Position Description

**Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance. US Citizenship Required.**

Position can be in Oklahoma City, OK or Tuwila, WA

Company Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking a Lead Structural Designer (Level 4) for the Design Center South (Huntsville, Houston, Titusville), which is a multi-function Engineering Organization with a mission statement to provide engineering solutions via a highly skilled flexible workforce and cutting edge technologies for the advancement of the Company Enterprise. The Design Center provides engineering support to Enterprise wide projects/programs and is a flexible team that strategically adapts to emerging opportunities.

Position Responsibilities:
o Provides oversight and direction to develop, integrate and document structural and interior payload system requirements to establish the system design.
o Leads development, maintenance and modification of structural and interior payload system and component designs, using 3-D Computer Aided Design tools and/or other design methods, to provide product definition to other engineering groups, production operations, suppliers and external customers throughout the product lifecycle.
o Leads performance, integration and analysis of tests to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications. Manages supplier development, test and production activities and coordinates with the supplier to optimize the design and achieve program goals.
o Develops new design/analysis processes and tools to improve the effectiveness, quality and efficiency of the development effort.
o Investigates emerging technologies to develop concepts for future product designs to meet projected requirements.