Mechanical Engineer

QinetiQ US•Lorton, VA

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

QinetiQ is seeking a highly motivated candidate who will be responsible for the mechanical design and development of ruggedized military hardware products within a multidisciplinary engineering team. Products include electro-optical and electromechanical soldier-borne systems, ground-based systems, and airborne systems. The ideal candidate would be proficient using 3-D Solid Modeling software (Solidworks preferred), have experience with metal fabrication design, electromechanical hardware design, various analysis and manufacturing techniques, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. The position will also be “hands-on” to support and troubleshoot mechanical design and product issues related to various DOD pre-production and production programs. Travel will be required to support some programs, estimated at 25%. Candidate will also document designs, assemblies, testing, and maintenance activities within QinetiQ’s product data management system.

Requirements

Mechanical Engineering BS (or equivalent)
3+ years’ experience in mechanical design in all aspects of a product lifecycle
Knowledge of metal fabrication and machining processes, including: Design techniques, Tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, drawings, and models.
Knowledge of additive manufacturing
Experience creating and working with formal design/development processes
Must have experience with 3D CAD modeling tools
Experience with PTC Creo or Solidworks design tool
Must have experience with creation of detailed engineering drawings with geometric tolerancing (ASME Y14.5)
Must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience with MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Willing and able to travel for work (estimated 25%)
Must have active Secret or higher level clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience in Solidworks 3D modeling and analysis software
Experience in Windchill Product Data Management software
Experience in Model Based Definition
Experience in hand calculation analyses; structural or thermal Finite Element Analysis (FEA); Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Experience in additive manufacturing design, methods, and materials

Responsibilities

Act as a matrix engineer on multiple projects, the candidate will help conceptualize systems, identify and execute design tasks, and prepare design documentation to ultimately deliver a system that meets customer requirements, schedule, and budget.
Design hardware products using 3D CAD modeling tools
Electro-optical design, layout and modeling of electro-mechanical assemblies, and assorted ruggedized military hardware
Support and troubleshoot mechanical design and product issues related to various DOD pre-production and production program
Perform basic tolerance stack-up analysis
Document designs, assemblies, testing, and maintenance activities within QinetiQ’s product data management system.
Interface with vendors and identify sources of supply for critical fabrication items
Creation of detail designs and drawings for fabrication
Interface with customers on a project engineering level, on-site and off-site