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Mechanical Systems Engineer-Hypersonics

Beyond New Horizons
Arnold AFB, TN, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 Aug 2025

About the role

Overview

Job Title: Mechanical Systems Engineer--Hypersonics                          

Location:  Arnold AFB, TN

Job Family Code:  O-Engineering

Function/Branch: Engineering / Hypersonics

Directorate:  Test Operations

Position Type: Regular, Full-Time     

Pay Type: Exempt       

Grade (provided by HR): L07-L08

Salary Range or Starting Hourly Rate (provided by HR):  

 

Overview

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Systems Engineer supporting the Test Operations and Sustainment contract, at Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold AFB, TN. This Mechanical Engineer will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for maintaining and sustaining the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

 

 

****Current U.S. Citizenship is required****

 

**If you are seeing this posting on a job board, BNH highly recommends you apply directly on the Careers Center page of our business website (https://careers-bnh.icims.com/jobs). Job board applications are not always compatible with company applicant tracking systems.**

 

 

 

Open to internal and external candidates

 

Job Summary

An exciting career opportunity exists for an experienced Mechanical Engineer to lead system engineering and configuration management efforts in our High Temperature Laboratory test facilities. This position is a mix of office work and time spent in the field working with our test operations engineers and skilled craft workforce.

             

Job Duties:

This position provides the following engineering services:

  • Develop, document, and complete maintenance procedures, mechanical systems operating procedures, sequence of operations, advanced troubleshooting, system optimization, and energy conservation
  • Update and maintain system documentation for systems of responsibility
  • Analyze spare parts inventories, determine and track needs, and provide organization of spares
  • Determine and develop processes for taking parts out of service that are past their life or out of tolerance in the Module Refurbishment Shop and on other high use rebuildable equipment
  • Determine accuracy of drawings, field revisions, NORs, and sketches and work with Branch designer/drafter to correct
  • Evaluate spare parts storage, heater module refurbishment processes, and factors contributing to contamination of heater components
  • Evaluate equipment in the field for improvement, determine deficiencies, improve reliability for increase testing throughput
  • Work with reliability engineers to develop maintenance schedules based on condition and health of equipment and ensure supply of materials required to maintain equipment is available when needed to prevent equipment failures
  • Perform root cause failure analyses and other equipment performance analyses when systems or processes fail and recommend remedial actions
  • Conduct and write up system safety hazard analyses and write clear work instructions
  • Responsible for safe operations and maintenance of associated support infrastructure and test facilities
  • Respond when systems malfunction during a test as needed, troubleshooting and directive corrective maintenance activities ensuring a timely return to service
  • Develop estimates for small improvement projects and test projects
  • Work with multiple organizations such as design engineering, planners, schedulers, craft supervisors, fabrication shops, DoD client, and other contractors
  • Assist skilled craft with troubleshooting and oversee their work; provide leadership and guidance
  • Communicate clearly and utilize various methods of communication
  • It is a condition of employment to wear company issued PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
  • Perform other related duties as required.

 

Basic Qualifications:

  • BS degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited college or university plus a minimum of 2 years’ engineering experience
  • Must be able to maintain a Department of Defense Secret level security clearance and access to the AEDC local area network
  • Due to Air Force Security requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required for employment at AEDC

 

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