Principal Mechanical Engineer

Job Summary:

The Principal Mechanical Engineer research, plans, designs, develops, analyzes and tests a variety of mechanical equipment items and systems, including chassis, hardware assembly, installation hardware and installation design.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Ability to apply practical engineer science, design and technology.
• Understanding of current manufacturing processes and how they relate to design.
• Conceptualize, design and oversea fabrication of efficient complex mechanical systems and analyze for manufacturability and cost.
• Be able to understand and produce engineering drawings.
• Create procedures for carrying out various mechanical testing.
• Communicate changes in design and assembly with management and production staff.
• Estimate cost to produce design including material and labor costs (assembly and fabrication).
• Calculate mechanical requirements to meet system design specifications.
• Understanding of static and dynamic events and how they relate to structural integrity.
• Ability to design electronic packages for harsh environments and maintain required reliability.
• Basic understanding of electronic circuits and their effect on mechanical performance.
• Working knowledge of techniques to mitigate EMI issues.
• Other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education, Experience, License, or Certification:

• Bachelor's degree is required
• Master's degree is preferred
• Specific Degree Field Required: Aerospace, Software/Computer Science, Electrical, Electronic, Electro-Optical, Mechanical, or other applicable technical discipline
• 8+ years of relevant professional experience
• Training Pre-requisites (Within One Year of Taking Position):
• ESD
• Safety Training, as dictated by Safety Department or required by program

Skills and Abilities:

• 3D Modeling (Pro/E, Catia, Solidworks, etc. Solidworks preferred).
• 3D Engineering analysis tools. (ANSYS/Solidworks Simulation etc.).
• Microsoft Office including the use of Excel and an engineering tool.

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