Job Description:

Grove Resource Solutions, Inc. (GRSi)

Mechanical Engineer

MH 842

Location: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Laurel, Maryland

Level of Security Clearance:

SECRET (GRSi will help process)

Expected Job Duties:

The candidate should have the skills and personality to be the lead mechanical engineer for several different types of space instruments including optical, particle, gamma-ray, x-ray, and neutron spectrographs, and magnetometers. 

• Design, oversee the drafting and fabrication of, assemble, test, and qualify space flight instruments. 
• Design mechanisms for space instruments.  Design mechanical GSE and test fixtures. 
• Interface with system engineer, lead engineer, scientists, thermal and stress engineers as part of development process. 
• Assist in the development of proposals. 
• Participate in the internal research and development.

Required Skills/Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. 
• Minimum of 7 years experience in performing mechanical design and development of space instruments or equivalent including some mechanism design experience. 
• Must be experienced with Pro-E, must have the ability to work well in a team environment and to carry tasks to completion. 

Desired:

• Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 10 years experience performing mechanical design and development of space instruments or equivalent and should have mechanism design experience.