Development Engineer

About the role

EBAD seeks a Development Engineer to report to the Product Development Engineering Lead. As the technical lead on internal and external projects, you will oversee all technical and schedule aspects of the project/product from concept through development, qualification, and production.

Responsibilities

• Development and maintenance of the technical data package
• Create 3D conceptual models
• Perform design trade studies and hand calculations
• Interact with customers on design, interface, and functional details
• Interact with suppliers to procure prototype parts for risk reduction testing
• Execute the EBAD development process by facilitating internal and customer-facing cross-functional meetings and design reviews
• Requirements generation, allocation, flow down, and verification
• Technical compliance and risk assessment/management
• Coordination of project team technical tasks
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure production viability of new designs
• Creation of required documentation and securing internal and customer approval

Requirements

• BS/MS in an engineering discipline (Mechanical and/or Aerospace preferred)
• Experience in project, design, or related engineering
• Proven leadership of technical teams
• Strong time and task management skills
• Ability to evaluate, understand, and apply customer requirements and government/military specifications to design
• Demonstrated experience generating 3D models & 2D drawings (SolidWorks preferred)
• Capable of interpreting GD&T
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills for interaction with various levels of management and customers
• Ability to adapt to project changes and overcome technical challenges
• Demonstrated competency in problem solving and root cause analysis
• Must have or be able to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance
• Competent with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Skills

• Knowledge of explosive materials and energetic devices
• Experience with product development, rapid prototyping, and manufacturing processes
• Experience with product testing, including test requirements development and procedure generation
• Knowledge of dynamic test methods including shock, sinusoidal vibration, and random vibration
• Experience applying GD&T and understanding of how it affects part manufacturing, inspection, and cost
• Ability to perform tolerance analyses to ensure proper assembly and system integration
• Experience with MS Project
• ANSYS and SolidWorks experience
• Aerospace industry experience