Calspan Systems in Newport News, VA is an industry leader in the engineering and manufacture of complex aerospace hardware and prototype systems for ground test and flight applications. We have been employed in the development of nearly every domestic fixed-wing aircraft, missile, and helicopter system. We are looking for a Lead Engineer join our team. This position is responsible for researching, planing, and designing mechanical and electromechanical products and systems

• Leads a team of engineers through conceptual and detailed design and analysis of aerospace mechanical, fluid and electrical products and test systems. Manages all task requirements and distributes them to team members in discrete tasks. Mentors and checks the work of team members as required to achieve the task at hand.

• Performs CAD modeling, stress hand calculations, mechanical design, instrumentation packaging, material research, tolerance stacks and other related tasks to progress the engineering solution.

• Support customer interface meetings, internal project status meetings, and tracks engineering schedule and budget performance at a task level.

• Generates project bill of materials, resource requests, engineering reports, design review presentations, assembly & instrumentation instructions, interface control documents, and other related documents to record and disseminate the engineering solution to customers as well as downstream functions.

Preferred Education / Experience: 

• Experienced in the design and analysis of gas turbine, ramjet and scramjet engines and/or liquid propellant rockets and related system design and analysis.
• Experienced with engineering CAD codes; preferably SOLIDWORKS and/or NX.
• Experienced with engineering thermal and structural analysis codes; preferably ANSYS.
• General understanding of computational fluid dynamic techniques and limitations.
• Familiar with aerospace test device instrumentation sensors and selection for specific test objectives.
• Experienced with detailed drawing checking, GD&T and tolerance stacks.
• US citizenship required to obtain/maintain a DOD security clearance.

Preferred Knowledge / Ability: 

• Experienced in the design and analysis of gas turbine, ramjet and scramjet engines and/or liquid propellant rockets and related system design and analysis.
• Experienced with engineering CAD codes; preferably SOLIDWORKS and/or NX.
• Experienced with engineering thermal and structural analysis codes; preferably ANSYS.
• General understanding of computational fluid dynamic techniques and limitations.
• Familiar with aerospace test device instrumentation sensors and selection for specific test objectives.
• Experienced with detailed drawing checking, GD&T and tolerance stacks.
• US citizenship required to obtain/maintain a DOD security clearance.

Why join Calspan?

Be Calspan Culture

At Calspan, we promote an environment that empowers employees and encourages innovation. Our management team enables a strong sense of teamwork with each endeavor, where successes are shared and lessons are learned. The company’s talent brand, “Be Calspan”, incorporates our company values to Be Inclusive, Accountable, and Innovative and our commitment to drive every individual to - Be Developed, Be Balanced, Be Connected, Be Community and Be Recognized. Our culture promotes a positive atmosphere and competitive can-do method of action.

Great Benefits = Happy, Committed Employees 

Retaining great talent is as important as finding it, so at Calspan, we take our employee value proposition of Be Calspan quite seriously. To us, that means offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, recognition programs and promotional opportunities. Our benefits include: Health Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance/Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short-Term/Long-Term Disability, 401(k), Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Life Insurance Policy, Paid-Time Off, Company-paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave, Jury Duty, Military Leave, Employee Assistance Program, Educational Assistance Reimbursement , and Pet Insurance.

Calspan is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Calspan supports safe and drug free workplace through pre-employment background checks and drug testing.

All candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.