Mechanical Engineer

Textron•Waterboro, ME

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About The Position

Mechanical Engineer ( Job Number: 338531 ) Description Who We Are Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems. This role is in Textron System's Howe & Howe business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & HoweAndHowe.com to read more about who we are and the products we make! About This Role Howe & Howe Technologies is seeking talented mechanical engineers to join our team. As a mechanical engineer you will perform a variety of assignments including detailed mechanical design, engineering analysis and system integration design. A strong candidate will possess a broad knowledge base in multiple engineering disciplines and be able to operate in a fast-paced R D environment. For more information on the products developed by the Howe & Howe Technologies team, please visit http://www.howeandhowe.com/

Requirements

Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including preparation of design documentation.
Ability to work accurately and effectively against deadlines and time constraints.
Effective presentation skills.
Familiarity with and ability to use computer aided design tools is required; Solidworks preferred.
Hands on mechanical ability and understanding of vehicle systems is required.
Able to obtain/maintain a government secret security clearance preferred
Ability to work a compressed work week schedule
All qualifications above, plus experience with mechanism development, generating free body diagrams, performing basic static/dynamic/structural hand calculations, prototyping, packaging, and performance specifications.
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with 2+ years of related experience, Master's Degree with 1+ years related experience
All qualifications above, plus working knowledge of ANSI Y 14.5 dimensioning and tolerancing to develop meaningful design documentation.
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years of related experience, Master's Degree with 3+ years related experience
Ability to lead design efforts & project teams
Able to obtain/maintain a government secret security clearance
All qualifications above, plus experience serving as a project lead and mentoring others required
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with 10 years related work experience; Master's Degree with 8 or more years related work experience preferred

Nice To Haves

Experience in DOD environment is preferred

Responsibilities

Develop imaginative, thorough, practicable technical solutions to a wide range of difficult engineering problems.
Contribute to concept development as part of internal cross functional design teams, including prototyping and production support.
Generate statements of work and monitor outside contractor performance
Conduct liaison activities with sub-contractors and external manufactures as well as internal and external customers at all levels.
Oversee unit level testing and integration activities performed by junior staff, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
Perform detailed design of mechanical structures and subsystems using solid modeling, drafting, requirements analysis, mechanical analysis including structural and thermal, drafting and tolerance analysis.
Prepare high quality engineering documentation such as specifications and drawings to support the fabrication team and sub-contractors.
Drive tasks to completion independently