Mechanical Engineer

Leonardo DRS, Inc. • High Ridge Township, MO

12d

About The Position

Mechanical Engineer position responsible for supporting projects and 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 development of new products, supporting legacy products; sizing and selecting components; creating associated documentation; and supporting product testing, qualification, and production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in mechanical engineering or related technical field
• Comfortable and competent writing and creating technical documentation
• Competent using MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio, Project, and PowerPoint)
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Support projects for the development and support of mechanical equipment, especially heat exchangers, air conditioning, refrigeration, and air handling systems
• Support development of manufacturing drawings, bills of material and associated supporting documentation for fabrication and delivery of products and prototypes
• Evaluate and recommend design approaches to meet production requirements for new or improved products or services.  Investigate solutions to product or process problems.
• Development of technical documentation, manuals, and procedures
• Provide budget, cost and schedule input for status of project assignments
• Engineering of HVAC&R equipment for component sizing, selection, and performance predictions. May include Mechanical Analysis, Aerodynamics/Fluids, Thermal, Fluid Systems, Mechanical Packaging, or others.
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems, and services
• Review customer specifications and requirements in support of bids and proposals and develop compliant designs for product development
• Support testing, qualification, documentation and analysis of prototypes, products, systems or subsystems
• Support the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements
• 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
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and customers
• Contribute to team efforts by accomplishing results in a cooperative and supportive manner
• Attend appropriate engineering, customer, or business meetings
• Maintain and develop technical knowledge by conferring with technical specialists and suppliers; attending educational workshops; and reviewing professional publications
• Ability to work independently under supervision of others while regular reporting of progress and status
• Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization

Benefits

• competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan
• wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being
• programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement
• flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees