Nyx Crew Vehicle Design Principal

The Exploration Company
Houston
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["CAD","3D CAD","Finite Element Analysis","PLM","Bill of Materials","Interface Control Documents","Harness routing","3D modeling","Systems engineering"]

Lead the mechanical design of next-generation space vehicles for crewed flight, spanning concept to flight readiness. Own CAD modeling, system layout, FEA and structural analysis, and ensure compliance with human-rating standards. Drive architecture decisions, risk mitigation, and cross-functional execution while growing a multidisciplinary mechanical team in a fast-paced aerospace program.

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The Exploration Company
The Exploration Company
2 months ago

Nyx Crew Vehicle Design Principal

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Job Summary

Lead the mechanical design of next-generation space vehicles for crewed flight, spanning concept to flight readiness. Own CAD modeling, system layout, FEA and structural analysis, and ensure compliance with human-rating standards. Drive architecture decisions, risk mitigation, and cross-functional execution while growing a multidisciplinary mechanical team in a fast-paced aerospace program.
Location: Houston
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the creation and development of detailed CAD models, assemblies, and technical drawings of the vehicle, primary and secondary vehicle structural elements, and mechanical systems.
  • •Lead the development of the overall system layout, including component accommodation and interface definition, applying a top-down design approach and managing complex, large assemblies.
  • •Ensure compliance with industry standards, human-rating requirements and quality processes throughout the product lifecycle.
  • •Establish vehicle design, layout, structural elements, and drive key design decisions.
  • •Conduct trade studies, mechanical simulation, and analytical assessments to optimize performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:RelocationVisa Sponsorship

Key Requirements

  • •B.S. in Mechanical Design, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Technology, or similar related discipline.
  • •10+ years of relevant engineering experience. Relevant advanced degrees will be considered in lieu of equivalent experience.
  • •System mindset with a proven capability of understanding and managing complex systems.
  • •Demonstrated experience designing, integrating, and testing space systems, vehicles, or component/subsystems including direct experience in one or more of the following areas of development: structure design and analysis, manufacturing, integration and test.
  • •Experience designing structural components, CAD and lifecycle management tools, and incorporating plumbing and/or electrical harness routing in 3D and finite element analysis software.
Experience:10+ yearsAerospaceSpaceSpacecraftNASAAFRLDARPA
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CAD3D CADFinite Element AnalysisPLMBill of MaterialsInterface Control DocumentsHarness routing3D modelingSystems engineering
Tech Stack:CADFEAPLM3D modelingInterface control documentsHarness routing

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Company Brief

The Exploration Company
Designs and develops reusable crewed and cargo spacecraft for low Earth orbit missions. The company builds orbital transfer and return vehicles to enable routine transportation, research, and commercial services in space.
Industry: Space Technology
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Headquarters: Munich, Germany
Founded: 2018
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