Staff Mechanical Engineer

SRC, Inc. is seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer to support the design, analysis, and development of advanced electromechanical systems used in high performance and mission critical environments. In this role, you will drive mechanical architecture, lead complex product design efforts, and validate system performance through analysis and testing.


If you're passionate about innovative product development, mechanical system optimization, and collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams, this is an opportunity to influence major programs and deliver high impact engineering solutions.


What You'll Do

• Lead the creation of complex mechanical drawings, parts, and assemblies
• Analyze mechanical designs to ensure they meet system level requirements and environmental specifications
• Apply configuration management best practices, engineering change processes, and documentation control throughout the product lifecycle
• Collaborate with electrical, systems, and manufacturing engineers to optimize electromechanical designs for performance, cost, and reliability
• Support material selection, tolerance analysis, and DFMA activities for ruggedized and high precision systems
• Direct the efforts to develop and test mechanical designs for both our prototyping and manufacturing businesses

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering with 4 or more years of mechanical design experience
• Proven expertise in configuration management (CM), engineering change workflows, and strict design control across the full product lifecycle
• Strong background with electromechanical design, engineering specifications, test procedure development, and tight-tolerance requirements
• Proficiency executing structural FEA and thermal CFD analyses to validate and optimize designs
• Experience with SolidWorks (3-D modeling and 2-D drawings preferred)
• Thorough knowledge of American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Y14 and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) standards
• Familiarity with designing mechanical hardware to withstand harsh environmental conditions, including shock, vibration, and thermal cycling

Ways to Stand Out

• GDTP Y14.5 Senior Level Professional Certification
• Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CWSA) - Mechanical Design
• Direct experience applying MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-1472, and other MIL standards
• Expertise in thermal management of high-power printed circuit boards (PCBs) in enclosed or ruggedized systems
• Proficiency utilizing ANSYS Icepak, SolidWorks Flow Simulation, or Siemens Flotherm
• Experience using tolerance analysis tools such as 3DCS Variation Analyst
• Proficiency utilizing SolidWorks PDM and Aras Innovator PLM

What Sets Us Apart?

SRC, Inc., a not-for-profit research and development company, combines information, science, technology and ingenuity to solve "impossible" problems in the areas of defense, environment and intelligence. Across our family of companies, we apply bright minds, fresh thinking and relentless determination to deliver innovative products and services that are redefining possible®. When you join our team, you'll be a part of something truly meaningful - helping to keep America and its allies safe and strong. You'll collaborate with more than 1,400 engineers, scientists and professionals - with 20 percent of those employees who have served in the military - in a highly innovative, inclusive and equitable work environment. You'll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package that includes four or more weeks of paid time off to start, 10 percent employer contribution toward retirement, and 100 percent tuition support.

Total compensation for this role is market competitive. The anticipated salary range for this position based out of Syracuse, NY is estimated at $116,000 to $141,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant's experience, skills, and abilities, geographic location as well as other business and organizational needs. SRC offers competitive benefit options, for more details please visit our website.


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Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or age, or status as a protected veteran or disability except as strictly required by applicable law. You are being given the opportunity to provide the following information in order to help us comply with federal and state record keeping, reporting, and other legal requirements, including requirements under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 793, and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), 38 U.S.C. 4212.
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• Location Syracuse, New York
• Employment Type Full-Time Salaried
• Experience Required 4+ Years
• Education Required Bachelors Degree
• Security Clearance Requirement Must meet eligibility requirements
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