Specialist, Mechanical Engineering

Job Description

We are seeking an Electronic Packaging / Mechanical Engineer to work with a cross-functional team to develop Avionics systems. The position will follow the product from conceptualization through hardware integration and testing, and will interface with Designers, Thermal/Structural Analysts, Systems Engineers, as well as other engineering disciplines, Program Managers, and customer counterparts.

Essential Functions

• Works under general supervision on tasking that is typically assigned with high level requirements, may be responsible for entire projects within job area.
• Some derivation of requirements may be required to support the design.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams in the development of new solutions.
• Strong engineering fundamentals and analytical background with the ability to understand and support analyses and offer solutions related to mechanical, electro-mechanical, and opto-mechanical systems.
• Types of analysis include thermal, fluid, structural, and power.
• Create complex mechanical designs and execute layouts for multiple products.
• Demonstrated ability in packaging electrical components such as Circuit Cards, Connectors, and cables, including design, integration and validation in rugged environments including ground, avionics and/or space.
• Demonstrated ability in developing, integrating, and validating mechanical, electro-mechanical and opto-mechanical designs.
• Support the mechanical design, prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting of designs.
• Support the development of relevant design control documentation.
• Interact with outside vendors to source parts.
• Experience in the design of additive manufactured parts, machined parts, weldments, sheet metal parts, and cable assemblies.
• Able to obtain US Government clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• 3 years experience in Mechanical design, requirements analysis, specification generation, interface definition, component selection, component 3D CAD modeling, data collection and product documentation.
• Experience with standard ASME Y14.5M-1994 and GD&T.
• Experience with MS Office suite.
• Prior or current experience working on avionics products or systems.
• 2+ years experience in 3D CAD Modeling – PTC Creo, Catia, NX or SolidWorks.
• Experience packaging electronics including design for and testing to military environments (i.e. temperature, vibration, shock, etc.).
• Prior experience packaging electronics for use in avionics platforms is strongly desired.
• Experience in design and testing to military environments (i.e. temperature, vibration, shock, etc).
• Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFMA) experience.
• Experience with machined part design.
• Experience with plastic and/or sheet metal part design.
• Experience with EVMS cost and schedule practices.