Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer
About The Position
We are seeking a motivated and driven Mechanical Engineer to join a dynamic program team focused on the design, development, and qualification of complex mechanical hardware, including precision mechanisms and electro-mechanical systems. The role takes ownership of significant system-level responsibilities and requires flexibility as program needs evolve. The position provides technical leadership and support throughout the product lifecycle, including requirements definition, concept generation, material selection, trade studies, design sensitivity and optimization analyses, preliminary and final design, design documentation, and assembly, integration, and testing. The successful candidate will use hands-on 3D modeling and hardware development experience, work independently and collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, and engage directly with hardware in a laboratory environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience; alternatively, a graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
- Hands-on experience in 3D modeling and the design and development of critical hardware.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Willingness to work in a laboratory environment and engage directly with hardware.
- Highly organized and detail oriented.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Comfort presenting technical concepts to program leadership.
- Experience designing or developing precision mechanisms, mechatronic systems, or packaging for modules and electronics.
- Experience considering thermal and structural loading.
- Experience optimizing for size, weight, and power.
- Proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo and understanding of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standards.
- Experience with actuators, custom gear trains, electro-optical systems, or materials testing.
- Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFMA) experience.
- Experience with machined-part design, plastic and/or sheet-metal part design, additive manufacturing technologies, and related design best practices.
- Understanding of EVMS cost and schedule practices.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of tasks while working with limited supervision on high-consequence program activities.
- Communicate and brief internal and external stakeholders, including customer representatives.
- Generate technical data package components, including part and assembly drawings.
- Prototype, integrate, and test component parts and assemblies.
- Develop test plans and procedures for mechanical subsystems.
- Perform test and evaluation of component parts and systems.
- Participate in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and other required design reviews.
- Participate in product change review meetings and discussions and implement changes.
- Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews.
- Adhere to company processes for product development, configuration management, purchasing, and quality.
- Direct designers, technicians, and operators as part of a design team.
- Support field testing and demonstration efforts as a mechanical engineering field representative.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
