Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

For more than 50 years, EdgeTech has been the industry leader in the design and manufacture of advanced underwater sonar systems for applications involving seabed survey, target detection, object identification, and mooring instrumentation.  Our products are used to support a variety of customers, from offshore renewables, oil and gas to fisheries/science/underwater research, defense, and police/fire search and rescue.

This person will serve as a mechanical engineer responsible for mechanical design of the company’s imaging sonar and acoustic release products to include standard product and custom-developed solutions.

Duties/Responsibilities

·         Participate in mechanical design activities for new development projects and manufacturing support efforts.

·         Perform mechanical design of subsea components (pressure housings, end-caps, electronic packaging, transducers, cable terminations).

·         Manage the design and prototyping of new components to rapidly test changes and improvements

·         Oversee and coordinate activities involved in fabrication, operation, installation, and repair of mechanical or electromechanical products and systems

·         Manage the testing and qualification of designed components, as well as implementing and testing all changes

·         Assist other engineering organizations in the integration of new sensors and subsystems

·         Assist purchasing department to select vendors for purchased mechanical components; provide engineering input to outside machine shops that will be fabricating components

·         Create and maintain drawings and BOMs for all subsystems and components; interface with the engineering group on engineering change orders and new product transfers

·         Support Sales and Marketing personnel with custom engineering quotations

Skills & Experience

Required

·         BSME (or related degree) from 4-year college/university

·         5+ years relevant mechanical design experience

·         Must be proficient with SolidWorks in creating 3D models of full-scale systems and fully toleranced production drawings

·         Must be able to analyze the strength of structures by hand calculation.

·         Design-for-manufacturing knowledge of machined components.

·         Demonstrated ability to work effectively among a diverse group of engineering disciplines.

·         Must be organized, able to work on multiple tasks concurrently, and meet deadlines/schedules

·         Self-motivated; able to work as a key member of a small group developing state-of-the-art acoustic systems.

Preferred

·         Previous experience in the marine or subsea industry.

·         Experience with FEA (e.g., SolidWorks Simulation), including pressure-housing collapse and buckling analysis.

·         Working knowledge of O-ring and static seal design for pressure applications.

·         Understanding of marine materials and corrosion (aluminum alloys and anodizing, titanium, stainless steel, engineering plastics; galvanic corrosion and cathodic protection).

·         Experience with welding and potting/encapsulation processes.

·         Experience with underwater connectors, cables, terminations, and strain reliefs.

Other

·         Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR 120.62); this position requires access to export-controlled technical data.

·         Occasional field support of deployed systems is likely, including work aboard vessels during sea trials; a willingness to travel for short periods is required (<15%).

·         Ability to lift up to [50] lb and to work on deck in a marine environment.

EdgeTech is an equal opportunity employer.

EdgeTech is a leading manufacturer of underwater technology solutions. The company is known worldwide for its high quality products which include: side scan sonars, sub-bottom profilers, bathymetry systems, AUV and ROV-based sonar systems, combined and customized solutions. In addition to the full line of underwater survey products, EdgeTech provides reliable USBL systems, transponder beacons, deep sea acoustic releases, shallow water and long life acoustic releases, MRUs and customized underwater acoustic command and control systems.

Company Description

EdgeTech is a leading manufacturer of underwater technology solutions. The company is known worldwide for its high quality products which include: side scan sonars, sub-bottom profilers, bathymetry systems, AUV and ROV-based sonar systems, combined and customized solutions. In addition to the full line of underwater survey products, EdgeTech provides reliable USBL systems, transponder beacons, deep sea acoustic releases, shallow water and long life acoustic releases, MRUs and customized underwater acoustic command and control systems.