CHIEF ENGINEER in Greenbelt, Maryland at Aerodyne Industries

Aerodyne Industries is a dynamic, rapidly growing engineering and information technology services firm headquartered on Florida’s exciting Space Coast. With locations throughout the US, we take pride in delivering small business agility with large corporation capabilities. Our list of clients count on us to prepare NASA’s Missions to the Moon and Mars and to defend our nation supporting the Missile Defense Agency and Department of Defense. Join the adventure of a lifetime by becoming a teammate with Aerodyne Industries and work on projects that will define our future.

As a Chief Engineer for our organization, you will be responsible for:

• Providing technical consultation advice to the project regarding design issues, development and test approaches
• Providing expertise in mechanical design, especially for MGSE
• Ability to create drawings (using CREO)
• Generate images and models to support various studies and reviews

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited institution in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent engineering degree experience in an engineering field with 20+ years of related experience
• Must be able to pass a Government background investigation
• Strong experience designing, developing, and delivering mechanical hardware, assemblies, and mechanical systems
• Strong experience using CREO
• Experience with Windchill
• Extensive experience with model conversion into various CAD formats.
• Firm grasp and understanding of ANSI drafting and tolerance standards
• Experience at authoring and maintaining project documentation
• Strong communication skills and ability to interface with engineers, analysts, designers, manufacturing specialists, machine shop, flight techs, and project staff

Desired Experience:

• Knowledge of materials, treatments, and coatings related to space-flight design and operation of mechanisms
• Knowledge of General Environmental Verification Specification (GEVS) and NASA 5017
• Practical knowledge of Standards for Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Experience with NASA mission life cycle and review cycle (design reviews, requirements reviews, integration reviews, trade studies, etc.)

All candidates must meet the 22 CFR 120.15 definition of U.S. Persons.

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