Environments Engineer

Hansell Tierney is partnering with an innovative aerospace engineering organization to identify an Environments Engineer to join their growing team.

Location: Mojave, California – onsite. Relocation support is available to the Mojave, Palmdale, Lancaster, or Tehachapi area.

Benefits: 401(k) with company match, comprehensive health coverage (PPO and HMO plan options, plus HAS/HRA plans with employer contributions), generous time off (vacation, sick time, company holidays, and the final week of the year off), wellness support (monthly health club reimbursements for you and your family), professional development, and paid parental leave (up to 16 weeks paid maternity leave and up to 8 weeks paid parental leave).

Compensation: The annual base salary range for this role is $120,000 – $237,000. This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonus or other incentive compensation.

POSITION SUMMARY

A leading aerospace organization is seeking Senior, Staff, or Principal Environmental Analysis Engineers to support environmental test level analysis for advanced flight vehicles and carrier aircraft platforms. Environmental testing is critical to mission success and involves all subsystems. This role will collaborate across disciplines to define requirements, engineer solutions, and evaluate the effects of environmental conditions such as vibration, thermal, and shock on components and systems.

Essential Responsibilities

• Develop analytical environmental test levels for random vibration, thermal, and shock conditions
• Apply established test standards to guide test level development
• Recommend test level margins and assess associated risks
• Process flight test data and update test levels and margins as needed
• Provide guidance to other analysis engineers
• Collaborate with engineers across multiple disciplines to engineer technical solutions
• Coordinate with suppliers and subcontractors to meet technical and program requirements
• Support external coordination for range integration, safety documentation, and payload integration
• Prepare presentations and contribute to design reviews throughout vehicle development
• Evaluate risks and risk mitigation strategies
• Communicate regularly with program leadership
• Contribute to integration of complex aerospace systems
• Travel as needed to support departmental and customer activities
• Demonstrate accountability, integrity, and follow-through

Qualifications & Skills

Required Qualifications:

• Experience with random vibration, thermal, and shock test level predictions
• Ability to generate PSDs and SRSs from time history accelerometer data
• Familiarity with environmental test standards (e.g., MIL-STD-810, SMC-S-016, DO-160, RCC-319-19)
• Experience managing test level margins (e.g., uncertainty, workmanship, qualification)
• Knowledge of fatigue-based time-scaling for vibration testing
• Ability to perform analysis comparing vibration PSD to SRS
• Understanding of fatigue damage spectra and rainflow cycle counting
• Excellent written communication and documentation skills
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work independently
• Experience with complex aerospace system development

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with advanced vibration data analysis techniques and tools
• Experience supporting flight termination system requirements
• Familiarity with Ground Vibration Testing (GVT)
• Experience operating in mission control or flight operations environments
• Active security clearance

Technical Skills

Required:

• MATLAB or equivalent
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Preferred:

• Symvionics IADS
• Finite Element Analysis tools
• Familiarity with configuration management systems (e.g., Jira)

Education & Experience

• Senior: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (or related field) and 5–10 years of experience, or equivalent combination
• Staff: Bachelor’s degree and 10–20 years of experience, or equivalent combination
• Principal: Bachelor’s degree and 20 years of experience, or equivalent combination

Additional Details

• On-site position based in Southern California
• Travel required up to approximately 5%
• Relocation support available

About Hansell Tierney:

Hansell Tierney is one of the premier staffing and recruiting companies in the Pacific Northwest. Launched in 2001, we are a woman-owned business that serves and staffs Northwest organizations by doing things the right way, not just the easiest way. Hansell Tierney partners with candidates and clients to match the best candidates with interesting local opportunities. We navigate every relationship with the highest level of discretion and service while holding ourselves accountable to our promises. Our business thrives on our deep understanding of the job market and our ability to skillfully tailor our recruitment process to meet our clients' unique needs.

This Organization Participates in E-Verify

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Benefits

Benefits available to eligible employees or consultants may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid sick leave, retirement savings plans, paid time off, and other employer-sponsored programs.

Compensation and Benefits Disclosure

The compensation range listed above represents the expected range for this position. Actual compensation may vary based on factors including experience, skills, internal equity, and geographic location.

Benefits available to eligible employees or consultants may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid sick leave, retirement savings plans, paid time off, and other employer-sponsored programs.

This role may also be eligible for bonus, commission, or other incentive compensation depending on the position and company policies.