Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

A top Space manufacturing company in the Mason, OH area is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to support their support of design, analysis, tolerancing, and testing of their opto-mechanical systems. This resource will follow the product from conceptualization to hardware integration and testing. They will also be responsible for:

• Provide technical leadership and oversight to multiple cross-disciplinary Engineering design teams. Teams will be tasked with developing various types of ruggedized opto-mechanical and electro-optical systems and technologies.

• Oversee or directly perform the conceptualization and development of working designs, computer models, layouts and drawings using MCAD/MCAE tools.

• Develop, review and approve engineering documentation, including product specifications, drawings, assembly procedures, and test plans/procedures. A comprehensive understanding of GD&T (ASME Y14.5) and DFMA is required. Experience with tolerance stack methodology is preferred.

• Perform mechanical analyses of components and subsystems employing both classical and Finite Element methods. Analyses may be quasi-static, kinematic and/or dynamic in nature, and are intended to characterize or verify the structural integrity, stability and performance of the hardware.

• Prepare and review schedules, specifications, process standards, and other contract documentation to plan the successful execution of multi-year, multi-million-dollar development efforts.

• Participate (as a presenter and/or reviewer) in internal and customer design reviews intended to demonstrate design conformance to all derived requirements and customer specifications.

• Assist the Purchasing Dept. with procurement of product hardware including vendor certification, vendor oversight, product source inspection, and nonconformance disposition, as required.

• Support the assembly, integration and test of the product or prototype hardware.

• Ensure quality through adherence to the Quality Systems - Manual, applicable Standard Work Instructions and other standards invoked internally or contractually.

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Skills and Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in Mechanical Design Engineering in IRAD, aviation, aerospace, or similar industries

• Experience with thermal, structural, or finite element analysis (BOM and Optimization)

• Experience working with complex systems (electro-optical, lidar, radar, sensors, or cryogenic/cryocoolers)

• Experience owning the lifecycle of a project from concept to handoff

• 4+ years of experience with GD&T - Electrical Design and packaging

• Structural analysis with high vacuum, cryogenics, or opto-mechanics

• MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461

• Tolerance stack methodology