{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"13970f27db7d0d24390aaa84","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/13970f27db7d0d24390aaa84","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/13970f27db7d0d24390aaa84","title":"Mechanical/Aerospace System Engineer","description":"Overview\n\nJob Title: Mechanical/Aerospace System Engineer\n\nLocation: Maryland: AEDC White Oak Campus MD\n\nJob Family Code: O- Engineering\n\nFunction/Branch: Tunnel 9\n\nDirectorate: Test Operations\n\nPosition Type: Regular, Full time\n\nPay Type: Exempt\n\nSponsorship: Position Not Sponsored\n\nGrade: M07 (OA0717) – M08 (OA0815)\n\nSalary Range: M07: $87,000 - $119,500, M08: $107,200 - $147,300\n\nOverview\n\nOpen to External candidates. Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical or Aerospace Systems Engineer, supporting TOS II, at Tunnel 9 in Silver Spring, MD. The Systems Engineer will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for operating and maintaining, as well as supporting tests the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.\n\nJob Summary\n\nSystems Engineers provide engineering functions to support hypersonic wind-tunnel testing at Tunnel 9. The candidate will take ownership of major systems; coordinate facility and equipment improvement projects; follow project lifecycle (planning, budgeting, schedule, execution); perform mechanical design of tunnel components and interface hardware; develop many design drawing packages; develop/review analysis for thermo-mechanical structural and stress analysis reports for components in the wind tunnel; and develop improvements to tunnel performance and maintainability.\n\nJob Duties:\n\nOwn assigned systems across their full lifecycle, including configuration control, reliability, maintainability, upgrades, and end-of-life planning.\nPlan, coordinate, and execute facility and equipment improvement projects, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, procurement support, installation, testing, and closeout.\nDevelop mechanical designs for components, tooling, fixtures, interface hardware, and modifications needed to support test operations.\nProduce, review, and maintain engineering drawing packages, models, bills of material, and release documentation in accordance with configuration-management requirements.\nPerform or review thermo-mechanical, structural, and stress analyses to verify component suitability for wind-tunnel operating environments.\nCoordinate with operations, technicians, safety, instrumentation, controls, maintenance, and test customers to ensure systems are ready and test requirements are met.\nIdentify and implement improvements to tunnel performance, availability, operability, and maintainability based on test experience, data, and failure trends.\nDevelop technical scopes of work and support vendor/manufacturer engagement for repairs, fabrication, and procured equipment.\nEnsure engineering changes, maintenance actions, and temporary modifications are documented, reviewed, approved, and communicated appropriately.\nReview test requests and facility impacts to determine system readiness, constraints, risks, and required modifications or support.\nCommunicate clearly and utilize various methods of communication.\nIt is a condition of employment to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.\nPerform other duties as required.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n\nBachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with a minimum of 2 years of professional mechanical or aerospace engineering experience.\nMust be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance and the AEDC local area network.\nDue to Air Force Security requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required for employment at AEDC.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nMaster of Science degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering\nActive Secret clearance\nHands on mechanical design, maintenance, or operations experience acquired through previous employment, education, or internship\nExperience using PTC Creo CAD software\nExperience performing Finite Element Analysis (FEA), especially using Ansys software\n\nWhat We Offer\n\nCompetitive salaries\nContinuing education assistance\nMultiple healthcare benefits packages\n401K with employer matching\nPaid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule\n\nWho We Are\n\nBeyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.\n\nWe chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC’s rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC’s Toward New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC’s capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today. Leveraging the capabilities of our parent companies, BNH specializes in testing and evaluation for military and space systems combined with proven capability in large-scale Government program management, integration, engineering, and construction services for specialized and technically advanced high-hazard facilities.\n\nJoin our Team!\n\nU.S. Citizenship is required. At this time BNH will not sponsor any applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1b, F1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).\n\nThe minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount BNH is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time jobs will be adjusted based upon the number of hours agreed to work at location Tennessee: Arnold Air Force, TN.\n\nM07: $87,000 - $119,500, M08: $107,200 - $147,300/ year at White Oak, MD.\n\nBNH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, veteran status, and any other grounds for discrimination prohibited by applicable law.\n\nThis policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.","company":"Bnh","rawCompany":"bnh","city":"Silver Spring","state":"MD","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-02T11:12:52.206Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2141.00","title":"Mechanical Engineers","slug":"mechanical-engineers"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"},{"code":"17-2011.00","title":"Aerospace Engineers","slug":"aerospace-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"927110","title":"Space Research and Technology","slug":"space-research-and-technology"},{"code":"928110","title":"National Security","slug":"national-security"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Mechanical/Aerospace System Engineer","description":"Overview\n\nJob Title: Mechanical/Aerospace System Engineer\n\nLocation: Maryland: AEDC White Oak Campus MD\n\nJob Family Code: O- Engineering\n\nFunction/Branch: Tunnel 9\n\nDirectorate: Test Operations\n\nPosition Type: Regular, Full time\n\nPay Type: Exempt\n\nSponsorship: Position Not Sponsored\n\nGrade: M07 (OA0717) – M08 (OA0815)\n\nSalary Range: M07: $87,000 - $119,500, M08: $107,200 - $147,300\n\nOverview\n\nOpen to External candidates. Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical or Aerospace Systems Engineer, supporting TOS II, at Tunnel 9 in Silver Spring, MD. The Systems Engineer will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for operating and maintaining, as well as supporting tests the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.\n\nJob Summary\n\nSystems Engineers provide engineering functions to support hypersonic wind-tunnel testing at Tunnel 9. The candidate will take ownership of major systems; coordinate facility and equipment improvement projects; follow project lifecycle (planning, budgeting, schedule, execution); perform mechanical design of tunnel components and interface hardware; develop many design drawing packages; develop/review analysis for thermo-mechanical structural and stress analysis reports for components in the wind tunnel; and develop improvements to tunnel performance and maintainability.\n\nJob Duties:\n\nOwn assigned systems across their full lifecycle, including configuration control, reliability, maintainability, upgrades, and end-of-life planning.\nPlan, coordinate, and execute facility and equipment improvement projects, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, procurement support, installation, testing, and closeout.\nDevelop mechanical designs for components, tooling, fixtures, interface hardware, and modifications needed to support test operations.\nProduce, review, and maintain engineering drawing packages, models, bills of material, and release documentation in accordance with configuration-management requirements.\nPerform or review thermo-mechanical, structural, and stress analyses to verify component suitability for wind-tunnel operating environments.\nCoordinate with operations, technicians, safety, instrumentation, controls, maintenance, and test customers to ensure systems are ready and test requirements are met.\nIdentify and implement improvements to tunnel performance, availability, operability, and maintainability based on test experience, data, and failure trends.\nDevelop technical scopes of work and support vendor/manufacturer engagement for repairs, fabrication, and procured equipment.\nEnsure engineering changes, maintenance actions, and temporary modifications are documented, reviewed, approved, and communicated appropriately.\nReview test requests and facility impacts to determine system readiness, constraints, risks, and required modifications or support.\nCommunicate clearly and utilize various methods of communication.\nIt is a condition of employment to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.\nPerform other duties as required.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n\nBachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with a minimum of 2 years of professional mechanical or aerospace engineering experience.\nMust be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance and the AEDC local area network.\nDue to Air Force Security requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required for employment at AEDC.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nMaster of Science degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering\nActive Secret clearance\nHands on mechanical design, maintenance, or operations experience acquired through previous employment, education, or internship\nExperience using PTC Creo CAD software\nExperience performing Finite Element Analysis (FEA), especially using Ansys software\n\nWhat We Offer\n\nCompetitive salaries\nContinuing education assistance\nMultiple healthcare benefits packages\n401K with employer matching\nPaid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule\n\nWho We Are\n\nBeyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.\n\nWe chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC’s rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC’s Toward New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC’s capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today. Leveraging the capabilities of our parent companies, BNH specializes in testing and evaluation for military and space systems combined with proven capability in large-scale Government program management, integration, engineering, and construction services for specialized and technically advanced high-hazard facilities.\n\nJoin our Team!\n\nU.S. Citizenship is required. At this time BNH will not sponsor any applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1b, F1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).\n\nThe minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount BNH is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time jobs will be adjusted based upon the number of hours agreed to work at location Tennessee: Arnold Air Force, TN.\n\nM07: $87,000 - $119,500, M08: $107,200 - $147,300/ year at White Oak, MD.\n\nBNH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, veteran status, and any other grounds for discrimination prohibited by applicable law.\n\nThis policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.","datePosted":"2026-09-02T11:12:52.206Z","dateModified":"2026-09-02T11:12:52.206Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Bnh","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Silver Spring","addressRegion":"MD","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"13970f27db7d0d24390aaa84"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/13970f27db7d0d24390aaa84"}}