Radiant Groups
Aeronautical Engineer
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent, Freelance / Contract
Salary:
$166,400 – $208,000 / year
Location:
Elkton, MD 21921, USA
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
2 October 2026
What they need
Title: Engineer Aeronautical 3 (Project Engineer)
Location: Elkton MD
Duration: 12 Months
In need of an experienced technical professionals to work at its Elkton, Maryland facility. The position will be contracted as an Engineer Aeronautical 3 working on as a project engineer on solid rocket motors programs.
Job Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to meet program milestones and customer expectations
- Work with customers to understand requirements and design drivers
- Coordinate a multi‑disciplinary strategy for design, optimization, and analysis to meet mission requirements
- Design SRM assemblies / components with a focus on safety and program requirements
- Complete high‑level performance and sizing calculations on SRM components and assemblies
- Apply engineering principles, industry and company standards, and customer requirements to develop solid‑propellant propulsion systems for launch vehicles, missile systems, and/or space missions
- Produce detailed drawings for component fabrication
- Support analysis & testing activities needed to validate designs
Basic Requirements:
- Must have a bachelors degree in STEM and at least 2 years of relevant experience. Will consider those with a Masters degree and 3 years of experience or a PhD and 1 year of experience.
- Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance. (Not required to start)
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiarity with:
- Rocketry, Solid Rocket Motors, Aerospace Propulsion Systems, Missiles, Flight Vehicles, and/or Energetics
- Siemens NX and Teamcenter, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
- Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and/or Aeronautical Engineering
- Engineering Design Principles
- Multi-disciplinary Teamwork
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), ASME Y14.5-2009, Design for Assembly / Manufacturing (DFA/DFM)
- Microsoft Office Suite of products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
- Active DoD Secret Clearance
Pay: $80.00 - $100.00 per hour
Application Question(s):
- Active DoD Secret
Experience:
- solid rocket motors programs: 4 years (Required)
- Design SRM assemblies : 4 years (Required)
- Solid Rocket Motors: 1 year (Required)
- Aerospace Propulsion Systems: 1 year (Required)
- Siemens NX : 1 year (Required)
- Teamcenter: 1 year (Required)
- Engineering Design Principles: 1 year (Required)
Location:
- Elkton, MD 21921 (Required)
Work Location: In person
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