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Composite CAD Design Engineer
<p style="min-height:1.5em">Here at The Exploration Company, we are building spacecrafts for humanity.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><br />Here at the The Exploration Company we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit, and which carries cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We want you as a talented Composite CAD design engineer to help us in our mission by designing and developing our composite structures for our spacecraft.<br /><br /></p><h2>Mission<br /></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em"> As a Composite Design Engineer, you will:</p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Drive the design, modelling, and integration of composite parts and assemblies, ensuring optimal performance, manufacturability, and compliance with mission requirements.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Be a key contributor to the definition and maturation of the vehicle’s composite architecture, from concept to detailed design and industrialization.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support to the definition and maturation of the vehicle's metallic parts.<br /></p></li></ul><h2>Key Responsibilities:<br /></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Composite CAD Modelling:</strong> Build and mature CAD models of composite structures and sub-systems using Siemens NX (Fibersim experience highly valued), including layup definition, ply book creation, and integration with metallic and non-metallic parts.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Metallic CAD modelling: </strong>To support the design, modelling, and integration of metallic parts and assemblies, ensuring their compatibility and integration with the overall vehicle architecture.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Design for Manufacturing:</strong> Collaborate with manufacturing and process engineers to ensure designs are producible, cost-effective, and meet quality standards. Propose layup sequences, manufacturing processes, and tolerances.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Material & Process Selection:</strong> Collaborate with the mechanical engineers to select appropriate composite materials (e.g., CFRP, sandwich panels) and processes, considering mission environments, thermal and mechanical loads, and supplier capabilities.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Analysis Integration:</strong> Work closely with structural and thermal analysts to iterate designs based on FEA results, trade-offs, and test feedback.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Documentation & Reviews:</strong> Prepare and release technical drawings, ply books, and design documentation. Participate in design reviews and support the qualification of composite parts.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Configuration & Mass Management:</strong> Ensure configuration control of composite models and contribute to the vehicle mass budget tracking.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Continuous Improvement:</strong> Contribute to the development and improvement of composite design tools, databases, and best practices.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong&