - $147,300

Overview

Open to External candidates. Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical or Aerospace Systems Engineer, supporting TOS II, at Tunnel 9 in Silver Spring, MD. The Systems Engineer will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for operating and maintaining, as well as supporting tests the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

Job Summary

Systems Engineers provide engineering functions to support hypersonic wind-tunnel testing at Tunnel 9. The candidate will take ownership of major systems; coordinate facility and equipment improvement projects; follow project lifecycle (planning, budgeting, schedule, execution); perform mechanical design of tunnel components and interface hardware; develop many design drawing packages; develop/review analysis for thermo-mechanical structural and stress analysis reports for components in the wind tunnel; and develop improvements to tunnel performance and maintainability.

Job Duties:

• Own assigned systems across their full lifecycle, including configuration control, reliability, maintainability, upgrades, and end-of-life planning.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute facility and equipment improvement projects, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, procurement support, installation, testing, and closeout.
• Develop mechanical designs for components, tooling, fixtures, interface hardware, and modifications needed to support test operations.
• Produce, review, and maintain engineering drawing packages, models, bills of material, and release documentation in accordance with configuration-management requirements.
• Perform or review thermo-mechanical, structural, and stress analyses to verify component suitability for wind-tunnel operating environments.
• Coordinate with operations, technicians, safety, instrumentation, controls, maintenance, and test customers to ensure systems are ready and test requirements are met.
• Identify and implement improvements to tunnel performance, availability, operability, and maintainability based on test experience, data, and failure trends.
• Develop technical scopes of work and support vendor/manufacturer engagement for repairs, fabrication, and procured equipment.
• Ensure engineering changes, maintenance actions, and temporary modifications are documented, reviewed, approved, and communicated appropriately.
• Review test requests and facility impacts to determine system readiness, constraints, risks, and required modifications or support.
• Communicate clearly and utilize various methods of communication.
• It is a condition of employment to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
• Perform other duties as required.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with a minimum of 2 years of professional mechanical or aerospace engineering experience.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance and the AEDC local area network.
• Due to Air Force Security requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required for employment at AEDC.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Science degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• Active Secret clearance
• Hands on mechanical design, maintenance, or operations experience acquired through previous employment, education, or internship
• Experience using PTC Creo CAD software
• Experience performing Finite Element Analysis (FEA), especially using Ansys software

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule

Who We Are

Beyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.

We chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC’s rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC’s Toward New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC’s capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today. Leveraging the capabilities of our parent companies, BNH specializes in testing and evaluation for military and space systems combined with proven capability in large-scale Government program management, integration, engineering, and construction services for specialized and technically advanced high-hazard facilities.

Join our Team!

U.S. Citizenship is required. At this time BNH will not sponsor any applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1b, F1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount BNH is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time jobs will be adjusted based upon the number of hours agreed to work at location Tennessee: Arnold Air Force, TN. 

M07: $87,000 - $119,500, M08: $107,200 - $147,300/ year at White Oak, MD. 

BNH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, veteran status, and any other grounds for discrimination prohibited by applicable law.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.