Bike Shop Principal Mechanical Engineer

RTX•Tucson, AZ

15d•$107,500 - $204,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Bike Shop Department is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our team. The Mission of the Bike Shop Department is to provide rapid, innovative, and affordable engineering solutions and prototype fabrication that demonstrate new technologies and capabilities, from concept through flight demonstration. We also provide quick-turn innovation, design, fabrication, assembly, and test capabilities in support of existing and future program engineering needs. We are looking for candidates willing to work independently and collaborate with our engineers and fabricators to develop mechanical components and systems in a dynamic, vertically integrated environment. Projects can range from a quick proof of concept to flight hardware. The Principal Mechanical Engineer needs to be a motivated self-starter that is responsible for the design, documentation, coordination of fabrication, integration, and test of components and systems of varying complexity. The candidate must be experienced in all aspects of the engineering development process up to and including testing/verification. This position will function as part of multi-disciplined design teams across multiple projects. This person will be the Responsible Engineering Authority (REA) or Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) for development of one or more complex mechanical systems and will be expected to mentor and guide less experienced team members. This position will interface with REAs, IPTLs, and other stake holders within the functional and program organizations in a fast-paced, team-based, and technical environment.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience in mechanical engineering
experience developing mechanical components and mechanical systems
Experience with Pro/E, CREO, or other CAD software (such as SolidWorks, NX, Fusion360, etc.)
Experience with Windchill or other Product Data Management (PDM) systems (such as Siemens Teamcenter, SolidWorks PDM, Autodesk Vault, etc.)
Experience taking a design from concept, through design, fabrication, and testing

Nice To Haves

Masters or Ph.D. degree in STEM
Prior work experience in a technical mentoring or program management role, including managing schedule and resourced milestones
Experience with ANSYS or other Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software (such as COMSOL, ABAQUS, Nastran, etc.)
Experience with MATLAB
Experience interpreting and implementing Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
Experience with design for manufacture or producibility, traditional fabrication equipment (mills, lathes, sheet metal, welding, etc.), and 3D printing
Cross-discipline engineering knowledge and experience
Experience with detailed design to verification, via integration and test
Experience with intellectual property creation (patents & publications)
Experience working around energetic materials and/or components
Experience overseeing a program transition from development to production
Working knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
Ability to develop and manage cost/schedule/technical plans including management of risk and opportunities

Responsibilities

Involvement with product lifecycle from concept development to test
Working in a vertically integrated environment of many disciplines
Rapid reaction prototyping
Hands on involvement with hardware
Mentoring of junior engineers
Leading and managing projects of varying scope and duration
Delegate and assign tasks to engineering team members based on project priorities, individual skill sets, and workload capacity, ensuring efficient and effective completion of objectives