Senior Aerospace Engineer
Acquisition Engineer, Senior
Eglin AFB, Florida
Niceville, Florida

HX5 is an award-winning provider of engineering, research and development, and technical services to clients such as NASA and the Department of Defense. Founded in 2004, HX5 is a fast-growing veteran- and woman-owned company with locations nationwide.

HX5 is currently seeking a Senior Aerospace Engineer to join our team at Eglin AFB, Florida.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct engineering performance, effectiveness, life cycle cost, producibility, reliability and maintainability, risk and scheduling trade-off studies.
• Prepare management reports and conduct technical presentations for planning, implementation and corrective action using application of engineering economy principles.
• Perform validation of systems, including development of criteria and procedures.
• Conduct engineering reviews, studies, audits, and technical analysis.
• Support associated armament program engineering IPTs.
• Conduct and evaluate time and engineering cost estimates in support of research, development, test, training and acquisition of armament related systems.
• Provide engineering support services and inputs to program and project risk management activities in compliance with AF SEAM processes.

Specific knowledge and experience:

• Knowledge and experience in design, development and testing of aerodynamic and structural systems.
• Knowledge and experience on wind tunnel testing and evaluation, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and modeling and simulation as it relates to weapon systems and carriage structures.
• Experience and knowledge shall include ability to formulate aerodynamic characteristics for use in trajectory simulations and to predict aero heating for thermal protection system design, experience in CFD focused on hypersonic flow, and experience in analyzing flight test data.
• Assess aerodynamic characteristics and aerodynamic heating environments for hypersonic missile systems and related components.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree and eighteen (18) years of professional experience
• Undergraduate engineering degree from an ABET-accredited college

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• This is a full-time position requiring 40 hours per week and offers a flexible work schedule Monday through Friday during core business hours.

Other Position Requirements:

• Proof of U.S. Citizenship is a requirement for this position.
• Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.

HX5 offers a competitive salary and benefits package to include:

• Relocation Assistance
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401(k) plan with Company Match
• Paid Holidays
• Accrued Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Identity Protection
• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter/Transit Spending Accounts
• Group Legal Coverage Options
• Pet Insurance

HX5, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

HX5, LLC is a Drug Free Workplace Employer.

ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE:
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please call (850) 362-6551.

CJ