Liquid Rocket Engine, Mechanisms & Valves Engineer Job at Arcfield
Overview:
Responsibilities
Arcfield is a leading provider of full lifecycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. The company has more than 60 years of proven experience providing advanced engineering and analysis, IT and C5ISR capabilities to support our nation’s most critical national security missions. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA and with 16 offices around the world, Arcfield employs approximately 1,200 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals who put our customers’ missions first, helping them solve their most complex challenges through innovations in modeling, simulation and analysis, digital transformation and C5ISR. Visit arcfield.com for more details.
Responsibilities:
Background
Arcfield is seeking an experienced subject matter expert who will be a part of the Office of Space Launch (OSL) Mission Assurance Team (MAT) and perform independent and objective technical risk assessments at the system and subassembly level for mission critical launch vehicle mechanisms (e.g. pneumatic or cryogenic liquid valves, hydraulic actuators, thrust vector control actuators, pushers, release mechanisms, solenoid valves, pneumatic or hydraulic quick disconnects, and liquid rocket engine hardware). The role includes identifying and developing risk assessments for any deviations to the design baseline, including hardware non-conformances, out-of-family conditions, out-of-position work, and mission unique changes.
Responsibilities
- Review and evaluate the design, test plans, test data, analyses, and results of Launch vehicle mechanical systems and mechanisms, including real-time ground and flight data.
- Assess the impacts of ground test and flight anomalies on future missions.
- Participate in the assessment/review of launch vehicle provider and sub-tier supplier hardware as well as evaluate the subassembly integration of the launch vehicle at the manufacturing / integration facilities and launch site.
- Coordinate with the MAT Avionics and Structures disciplines on issues as required.
- Provide management insight into launch vehicle provider technical activities and reviews (Engineering meetings, Anomaly investigations, etc.).
- Prepare and brief status of issues to leadership.
- Document technical issues and perform risk assessments within the on-line tools.
- Provide support to customer briefings.
- Requires a minimum of fifteen (15) years' with a BS, 10-13 years with a MS and 8-10 years with a Ph.D, of experience working with the design and test of launch vehicle separation systems, latching mechanisms, liquid and pneumatic valve designs, Liquid rocket engine hardware and their associated systems.
- Requires the capability to create or evaluate analytical models as necessary to complete a risk assessment (e.g. gas dynamics, thermodynamics, hardware stress, etc.).
- Degree in a related field, is highly preferred.
- Excellent communication capabilities.
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