Senior Missile Systems Structural Engineer

Avion Solutions Inc., an employee-owned company, seeks candidates for a Senior Missile Systems Structural Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency. This position is based in Huntsville, AL.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• Provide engineering support for missile systems and components.
• Actively participate in All-Up Round (AUR) Integrated Product Team (IPT) activities and working groups focused on NGI Missile Systems Structural Engineering activities.
• Support failure investigations and procedure validations/verifications.
• Establish and gain knowledge of specific contractor development activities, and assist in maximizing Government IPT team participation in key areas, including prototype testing, design reviews, risk reviews, contractor trade studies, and other contractor design and development efforts.
• Participate in engineering oversight and management of the NGI contractor.
• Provide direct review of Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) and Objective Evidence (OE) deliverables and/or coordinate reviews of such items with agency Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Review changes in designs and engineering change proposals, and documents.
• Provide staff utilization and planning inputs to take full advantage of the ability to provide contractor oversight and independent assessments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• MS Degree in STEM (Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering).
• 12+ years of related experience in Missile Systems Structural Engineering.
• Ability to provide Structural Engineering evaluation and assessments, including recommendations.
• Experience in the structural design and qualification of missiles.
• Experience with analysis programs such as MS Excel, Python, MATLAB.
• Experience with fatigue analysis, cumulative damage theory, failure analysis of mechanical components and systems.
• Experience leading a collaborative team to deliver rigorously planned, coordinated, and synchronized results.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time. US travel only.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in MDA processes.
• Ability to develop documents for Program Reviews and Engineering Review Boards (ERB).
• Experience with the design and analysis of bolted joints and bearing design.

Equal Opportunity: Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor who affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin or any other reason prohibited by law.