Staff Mass Properties Engineer - on site in Frisco, TX (R2253)

What you will do:

• Lead and participate in system-level trades to meet design requirements, including payload, power, propulsion, thermal, communications, and attitude control.
• Conduct advanced design weight estimation for proposals, prototyping, and trade studies.
• Estimate, calculate, and verify mass properties for components, assemblies, and completed systems.
• Develop analysis methods and tools for mass properties estimation.
• Generate and maintain mass properties reports for cross-functional teams.
• Implement test plans to verify mass properties (weight, center of gravity, inertia).
• Manage and update mass properties database.

Required qualifications:

• B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, material science/engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience as a mass properties engineer in an aerospace organization.
• Proficiency in with CAD software (SolidWorks, Siemens NX, etc)
• Familiarity with ATA100, SAWE RP A-7, RP 7 and RP 8 or predecessors
• Experience with Mass Properties requirements definition
• Experience developing and maintaining a Mass Properties Management and Control Plan
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• A demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others 

Preferred qualifications:

• Aircraft Weight and Balance Certification