Mechanical Engineer

Arete Associates•West Falls Church, VA

32d•$84,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Areté, we are on the forefront of utilizing innovative solutions, with great minds from all backgrounds, to help solve the nation’s most complex security challenges. We strive for an inclusive, collaborative team environment that approaches differences as opportunities for innovation and excellence. As an employee-owned company, we foster an atmosphere that propels diverse career opportunities and professional growth. Discover your future with us. Our Falls Church, VA office has an immediate opening for a Mechanical Engineer. This is an exempt, non-supervisory, full-time position.

Requirements

BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering, or equivalent
Experience with CAD software (Creo preferred)
Experience with FEA software (ANSYS preferred)
Comfortable in a hands-on general machine shop environment (operation of machine shop equipment is a plus)
Ability to implement hardware solutions
Proficient use of standard MS Office software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Able to obtain a security clearance (current security clearance is preferred)
Able to support outdoor field tests, lab assembly, test and integration hands-on tasking, occasional lifting of hardware as required, occasional travel

Nice To Haves

Experience with designing, building, or testing undersea or airborne systems is a plus
Experience and continued interest in robotics or mechatronic systems
Experience with UUV’s or AUV’s
Python or Arduino experience
Comfortable in adapting to support a wide variety of roles to support different types of development projects
Intellectual curiosity and desire for continuous learning
Skilled and innovative problem solver
Works well independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Strong work ethic
Detail oriented
Independently perform research of available literature to fill in knowledge gaps as needed

Responsibilities

Develop system specifications / requirements
Conceptual design of custom mechanical components / component selection
Prepares calculations, models, and simulations to predict mechanical system performance
Supports or runs design reviews / technical briefings as required
Create detailed drawings for manufacture
Generate assembly drawings / instructions
Coordinate quoting process / fabrication support
Generate assembly and test documentation / procedures / fixtures as required.
Assemble and test systems
Support lab and field test experiments
Travel typically 10-20%