Mechanical Engineer

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos’ Defense Sector Manufacturing Segment is seeking a mid-level Mechanical Engineer to join its team at the MidCity facility in Huntsville, Alabama. The role supports ground support equipment, tooling, and assembly fixtures for production, including their delivery, maintenance, improvement, and integration with manufacturing processes. The engineer works with operations, manufacturing engineering, procurement, and management to resolve production issues, support tooling jobs, and improve production flow. Candidates must live in the North Alabama area or be willing to relocate to the Huntsville–North Alabama area. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and possess a Final Secret Clearance or be eligible to obtain and maintain one.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering with 4–8 years of applicable experience, or a master’s degree with 2–6 years of prior relevant experience in an engineering field.
Proficiency in CAD software such as Creo, AutoCAD, or SolidWorks.
Ability to complete tasks with limited direction and provide clarification and instruction to others.
Ability to implement GD&T methods under ASME Y14.5-2009 and perform tolerance stack-ups on parts and assemblies.
Experience working within integrated teams to support drawing modifications and production activities.
Experience leading issue resolution in a manufacturing environment.
Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
Willingness to learn and grow within the organization.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Resident of the North Alabama area or willingness to relocate to the Huntsville–North Alabama area.
U.S. citizenship and a Final Secret Clearance, or eligibility to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Prior work in DoD missile or aerospace fields.
Prior experience in tooling and production environments.
Experience creating engineering drawings using PTC Creo and Windchill.
Experience designing Mechanical Ground Support Equipment or tooling for production use.
Understanding of cost and schedule implications of typical engineering deliverables.
Experience working on rapidly changing development programs.
Experience with Deltek, Costpoint ERP and MRP, Solumina, or Windchill.
Experience with ISO 9001 or AS9100 processes.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership for delivering, maintaining, and improving ground support equipment, tooling, and assembly fixtures.
Design production tooling and supporting equipment and create drawings for them.
Revise existing designs or create new designs to facilitate process improvements.
Work with the operations team to understand roadblocks that impede production flow.
Create bills of materials and coordinate with procurement to order hardware for ground support equipment or tooling needed for production builds.
Disposition non-conformances involving ground support equipment or tooling.
Collaborate with manufacturing engineering to ensure work instructions accurately describe processes for using ground support equipment or tooling.
Support tooling engineering efforts to map production process flow and optimize manufacturing tooling needs.
Identify and execute continuous improvement projects.
Monitor tooling-job status to ensure schedule requirements are met, and report status to management using spreadsheets, custom reports, or similar methods.