About this role
<p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><strong>Job Title: Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer<br></strong></span><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><strong>Job Code: 38039<br></strong></span><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><strong>Job Location: Palm Bay, FL<br></strong></span><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><strong>Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off<br><br><br></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><strong>Job Description:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">We are seeking a driven mechanical engineer to lead process design, development, and qualification testing of complex mechanical hardware, including precision mechanisms and electro-mechanical systems, within a collaborative program team.<br><br></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The ideal candidate will take ownership of major system components and adapt flexibly as program needs evolve. You may provide technical leadership across the full engineering lifecycle from requirements definition and concept generation through material selection, trade studies, design optimization, documentation, and assembly/integration testing.<br><br></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">This role requires hands-on experience in 3D modeling and critical hardware design and development, with the ability to work independently within a multidisciplinary team environment. The candidate must be comfortable working in a lab setting with direct, hands-on involvement in hardware development and testing.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><strong>Essential Functions:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Ability and desire to take full ownership of tasking while working with limited supervision in a variety of high consequence program activities.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Provide regular communication and briefings, both formally and informally, to internal and external stakeholders, including customer representatives.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Generation of Technical Data Package components (Part and Assembly drawings, etc.)</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Prototype, Integrate, and Test component parts and assemblies.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Develop test plans and procedures for mechanical subsystems.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Perform test and evaluation of component parts and systems.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Participate in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and other required design reviews.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Participate in product change review meetings and discussions and implement changes.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Highly organized and detail oriented.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Able to work independently with limited supervision.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Adhere to company processes for product development, configuration management, purchasing, quality, etc.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Direct Designers, Technicians, and Operators as part of a design team.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Support field testing/demonstration efforts as an ME field representative.<br><br></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><strong>Qualifications:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Active Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance (or active within the last two years) and favorable polygraph required.<br><br></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><strong>Preferred Additional Skills:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Experience in design or development of</span> <ul style="list-style-type:circle"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">precision mechanisms</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">mechatronic systems</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">packaging of modules and electronics</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Consideration of thermal and structural loading.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Optimizations for size, weight, and power.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo and understanding of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standards.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Experience with any of the following: actuators, custom gear trains, electro-optical systems, and materials testing.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFMA) experience.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Experience with</span> <ul style="list-style-type:circle"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">machined part design</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">plastic and/or sheet metal part design.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Additive manufacturing technologies and design best practices</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Understanding of EVMS cost and schedule practices.</span></li> </ul> <p style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> </p> <p><span style="color:white">#LI-FS1</span></p>