Mechanical Engineer

About the role

QinetiQ is seeking a highly motivated candidate who will be responsible for the mechanical design and development of ruggedized military hardware products within a multidisciplinary engineering team. Products include electro-optical and electromechanical soldier-borne systems, ground-based systems, and airborne systems.

Responsibilities

• Act as a matrix engineer on multiple projects, the candidate will help conceptualize systems, identify and execute design tasks, and prepare design documentation to ultimately deliver a system that meets customer requirements, schedule, and budget.
• Design hardware products using 3D CAD modeling tools
• Electro-optical design, layout and modeling of electro-mechanical assemblies, and assorted ruggedized military hardware
• Support and troubleshoot mechanical design and product issues related to various DOD pre-production and production programs
• Perform basic tolerance stack-up analysis
• Document designs, assemblies, testing, and maintenance activities within QinetiQ’s product data management system
• Create detail designs and drawings for fabrication
• Interface with customers on a project engineering level, on-site and off-site

Requirements

• Mechanical Engineering BS (or equivalent)
• 3+ years’ experience in mechanical design in all aspects of a product lifecycle
• Knowledge of metal fabrication and machining processes, including: Design techniques, Tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, drawings, and models.
• Knowledge of additive manufacturing
• Experience creating and working with formal design/development processes
• Must have experience with 3D CAD modeling tools
• Experience with PTC Creo or Solidworks design tool
• Experience with creation of detailed engineering drawings with geometric tolerancing (ASME Y14.5)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willing and able to travel for work (estimated 25%)

Qualifications

• Active Secret or higher level clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Solidworks 3D modeling and analysis software
• Experience in Windchill Product Data Management software
• Experience in Model Based Definition
• Experience in hand calculation analyses; structural or thermal Finite Element Analysis (FEA); Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Experience in additive manufacturing design, methods, and materials