Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer

BlueHaloHuntsville, AL
121d$135,000 - $225,000

About The Position

BlueHalo, an AV company, is looking for a Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer to join the Kinetic Effector team. The Senior Principal Mechanical Engineering role will work across a broad range of disciplines with an emphasis on product development, analysis and testing, and system integration.

Requirements

  • You must be a US citizen
  • You must have a Secret level security clearance
  • Have a B.S. with 15+ years of prior relevant experience in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline
  • Prior experience with leading and conducting missile trade studies, missile system development and design, missile systems requirements development and management, and missile system integration and test
  • Experience leading and executing the design and development of complex system architectures
  • Demonstrated experience across the product lifecycle, including concept development, architecture, design, integration, verification, and production
  • Experience developing effective internal and external customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and continued business
  • Experience managing resources with multi-million-dollar annual budgets
  • Direct experience with Engineering Risks and Opportunities (R&O) Management
  • Demonstrated mechanical component design experience employing industry best practices
  • Experience with environmental testing, i.e., shock, vibration, temperature/altitude, environmental stress screening (ESS)
  • Experience implementing and interpreting geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
  • Are willing and able to travel to attend meetings or tests at other government and contractor sites

Nice To Haves

  • Have a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline
  • Prior missile airframe design experience, with emphasis on balancing system level size, weight, and power
  • Experience with flight vehicle physics and dynamics
  • Proficiency in Technical Data Package (TDP) release processes and maintenance using Windchill
  • Knowledge of manufacturing and manufacturing processes
  • Design verification test planning and fixture design or field-testing experience

Responsibilities

  • Represent BlueHalo and program interests with senior customer counterparts, internal senior program management and engineering leadership
  • Direct and lead a diverse team of multi-disciplined engineers in support of missile development
  • Work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Provide mentoring, guidance and direction to junior engineers from conceptual design through release of technical data package
  • Design, test, and/or integration of mechanical components, mechanical ground support equipment (EGSE), subsystems, or system-of-systems
  • Perform, oversee and coordinate all aspects of kinetic system mechanical design
  • Ensure quality of mechanical designs and implementation
  • Support trade studies to evaluate alternative design solutions to resolve technical issues
  • Ensure mechanical design quality and integrity as designs evolve by reviewing changes, synchronizing changes with impacted internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring configuration control of the technical baseline
  • Identify risks and opportunities associated with or driven by design requirements and mitigate to reduce risk or realize opportunities
  • Develop and mature mechanical system designs that meet weapon system requirements, standards and regulations
  • Technically engage with major subcontractors and partners to ensure product deliverables
  • Lead internal design reviews, and support major customer reviews
  • Assist with program schedule creation and hardware development planning
  • Develop engineering labor and material estimates
  • Support manufacturing engineers in the development of factory layouts, product workflow planning and material handling equipment selection and design

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Disability
  • Company holiday and paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • 401(k) company match and contributions
  • Professional development/training reimbursements
  • Other work/life programs

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Senior

Industry

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Number of Employees

1,001-5,000 employees

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