The Aerospace Corporation

Electromechanical Controls Engineer (Electric Motor Specialist)

The Aerospace Corporation • $70K — $105K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or equivalent
  • 1+ years of relevant professional experience
  • Familiarity with laboratory experimentation and test strategy development
  • Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, dSPACE, LabVIEW, SolidWorks, C/C++, or Python
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance

Responsibilities

  • Conduct technical studies on control hardware components
  • Verify contractor designs and system performance
  • Supervise experimental investigations in the Mechatronics Research Laboratory
  • Interact with government customers and contractors on multiple programs
  • Communicate study results to internal and external stakeholders

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
  • Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
  • Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
  • 401(k) Plan with company-paid benefits and matching contributions
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
  • Relocation assistance
  • Professional growth and development programs
  • Education assistance programs
  • Inclusive work environment built on teamwork and respect
Full Job Description

The Vehicle Systems Division (VSD) sits at the center of the ideas and data behind current and future systems supplying innovative research and development; technical evaluations during the acquisition process; conceptual and detailed design; assembly, integration, and test; and operational support. Comprised primarily of highly trained mechanical and aerospace engineers, VSD provides national expertise in the areas of vehicle engineering; guidance, navigation, and controls, robotics, electro-mechanical devices, embedded systems, fluid mechanics, propulsion, thermal control, orbital mechanics, mechanisms, structures, structural dynamics, and dynamic environments.


The Electromechanical Control Department (ECD) is charged with the responsibility of providing technical support in the areas of hardware used for spacecraft and launch vehicles, as well as terrestrial and aerial applications. We specialize in mission critical control sensors and actuators, including Electric Motors, Gyroscopes and IMUs, Accelerometers, Gimbals, Steering Mirrors, Encoders & Resolvers, Star Trackers, GPS Receivers, Capacitive & Inductive Sensors, Servo Mechanism, Thrust Vector Control Actuators, and Reaction Wheels.


As anElectromechanical Controls Engineer (Associate Member of Technical Staff 6 Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineering) in ECD, you willplan andconducttechnical studies, experimental investigations, and verification activities to support customer programs, while interacting with government customers, program management, and contractors.


This position is located in El Segundo, CA., requiring at least 4 days onsite.


What You9ll Be Doing

  • Conduct technical studies involving the testing, evaluation, analysis, or simulation of control hardware components
  • Verify contractor designs, approaches, and overall system performance
  • Supervise and support experimental investigations in the Mechatronics Research Laboratory (managed by ECD) and/or other Aerospace labs including control sensor and actuator performance evaluation, controller design and implementation, and data reduction and visualization associated with the study of key hardware components
  • Interact with government customers, program management, and contractors supporting multiple programs
  • Clearly communicatethe results of studies while working with both internal and external customers and stakeholders as a technical authority, consultant, primary investigator, or project leader

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or equivalent
  • 1 years or more of applicable professional experience
  • Familiarity with laboratory experimentation, test strategy development, experiment design, and integration and testing
  • Experience with tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, dSPACE, LabVIEW, SolidWorks, C/C++, or Python
  • Flexibility for up to10% traveland availability during non-standard hours to meet customer demands
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

  • Advanced degree in a STEM field or equivalent
  • Familiarity with launch vehicle and satellite payloads and control, their relationships to other subsystems, and to mission-level performance
  • Demonstrated ability to provide innovative solutions to challenging technical problems
  • Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

We offer a competitive compensation package where you9ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills.

(Min - Max)

$70,100.00 - $105,100.00

Pay Basis: Annual

Leadership Competencies

Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who:

  • Operate Strategically
  • Lead Change
  • Engage with Impact
  • Foster Innovation
  • Deliver Results

Ways We Reward Our Employees

During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.

Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:

  • Comprehensive health care and wellness plans

  • Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation

  • Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options

  • 401(k) Plan 6 Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire

  • Flexible spending accounts

  • Variable pay program for exceptional contributions

  • Relocation assistance

  • Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career

  • Education assistance programs

  • An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect

We are all unique, from various backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other 6the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.

About The Aerospace Corporation

The Aerospace Corporation is a nonprofit corporation that operates a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) headquartered in El Segundo, California. The corporation provides technical guidance and advice on all aspects of space missions to military, civil, and commercial customers. Aerospace also designs and develops spacecraft, sensors, and other systems in support of national security, civil, and commercial customers. The corporation has more than 4,000 employees and operates a number of laboratories and test facilities across the United States.
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1960

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