Sr Design Engineer

MSI Defense Solutions•Mooresville, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer's responsibilities include, but are not limited to: concept design, review project design requirements, provide input for potential additional requirements, develop, and execute the design of ideas for the product, review and justify designs during preliminary and critical project design reviews. The Sr Design Engineer will create CAD models using MSI's parametric skeleton strategy, fully defining bill of materials of the system. The Sr Design Engineer will also manage the development of the drawing package used to convey the system requirement to the procurement and production team. This position will ensure designs meet the goals and requirements outlined for the project and will report the design's status to the Project Manager to ensure it remains in line with the master project schedule. The Sr Design Engineer will collaborate with the Engineering Team and other functional departments to continuously improve processes, promote professional development and design knowledge. The Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer will report to the Director of Engineering Operations. This position requires a full-time work week spent in the shop/office. Normal hours are Monday through Thursday 7:00am-4:30pm and Friday 7:00am-12:00pm. (Must be flexible to work additional hours as needed based on project requirements and deadlines).

Requirements

Minimum of a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering or similar
Minimum 8 years in defense vehicle, automotive, or motorsports or related field.
Minimum 3 years as high-level CAD user (CREO Preferred)
Minimum of 1 year of PDM experience (Windchill Preferred)
Experience in FEA (Ansys) is a plus
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience designing and analyzing automotive components and systems
Highly Motivated
Leadership, able to collaborate with other depts and manufacturing
Organized
Responsible
Ability to interact with all types of people under pressure
Knowledge of machining practices, industry workings, fabrication shop procedures
Microsoft Office Suite experience
S. Citizenship is required. Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance, if required for the position.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of the NPI (New Product Introduction) process is a plus.
Experience with sheet metal, weldments, fabrication and machined parts is a plus
Experience with Ansys software is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead the mechanical design and development of defense systems and vehicle sub-systems, ensuring they meet specifications and performance requirements.
Participate and coordinate preparation of internal and external customers reviews: SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR and Stage Gate reviews. Understanding of the NPI (New Product Introduction) process is a plus.
Must demonstrate understanding of the function and purpose of vehicle sub-systems including, but not limited to chassis, suspension, drive train, brakes, exterior and interior systems, payload capacity, electrical, vehicle armor systems. General hands-on experience with automotive or defense vehicle systems is required.
Develop and manage vehicle components and assemblies in CAD. Use experience/knowledge to generate new design concepts. Work with Project Managers to provide continual schedule updates towards the progress of the overall project. MSI's design goals are to develop superior products by utilizing sound engineering principles and creative thinking. Our manufacturing goals are to improve efficiency, minimize lead time and cost while building a high-quality component. The Sr Design Engineer must have experience and demonstrated competency with the application of GD&T techniques and ASME Y14.5 practices.
Modeling at MSI is performed using PTC Creo 7.0. MSI has proven itself to be a leader with an "unmatched speed to market" approach by utilizing skeleton top-down parametric modeling. The Sr Design Engineer shall understand the relationships that are built throughout the model using "external copy geometry" through assembly skeletons. A Sr Design Engineer will provide guidance of the model tree's parent and child structure relationships for each project. Design Engineers execute the design structure in the CAD system throughout the products developmental lifecycle process.
The Sr Design Engineer may perform structural FEA or mathematical analyses of a design within their capabilities. Experience with Ansys software is a plus. When necessary, the Design Engineer will work with outside FEA partners to manage and support the analysis effort by providing necessary information to these outside partners so they can provide MSI with a complete and through analysis summary that either confirms or directs modification of the design(s). The Sr Design Engineer will also provide guidance to the Project Manager on when FEA should be used to validate a design. This will allow the Project Manager to plan and budget for the requested resources.
The Sr Design Engineer will work with the production team and supplier base to produce the prototypes. The Sr Design Engineer will be expected to support manufacturing in the development of the prototypes to ensure that the required changes for manufacturing are reported and implemented back to the CAD system. The Sr Design Engineer is required to have a strong understanding of standard prototyping manufacturing methods.
Contribute to developing and maintaining thorough and complete BOM's and production of accurate drawings for use in manufacturing processes and configuration management. Produce reports detailing analysis and design changes when necessary.
Coordinate with Project Manager on development of the Engineering project schedule and ensure adherence to pre-defined milestones.
Create presentations for internal and external design reviews. The Senior Design Engineer may serve as the primary technical liaison for certain projects.
Be able to develop a clear understanding of MSI's ERP system and how the other departments of the company function throughout the product life cycle.

Benefits

401(k) with employer match
Dental Insurance
Disability Insurance
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Parental and Maternity Leave
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off – 120 hours per year to start (prorated in first year of employment)
Continuing Education
Annual Year End Paid Holiday Closure