Lead, Mechanical Engineering
About The Position
The candidate will be responsible for managing large projects, from scheduling to financials. This would include BOE’s for multimillion-dollar RFI’s and RFQ’s. Will be expected to create presentations for VP and Director level personnel. Travel to vendors and customers is not common but will be required. This is a leadership role, and the candidate must be comfortable as the SME for large projects and well-known in the mechanical field. Design, development, and support of mechanical systems and equipment, with respect to ground-based satellite communication equipment. Responsibilities include development of new products, manufacturing support for existing and legacy products, and the support of subcontract vendors. Candidate will be responsible for complete mechanical, manufacturability, and reliability assessments. Candidate will guide mechanical system architecture definition, interpret technical specifications, and have ownership of control drawing development. Technical activities include developing design concepts and detailed designs, supporting drawing creation, specifying and evaluating tolerances, and driving drawing releases. Other activities include documentation of recommendations for presentation, review, and approval. Job duties may also include leading small cross-functional teams of engineers and designers in accomplishing the above assignments. Responsibilities may include investigating solutions to product or manufacturing process issues, as well as developing product improvements.
Requirements
- Experience in design of complex mechanical and electromechanical systems.
- Strong knowledge and experience with mechanical design and tolerancing, specifically Y14.5 GD&T.
- Strong analytical skills for component selection and sizing.
- Experience with managing complex projects or processes without oversight, ranging from concept development through to procurement and design qualification.
- Experience with defining and tracking mechanical system requirements, including work with requirement flow downs to specifications and interface definition.
- Leadership of cross-functional design and systems teams for mechanical structures and mechanisms.
- Ability to oversee vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors, with respect to our interests for mechanical integration, including technical oversight and mechanical specification development.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, for internal and external presentations and reviews. Communication includes within and outside of own functional group to gain cooperation on operational processes, practices, and procedures.
- Good team player, contributor, and self-starter.
- Comfortable working both independently and within groups.
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related disciplines from an ABET Accredited program and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
- 4 years experience with mechanical detailed design and new product development, manufacturing processes, and CAD modeling.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with mechanical design and material knowledge for ruggedized communications equipment, susceptible to harsh environmental conditions.
- Experience with bearing, motor, gearbox, and brake selection.
- Experience with material selection for outdoor equipment.
- Experience with PCB mechanical integration and cable/wire management.
- Experience working on fast-paced and complicated programs, with aggressive delivery schedules.
- Knowledge and experience in MIL-STD 810G/H requirements, testing and operation of equipment.
- Experience working closely with internal/external manufacturing.
- Experience with mechanical design of military equipment or other highly regulated industries.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- CAD proficiency, preferably AutoDesk Inventor.
- Strong analytical skills with emphasis on using and/or directing finite element analysis (FEA) desired.
- Understanding of MIL-STD-1472.
- Analytical experience with MATLAB, Ansys Mechanical, and ANSYS Icepak.
- Experience reading, interpreting, and evaluating compliance to customer technical specifications.
- Experience with design of IP65+ rated enclosures for electronic equipment.
- Experience with designs for EMI shielding with respect to mechanical enclosure design.
Responsibilities
- Managing large projects, from scheduling to financials.
- Creating presentations for VP and Director level personnel.
- Serving as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for large projects in the mechanical field.
- Designing, developing, and supporting mechanical systems and equipment for ground-based satellite communication equipment.
- Developing new products.
- Providing manufacturing support for existing and legacy products.
- Supporting subcontract vendors.
- Performing complete mechanical, manufacturability, and reliability assessments.
- Guiding mechanical system architecture definition.
- Interpreting technical specifications.
- Owning control drawing development.
- Developing design concepts and detailed designs.
- Supporting drawing creation.
- Specifying and evaluating tolerances.
- Driving drawing releases.
- Documenting recommendations for presentation, review, and approval.
- Leading small cross-functional teams of engineers and designers.
- Investigating solutions to product or manufacturing process issues.
- Developing product improvements.
- Overseeing vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors for mechanical integration, including technical oversight and mechanical specification development.
Benefits
- health and disability insurance
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- EAP
- education assistance
- parental leave
- paid time off
- company-paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
