Mechanical Engineering, Lead Associate

Peraton•San Diego, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is hiring a Mechanical Engineering, Lead Associate on site in San Diego, CA. What you will do: Responsible for providing guidance and expertise in mechanical engineering to design complex mechanical equipment and systems, and to investigate, evaluate and develop new applications for existing equipment and systems Determines theoretical principles involved in applying advanced analytical and investigative methods and techniques. Analyzes assigned tasks to provide estimates of manpower and material required to complete Prepares schedules for accomplishing tasks within estimates Supervises and coordinates technicians in fabrication and installation of complex mechanical and related electronic equipment and systems May direct field operation and maintenance activities of mechanical equipment/systems installations Evaluates operational systems and designs modification to eliminate causes of malfunctions or changes in system requirements Develops new applications requiring appreciable originality and ingenuity, and complex test procedures for equipment and systems which are significantly different from existing designs Plans, organizes, and conducts the development of each assignment; coordinates manpower assigned to each activity and coordinates the activities of group involved in various stages of overall program to ensure effective integration Provides technical guidance to personnel involved with producing design fabrication drawings Reviews and corrects drawings to ensure proper engineering techniques and required specifications have been utilized Develops, releases, and maintains documentation in accordance with company and contractual requirements Reviews, writes, and edits reports such as evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals, etc. to provide recommendations, conclusions, and other data

Requirements

5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA
Current Secret Security clearance
Design modifications supporting approved engineering changes to electro-mechanical systems supporting existing UUV operations
Draft and deliver Level 3 engineering drawings
Complete design improvements on support equipment through the engineering change process outlined in PMS 408’s Configuration Management (CM) Plan
Complete design review briefs on changes made to the support equipment
Design reviews shall include sufficient objective evidence to support the proposed design changes
Design, plan, conduct and report on system-level testing to verify and validation engineering changes to support equipment
Develop initial user manual and training materials for developmental support equipment

Nice To Haves

Complete finite-element analysis (FEA) of mechanical components used in MK 18 FoS support equipment
Work with the MK 18 FoS In-Service Engineering Agent to design, develop and evaluate prototype support equipment for Next Generation UUVs, being tested and evaluated by NIWC Pacific

Responsibilities

Providing guidance and expertise in mechanical engineering to design complex mechanical equipment and systems
Investigating, evaluating and developing new applications for existing equipment and systems
Determining theoretical principles involved in applying advanced analytical and investigative methods and techniques
Analyzing assigned tasks to provide estimates of manpower and material required to complete
Preparing schedules for accomplishing tasks within estimates
Supervising and coordinating technicians in fabrication and installation of complex mechanical and related electronic equipment and systems
Directing field operation and maintenance activities of mechanical equipment/systems installations
Evaluating operational systems and designing modifications to eliminate causes of malfunctions or changes in system requirements
Developing new applications requiring appreciable originality and ingenuity, and complex test procedures for equipment and systems which are significantly different from existing designs
Planning, organizing, and conducting the development of each assignment
Coordinating manpower assigned to each activity and coordinating the activities of group involved in various stages of overall program to ensure effective integration
Providing technical guidance to personnel involved with producing design fabrication drawings
Reviewing and correcting drawings to ensure proper engineering techniques and required specifications have been utilized
Developing, releasing, and maintaining documentation in accordance with company and contractual requirements
Reviewing, writing, and editing reports such as evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals, etc. to provide recommendations, conclusions, and other data
Design modifications supporting approved engineering changes to electro-mechanical systems supporting existing UUV operations
Drafting and delivering Level 3 engineering drawings
Completing design improvements on support equipment through the engineering change process outlined in PMS 408’s Configuration Management (CM) Plan
Completing design review briefs on changes made to the support equipment
Designing, planning, conducting and reporting on system-level testing to verify and validation engineering changes to support equipment
Developing initial user manual and training materials for developmental support equipment