Principal Mechanical Engineer – Electronics Packaging (Onsite)
About The Position
The Strategic Defense Solution engineering organization in Richardson, TX is seeking a highly motivated Principal Mechanical Engineer that is passionate about the development of electronics equipment enclosures and integration of items into rack level assemblies. These designs will contain a mixture of high-power componentry and radio frequency (RF) shielding considerations in addition to challenging size, weight, and power dissipation requirements. This position will provide an opportunity for ownership of budget and schedule as well as coordination with a highly cross-functional team to ensure quality and compliance of designs throughout the entirety of their lifecycles. The selected candidate will be instrumental in driving innovation in the design, development, and test of electronic equipment supporting military communications missions.
Requirements
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
- Experience with commercial industry standards and/or military electronics packaging form factors, chassis design, and electromechanical applications.
Nice To Haves
- Active DoD security clearance.
- Experience with design and thermal management techniques for electronics packaging designs (enclosures and/or racks) with rigorous size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements.
- Experience with interpreting Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5.
- Experience with military standards such as MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160, and MIL-STD-1472.
- Experience working with standard form factor industry standards such as EIA-310, ATR, or VITA.
- Experience with designing products for rugged environments including electromagnetic interference (EMI), electromagnetic pulse (EMP), and nuclear exposure.
- Experience with thermal and structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA) best practices using Ansys.
Responsibilities
- Communicate technical topics and issues in a clear and concise manner to both technical peers as well as non-technical team members.
- Conduct and provide constructive feedback during peer reviews.
- Mentor and document knowledge to provide technical guidance to both members of own team and beyond.
- Coordinate with drafting for the creation of drawings, along with providing review and redline of drawings for machined & sheet metal parts.
- Interface with a cross functional team, such as Electrical and Systems engineering, to ensure requirements compliance throughout the entirety of a product’s lifecycle.
- Work proactively with an integrated product team (IPT) to manage project scope and budget, as well as identify risks and opportunities.
- Participate in and lead investigations into highly complex, open-ended tasks.
- Search for and identify root cause of issues.
- Create military compliant designs that incorporate custom machined/sheet metal parts with a selection of commercial off the shelf items as required.
- Contribute to prototyping and testing activities to verify product requirements compliance.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- May be eligible for relocation
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
