Senior Mechanical Engineer (COPVs)
Full Time $135,000 - $165,000 / yearJob Overview
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Impulse for our Vehicle Engineering Team, you will own all aspects of the design, analysis, build, test and integration of flight composite overwrapped pressure vessels – working with cross-functional engineering teams to accomplish this. This means cradle-to-grave ownership of the COPVs and development of next generation cutting edge bottles to support future vehicles and missions.
Responsibilities
- Design, analyze, build, test, and document both innovative COPVs and COPV mounting structures
- Formulate the comprehensive cradle to grave Road Map for your hardware
- Automate COPV development and processes to streamline design, analysis, and documentation
- Work with and strengthen relationships with key suppliers who support COPV processes, components, and materials
- Size COPVs for future vehicles understanding system requirements and trade space
- Support first article build through the ramp to production in collaboration with the manufacturing team, rolling in DFM and reliability improvements
- Support development and qualification test campaigns in collaboration with the test team, creating test plans to gather key learnings and demonstrate flightworthiness
- Establish driving load cases and environments in collaboration with the loads/dynamics and thermal teams
- Collaborate effectively and frequently with manufacturing working on the shop floor to understand fabrication processes, incorporate feedback, and address needs
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- 4+ years’ experience working with composite materials
- 2+ years demonstrated experience designing and analyzing COPVs, SRMs, or similar
- Passion for working with composites, COPVs, and high-pressure systems
- Hands on experience fabricating composite parts either at university or in industry
- Strong knowledge of hand calculations for structural sizing and model validation
- Strong understanding of mechanics of materials, material failure modes, and associated analysis methods
- Familiarity with a wide set of manufacturing processes across both metallics and composites such as machining, forming, lamination, and winding
- Proficiency with CAD software and ability to learn new tools
- Demonstrated experience working collaboratively across different teams
- Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns