Senior Mechanical Engineer

About the role

Cubic Defence is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to contribute to multi-disciplinary product development teams. This role involves planning, designing, developing, and implementing mechanical designs, working closely with other engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Conducts or participates in research, design, development and testing of mechanical hardware, including component modeling/analysis and tolerance analysis.
• Assesses the severity of problems, determines corrective action, resolves technical problems, performs fault isolation, and implements solutions.
• Lead activities related to product planning, product design and development, and manufacturing planning to support successful product realization.
• Develop and design mechanical components and subsystems suited to military training and its procurement, configuration management, quality assurance, and regulatory requirements.
• Specifies materials, equipment and supplies.
• Modifies existing engineering designs.
• Conducts prototype construction and test.
• Logs, compiles and evaluates engineering data.
• Ensure complementary product and manufacturing process design to ensure a product is appropriately designed for cost effective manufacturing through life.
• Facilitate transfer of products from design to manufacturing by generating a complete manufacturing package for manufacture in-house, at Cubic’s own international factory(s) or at sub-contractors.
• Provide support throughout the life cycle of the product to maintain the production of a quality product efficiently.
• Product development and design of mechanical components within the companies Design Process framework, generating product design, review, integration and test artefacts.
• Create, review, and maintain engineering drawings with proper application of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing).
• Support product development activities within PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) systems, including BOM management and document control.
• Participate in Product Design Reviews with internal and external reviewers to ensure that all products are designed and produced in line with best design and manufacturing practices to produce a quality product efficiently and effectively (right first time).
• Assemble prototypes and Engineering validation samples, check and cross-reference of the BOM’s, BOM structure, drawings, and part numbers to ensure accurate product definition and configuration control.
• Provide a formal report on the prototype and pre-production assemblies, identifying all issues that need attention along with recommendations to mitigate manufacturing risks.
• Generate the manufacturing package for production and sub-contractors that include: Assembly instruction (TP), to optimise the production process, to minimise overall timing costs and reduce manufacturing risk.
• Analyse the product assembly times to quantify labour content (man-hours) and subassembly process times.
• Identify, design and acquire jigs, tools and test equipment that will be required for production.
• Train the production teams on the assembly process techniques and use of unique equipment jigs and fixtures.
• Support the pre-production run processes managed by the Production Team Leader to ensure that the procedures in the TP’s are strictly followed or amended if necessary.
• Update the TP’s and recommend changes to BOM’s and drawings to reflect the desired best production practice.
• Investigate, evaluate, and introduce new product materials and manufacturing processes to improve product quality and reduce product’s life cycle cost.
• Evaluate and support investigations into field failures.
• Other duties as requested.

Requirements

• Four-year college degree in mechanical engineering or science discipline plus a minimum of five years of experience or an applicable Master’s degree with three years of experience.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks (or similar CAD tools).
• Familiarity with PLM systems and engineering documentation practices.
• Working knowledge of GD&T standards and application in engineering drawings.
• Understanding of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles.
• Advanced knowledge of mechanical design principles and techniques including product design and design for manufacture and assembly.
• Knowledge of finite element structural analysis, including calculations of stresses.
• Understanding of material properties and failure mechanisms.
• Good knowledge of plastic injection molded part design.
• Good knowledge of machined metal and sheet metal part design.
• Good knowledge of ruggedized product design.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Able to use typical office automation products such as work processing and spreadsheets.
• Able to prioritize work, complete multiple tasks and work under deadlines.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Desirable exposure to or coursework in thermal and structural analysis.
• Experience with simulation tools such as ANSYS, Abaqus, or similar.
• Knowledge of Model Based Engineering.
• Knowledge of industry suppliers and vendors.
• Workshop experience.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative mindset with a proactive approach.

Benefits

The Cubic Defence Senior Mechanical Engineer role offers competitive compensation, including a base pay range of $98,000.00 - $129,000.00* + benefits. The pay range reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets and is subject to change based on various factors.