Mechanical Engineer II

Leonardo DRS • High Ridge, MO

88d

About The Position

The Mechanical Design Engineer position is responsible for developing a variety of HVAC&R product designs for both commercial and defense markets including heat exchangers, air conditioning, refrigeration, and air handling systems. This position will be responsible for designing new products using 2D and 3D CAD; sizing and selecting components; creating associated documentation; and supporting product testing, qualification, and production.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field with 5-plus years experience
• Experience designing mechanical components and equipment, preferably HVAC&R (air conditioning, air handling and refrigeration) equipment, including sheet metal parts, welded structures and machined components
• Experience creating drawings (drafting) following ASME Y14.100 and associated documentation such as bill of materials
• Experience designing and drafting with 2D CAD and 3D solid modeling software
• Competency with MS Office software tools including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Comfortable and competent writing and creating technical documentation

Nice To Haves

• Experience modeling, designing, and drafting with PTC CREO including assembly and sheet metal functionality
• Experience with PDM/PLM software, especially Windchill
• Experience drafting with AutoCAD Mechanical 2D
• Experience designing defense products, especially for the US Navy
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamics

Responsibilities

• Design of mechanical equipment, especially heat exchangers, air conditioning, refrigeration and air handling systems using 2D and 3D modeling software, primarily PTC Creo and AutoCAD
• Engineering of HVAC&R equipment for component sizing, selection, and performance prediction
• Review customer specifications and requirements, and develop compliant designs to best support them
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services
• Develop manufacturing drawings, bills of material and associated supporting documentation for fabrication and delivery of products and prototypes
• Support testing, qualification, documentation and analysis of prototypes, products, systems, or subsystems
• Review customer specifications and requirements to support bids and proposals
• Provide budget, cost, and schedule input for status of project assignments
• Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings
• Hands-on support of prototype fabrication, assembly, and test
• Liaison engineering support of manufacturing operations
• Work with manufacturing and cross functional teams to achieve project cost and manufacturing efficiency goals
• Responsible for completion of projects on time, within budget and following design specifications
• Maintain and develop technical knowledge by conferring with technical specialists and suppliers; attending educational workshops; and reviewing professional publications
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and customers
• Contribute to team efforts by accomplishing results in a cooperative and supportive manner
• Ability to work independently under supervision of others while reporting of progress and status
• Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Company contribution to a health savings account
• Telemedicine
• Life and disability insurance
• Legal insurance
• 401(k) savings plan
• Wellness programs focusing on physical, emotional, and financial well-being
• Programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement
• Flexible work schedules with the 9/80 program
• Competitive vacation
• Health/emergency leave
• Paid parental leave
• Community service hours

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree