Aeronautical Engineers – Solid Rocket Motors

PGS Worldwide is seeking Aeronautical Engineers Solid Rocket Motors in Elkton Maryland for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. These positions will support the design development analysis testing and production of solid-propellant rocket motor systems for missile launch vehicle and space applications.

• Bachelors degree in a STEM discipline with 2 years of relevant experience; or masters degree with 3 years of relevant experience; or PhD with 1 year of relevant experience.
• Experience applying engineering principles to the design and development of aerospace mechanical aeronautical or propulsion systems.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Ability to interpret customer requirements and translate them into engineering design requirements.
• Experience supporting engineering design analysis testing or product development activities.
• Ability to develop or support detailed engineering drawings for component fabrication.
• Ability to perform engineering calculations supporting component or system sizing and performance.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense Secret clearance.

• Experience with rocketry solid rocket motors aerospace propulsion systems missiles flight vehicles or energetic systems.
• Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter.
• Experience with Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.
• Mechanical Aerospace and/or Aeronautical Engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of engineering design principles.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Knowledge of ASME Y14.5-2009.
• Experience with Design for Assembly and Design for Manufacturing (DFA/DFM).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Word Excel and PowerPoint.
• Active DoD Secret clearance.

• Serve as a project engineer supporting solid rocket motor programs.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to meet program milestones and customer requirements.
• Work with customers to understand technical requirements and design drivers.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design optimization and analysis activities.
• Design solid rocket motor assemblies and components with an emphasis on safety performance and program requirements.
• Perform high-level performance and sizing calculations for rocket motor components and assemblies.
• Apply engineering principles industry standards company standards and customer requirements to propulsion-system development.
• Support solid-propellant propulsion systems used in launch vehicles missile systems and space applications.
• Produce detailed engineering drawings supporting component fabrication.
• Support analysis and testing activities used to verify and validate designs.

• Full-time onsite in Elkton Maryland.
• 9/80A schedule.

• $89.76 per hour.

Job ID: 2071

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.