Sr Mechanical Engineer - GSE Tooling, Amazon Leo

Key job responsibilities

• Work with vehicle, manufacturing, integration and operation teams to define and conceive creative solutions to unique problems.
• Design fixtures, mechanisms, and other types of hardware to support safe, efficient, and reliable testing of satellite components.
• Utilize engineering fundamentals to validate the design including hand-calculations and Finite Element Analysis.
• Geometric design using 3D CAD (NX) for parts and assemblies and 2D engineering drawings to communicate design intent.
• Project manage execution of design including budgeting, scheduling and working with manufacturing teams and vendors.
• Work directly with manufacturing and operation teams on commissioning designs on production floor.

About the team

The Leo Tooling team is responsible for designing and commissioning the hard tooling, mechanisms, jigs, and integrated machines used for satellite production. This is a team of engineers and support technicians that provide in-house unique and creative solutions on tight timelines.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical Engineering
• 2+ years of project management, including resource planning, managing schedules, reporting project status and prioritizing tasks experience
• 4+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience with CAD Design of complex systems including 3D modeling, drawings, and GD&T
• 1+ years of experience of structural analysis including hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
• Experience with the project management of technical projects
• Strong background in the design of mechanism, bolted and welded structures, assembly fixtures, alignment fixtures, test fixtures, rigging, and material handling
• Strong knowledge of mechanical engineering fundamentals
• Design analysis experience with stiffness/strength, structural dynamics, weldments, and bolted structures.
• Experience designing tooling for aerospace hardware
• Practical knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials used in assembly tooling
• Experience with NX 3D modeling and Simcenter 3D FEA simulation.