Principal Mechanical Engineer

About the role

Wilder Systems is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead R&D design, mentor engineers, define design strategies, and ensure compliance with standards.

Responsibilities

• Able to travel occasionally
• Strategic Leadership: Lead and influence the company's engineering strategy, aligning it with long-term business goals.
• Technical Vision: Define and communicate the company's technical vision, guiding the direction of advanced projects and R&D efforts.
• Mentorship and Training: Mentor and train senior and junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and excellence.
• Innovation and Research: Drive research and development efforts, exploring cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to maintain the company's competitive edge.
• Technical Governance: Establish and maintain engineering standards, best practices, and quality assurance processes.
• Project Ownership: Assumes responsibility for delivering high quality products critical to business success.
• Required Guidance: Serves as a critical source of guidance and expertise for the engineering team, actively contributing to knowledge sharing, and providing direction on complex technical challenges.
• Customer Support: Responsible for customer relationships, interacts with customers to solicit directional information, investigate new technical challenges and work with customers around new initiatives.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or similar field
• 10 or more years of professional experience in mechanical engineering or a related field
• Strong communication, organizational, time management, leadership, and decision-making skills
• Expert level of basic machinery design - includes design process, engineering mechanics and materials, failure prevention, and characteristics of the principal types of mechanical elements
• Knowledge of design for manufacturing and assembly best practices
• US Citizen or Permanent Resident

Preferred Experience

• Working knowledge of best practices for tooling fixture design
• Advanced Proficiency in CAD software, SolidWorks preferred
• Part drawing generation and attention to detail
• Advanced proficiency in GD&T and Design for Manufacturing techniques
• Demonstrated experience mentoring design teams
• Broad knowledge of automation hardware (drive trains, actuators, guides, etc.)
• Automation and robotic work experience
• Finite Element Analysis
• Background knowledge of CATIA
• Product Data Management Software
• Generating Bills of Material

About Wilder Systems

Wilder Systems designs, manufactures, and installs robotic systems for industrial manufacturing applications in the aerospace industry. Our tools are used in direct manufacturing and maintenance of aerospace structures. We have a dynamic, talented, and collaborative engineering team and want those who are energized by solving our customers’ toughest problems.

Compensation

$155,000-$200,000 Base

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• PTO

Schedule

8-hour shift with an expectation of overtime when required