Associate Systems Packaging Engineer

About the role

The Associate Systems Packaging Engineer supports the engineering team with 3D modeling system layouts, proposal design solutions, and customer negotiations that influence Size, Weight, and Power. The role involves engaging with customers and sales personnel, contributing to the development of new products, preparing successful proposal designs and concepts, and validating conceptual problem solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support the engineering team with 3D modeling system layouts, proposal design solutions, and customer negotiations that influence Size, Weight, and Power.
• Engage with team of creative, independent individuals.
• Contribute to the development of new products through consulting with customers and sales personnel.
• Provide critical early layout models for our customers.
• Consult on new product and market development efforts.
• Prepare successful proposal designs and concepts, along with cost and schedule estimates.
• Validate conceptual problem solutions by performing trade studies and analyses.
• Contribute to the analysis, conceptual design, development, and test of complex control hardware used on military/space vehicles and equipment.
• Determine the customer’s needs, system architecture based on component layouts, analysis approaches and project management processes (cost and schedule).
• Support subsections of the overall system engineering responsibilities.
• Occasionally work for extended periods on-site with our customers.
• Engage in requirements creation and conceptual validation early in programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Electrical/Aerospace Engineering with 0-3 years design/drafting experience.
• Demonstrated ability in packaging electrical and mechanical components, assemblies, connectors, and cables, including design, integration, and validation in environments including avionics or space.
• Able to complete drawings including tolerance stacks and tolerancing for manufacturing.
• Engineering fundamentals with the ability to understand and guide analyses and offer solutions related to mechanical, electro-mechanical, and opto-mechanical systems.
• Demonstrated CAD proficiency (NX, Pro-E, Solidworks).
• Familiarity with packaging electrical components, mechanical components, and sizing torque.
• Knowledge to contribute and lead design for assembly/manufacturing discussions with the team.

Qualifications

• Ability to travel 10%.
• Understanding of assembly and test methods if critical for early requirements definition and proposed solutions.
• Experience in understanding and guiding analyses and offering solutions related to mechanical, electro-mechanical, and opto-mechanical systems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Contractor Security Clearance; currently holding a clearance is preferred.

Skills

• Strong CAD proficiency (NX, Pro-E, Solidworks).
• Experience with packaging electrical and mechanical components.
• Understanding of assembly and test methods.
• Ability to perform trade studies and analyses.
• Experience with thermal, structural, and dynamic analysis.

Benefits

Financial Rewards: great compensation package, annual profit sharing, matching 401k and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, relocation assistance
Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages
Professional Skills Development: Tuition Assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development and other personal growth programs
Collaborative and Welcoming Workplace: Inclusive culture rooted in our values, enhanced by Employee Resource Groups, and team-building activities.

Pay

Huntsville, AL: $60,000.00–$110,000.00 Annually

Schedule

Full-time remote or hybrid if local – Huntsville, AL