Senior Mechanical Engineer Technical Lead Structures & Mechanisms

JE Technology Solutions Inc•Apopka, FL

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About The Position

JE Technology Solutions designs and manufactures custom engineered equipment for demanding aerospace and industrial applications, including aircraft maintenance platforms, access stands, work platforms, and related ground-support equipment. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will take technical ownership of challenging engineered-to-order projects from concept through fabrication, testing, and field support. This is a hands-on role that combines mechanical and structural design, engineering calculations and FEA, design reviews, engineering-package release, and direct collaboration with manufacturing teams and customers. The engineer will translate project and customer requirements into practical, safe, manufacturable designs; establish the engineering approach and validation methods; identify and resolve technical risks; and own engineering decisions and deliverables through project closeout. The role includes designing and analyzing welded and bolted steel and aluminum structures, documenting calculations and analyses, creating 3D models and manufacturing drawings, and supporting procurement, fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, installation, and troubleshooting. The engineer will also coordinate across Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Safety, vendors, and customers, and provide technical guidance to less-experienced engineers and designers. Direct aircraft-maintenance-platform experience is preferred but not required. Relevant experience may come from aerospace ground-support equipment, launch or GSE systems, large mechanisms, industrial machinery, material handling, heavy equipment, amusement or ride systems, structural equipment, custom machine design, lifting or positioning systems, test equipment, or defense manufacturing. Offers are contingent on pre-employment drug screening and a background check. The company uses E-Verify for U.S.-based roles and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
At least 8 years of progressive professional engineering experience involving complex mechanical, structural, or engineered equipment.
Demonstrated experience serving as technical lead, project engineer, or technical owner for complex engineering work.
Strong knowledge of statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, structural behavior, load paths, and practical machine or structure design.
Demonstrated experience performing and critically reviewing structural FEA using commercial analysis software.
Ability to define appropriate analysis load cases, boundary conditions, constraints, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.
Experience designing welded and bolted steel and/or aluminum structures.
Strong 3D CAD and engineering-drawing experience.
Ability to independently perform, review, and document engineering calculations.
Working knowledge of fabrication, welding, assembly, tolerancing, and practical manufacturing methods.
Ability to take technical ownership from requirements through design, analysis, release, manufacturing support, testing, and technical resolution.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively across engineering and manufacturing functions.

Nice To Haves

At least 10 years of professional engineering experience.
Experience with aerospace ground-support equipment, aircraft maintenance stands, access platforms, or similar equipment.
Experience with moving, adjustable, articulating, telescoping, lifting, or positioning equipment.
Experience with SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS Simulation; experience with ANSYS, Abaqus, Nastran, Femap, Inventor Nastran, or comparable CAD/FEA tools is also valued.
Experience in an engineered-to-order or custom manufacturing environment.
Experience supporting welding, fabrication, assembly, testing, installation, or field troubleshooting.
Experience leading formal technical or design reviews.
Experience mentoring engineers or designers.
Experience developing standardized designs, reusable engineering solutions, engineering tools, or design automation.
Professional Engineer (PE) license or experience working within a PE-governed design environment.

Responsibilities

Serve as lead engineer and technical owner for assigned engineered-to-order projects.
Translate customer and project requirements into practical mechanical and structural designs.
Own technical decisions, engineering calculations, design integrity, and engineering deliverables from concept through closeout.
Establish engineering approaches, identify required analyses, define design-validation methods, and resolve technical risks early.
Lead design reviews and ensure designs are complete, manufacturable, and technically validated before release.
Coordinate engineering execution with Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Safety, vendors, and customers.
Support fabrication, assembly, testing, installation, troubleshooting, and corrective actions.
Provide technical direction and mentorship to less-experienced engineers and designers.
Identify schedule, cost, quality, manufacturability, or safety risks and develop recovery actions.
Design and analyze welded and bolted steel and aluminum structures, assemblies, connections, and critical components.
Perform and document calculations for strength, stiffness, stability, deflection, load paths, reactions, and design margins.
Develop and critically review FEA using appropriate load cases, constraints, boundary conditions, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.
Analyze static, dynamic, operating, and movement-related loads as applicable.
Evaluate movable, adjustable, articulating, telescoping, lifting, or positioning structures throughout their required operating range.
Validate FEA results using hand calculations, first-principles checks, engineering judgment, test data, or other appropriate methods.
Document assumptions, calculations, analysis results, conclusions, and required design changes clearly and traceably.
Design maintenance platforms, access stands, work platforms, stairs, railings, structural frames, mechanisms, and related equipment.
Develop 3D models, assemblies, manufacturing drawings, and bills of material.
Specify materials, tolerances, fits, fasteners, connections, welding requirements, and manufacturing processes.
Design for safety, structural integrity, manufacturability, reliability, maintainability, installation, and practical field operation.
Produce engineering packages suitable for procurement, fabrication, assembly, inspection, and testing.
Work on the manufacturing floor to resolve fabrication and assembly issues.
Evaluate engineering changes and ensure modifications are technically reviewed and validated before implementation.
Capture lessons learned and improve engineering standards, design tools, reusable designs, and engineering practices.