Principal Mechanical Engineer

RTX•Huntsville, AL

2d•$107,500 - $204,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Shipboard Effectors Department is currently searching for an experienced Principal Mechanical Engineer to support Standard Missile and Patriot products and subsystems in Huntsville, Alabama. This Principal Mechanical Engineering position performs in alignment to expectations in the design, development and production support areas associated with mechanical designs, validation principals, qualification processes, procurement, and production processes across a design life cycle. Work may include requirements understanding, concept development, DFMAs, PFMEAs, margin analysis, technical data package (TDP) development, application of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing principals, engineering test principals, preparation of technical analysis reports, and design review presentation.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience.
Experience with CREO (or equivalent CAD tool)
Experience developing and executing a plan to develop a mechanical component or subsystem
Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), basic tolerance analyses, and drawing practices and interpretation for mechanical hardware
The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance.
U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice To Haves

Four years of professional experience related mechanical design and documentation in Aerospace & Defense industry
Advanced degree in Engineering discipline
Proficient in 3D CAD tools (modeling and drawing)
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) per ANSI Y14.5
Ability to work in teams or independently, flexible, demonstrates initiative
Experience in mechanical sub-systems packaging, materials, thermal, structural analysis, energetics principals, control systems, interconnect, airframe, or large assembly development
Willingness to support tasks as experience allows relative to both design development and production support
Proficient in CREO (modeling and drawing) and Windchill (PDM)
Ability to travel to government and other facilities in support of program activities

Responsibilities

Contribute to one or more of our contract-funded and independent research efforts, each of which is at a different phase of development (proposal, design, and integration/test).
Communicate with cross-disciplined, engineering team members and suppliers to analyze, model, and document the design technical data package (TDP) and its capabilities and compliance to requirements.
Work under limited supervision and act as the responsible engineer often in a project management role over entire subsystems within an effort.
Perform mechanical design, development, and documentation of components, sub-assemblies, and major end items for defense system equipment in accordance with system requirements.
Collaborating across multiple disciplines with Structural and Thermal analyst, Materials Engineering, Quality, Safety, Supply Chain.
Lead a team(s) with limited supervision and meet commitments for assigned schedule, financial, and technical goals.
Support suppliers with product integration.
Perform and review tolerance analyses to ensure form, fit, and function are as intended by design for the use-application.
Improve new and existing designs using Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) and Design for Producibility principles.
Apply knowledge and experience in technical problem solving and hardware development in a fast paced, team environment.