Paragon has career opportunities for people who are excited about working in the space industry and want to work on projects of significance. We are interested in people who enjoy a challenge and like working on a variety of projects in a fast paced environment. We are a small, agile company that offers lots of growth potential and are interested in people who enjoy learning and advancing their career. We accept all resumes and are specifically looking for degreed engineers ranging from bachelors to doctorate with experience ranging from 1-100 years. Candidates with knowledge of thermal control systems (TCS) or environmental control and life support systems (ECLSS) are particularly valuable to our team. Candidates must be US Citizens.
Key words that we look for on resumes include: Mechanical Design, Thermal Desktop™ (or equivalent package such as SINDA-G or TAM), CFX, CFD, Nastran/patran, ECLSS, Pro-E, Solidworks, NASA, DOD, spaceflight hardware, spacecraft systems, Systems Engineering Requirements Traceability software a plus (DOORs, Cradle, CORE…)
Paragon engineers work on a variety of projects. Your ability to contribute in any of the following areas makes you valuable to our team:
- Designing the ECLSS and TCS for manned and unmanned spacecraft
- Developing requirements and preliminary design of key components for a next-generation space suit
- Specifying component performance requirements and developing the master equipment list for spacecraft ECLSS and TCS
- Laying out the ducting and plumbing for new spacecraft using commercial 3-D modeling software
- Developing schematics and solid models of the next generation of space cargo vehicles
- Developing standardized designs of environmental control and life support systems and thermal control systems for commercial spacecraft
- Performing thermal, structural, and fluid flow analysis of ECLSS and TCS for new spacecraft
- Developing and reviewing plans to manufacture, test, and verify the operation of new spacecraft life support and thermal control systems
Aerospace Systems Engineer:
BS and 4-8 years experience. Senior engineering and engineering experience in Spacecraft Systems Engineering. Ability to work with customers and internal personnel to define and document requirements. Ability to research and rationally organize multiple requirements from multiple documents and sources into a concise systems specifications, interface control documents and interface description documents. Flight hardware experience highly desirable. Candidates may have been Chief Engineers, Chief Systems Engineers, or Senior Technical staff with industry recognized specific engineering expertise Ability to write concisely and present complex topics to senior management and customers. Experience with NASA requirements development a plus. Knowledge of Mil-Std-961E a plus. Knowledge of Systems Engineering Requirements Traceability software a plus (DOORs, Cradle, CORE...)
Design Engineer:
BS in Mechanical, Aerospace or similar discipline and at least 4 years experience. Responsible for the highly organized and methodical design of ducting and plumbing designs for spacecraft. The candidate will have experience in complex-shape drawings of ducting and plumbing assemblies including all manufacturing and inspection notes. Experience in producing ducting and plumbing drawings for aircraft or spacecraft. Able to determine the best methods of joining (brazing, welding), endfitting attachment, heater strip attachments, insulation attachment and integration of sensors (pressure, temperature). Must be able to design with thermal and mechanical constraints in mind. Experience with known duct and piping material suppliers a plus. Highly organized to produce 150-250 individual drawings. Knowledge of Pro-E or other advance solid modeling program. Ability to work with Senior Engineering staff in formulating requirements and with vendors and customers.
Thermal Analyst:
BS and Masters in Mechanical, Aerospace or similar discipline or BS and 4-8 years relevant experience. Ability to run sophisticated thermal packages such as Thermal Desktop™, or equivalent package such as SINDA-G, TAM. Ability to execute analysis of complex assemblies (spacecraft radiators, structures, heat exchangers, etc.) with minimal direction. Knowledge of how to simplify complex models for incorporation into integrated spacecraft models while maintaining fundamental fidelity of the model. Ability to write concise technical memos and present results to senior engineers and managers and customers. Proven ability to take a design to hardware by working with a team a plus. Ability to work directly with customers.
Senior Manufacturing Engineer:
This position is the design interface between engineering and manufacturing. Candidate must be skilled in Pro-E and have the ability to train other engineers and provide guidance. Duties include: configuration and assembly planning, document control, interface between engineering and manufacturing for review, approval and "hand off" of technical data package to manufacturing, primary interface with vendor on complex mechanical/machined parts and CMM first arterial testing. Successful candidates will have at least 6-8 years experience as design engineer in manufacturing with at least 2 years in a leadership role. Expert skills in pro-E a must and Solidworks desired. BS in mechanical engineering or related field required.
Manufacturing Technician:
We are looking for a hands-on manufacturing person who has experience with machining and hardware production. This position will support the manned space craft program through the design & fabrication of Service Module external thermal radiator panels, Crew Capsule / Service Module ducting & plumbing (tubing assembly) components. Successful candidates will have a minimum of 5 years experience in the manufacturing trade; experience working in a machine shop, in fabrication, in assembly or any combination of the three; and experience working with Tube Bending would be a plus.
The duties of this position include:
- Assist with initial set-up of High-Bay fabrication & assembly floor including production machinery installation
- Participate in hardware design & produceability analysis.
- Assist with development & documentation of hardware manufacturing & verification processes
- Fabricate / assemble prototype radiator / ducting & plumbing hardware
- Oversee fabrication / assembly of radiator / ducting & plumbing hardware on a production basis once it has been qualified for flight
- Provide backup Manufacturing Engineering support
- Provide backup R&D lab support
- Diagnose product problems and communicate symptoms to engineers
- Provide quality verification of parts and products produced
Structural Engineer:
BS and 4-8 years experience. Ability to run sophisticated thermal and structural analysis packages such as Thermal Desktop**, ANSYS* , NASTRAN, SINDA-G, and TAM. Ability to execute analysis of complex assemblies (spacecraft radiators, structures, heat exchangers, etc.) with minimal direction. Knowledge of how to simplify complex models for incorporation into integrated spacecraft models while maintaining fundamental fidelity of the model. Ability to write concise technical memos and present results to senior engineers and managers and customers. Proven ability to take a design to hardware by working with a team a plus.
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