Lead Mechanical Engineer

Lead Mechanical Engineer

We are looking for a Lead Mechanical Engineer that will have the ability to lead and drive the engineering team and grow future engineers. Responsibilities include:

• Leading mechanical design elements of new product development as a member of a multi-disciplined design team to successfully execute all phases of the product design process.
• Supporting the definition of products and requirements to support customer needs.
• Developing detailed design specifications and test plans.
• Developing creative conceptual designs to meet system requirements and support the product strategy.
• Implementing design ideas into product designs using the latest materials, processes and manufacturing techniques to satisfy product requirements including cost and schedule requirements.
• Designing and analyzing small, lightweight, ruggedized mechanical design packaging and interconnects to meet key technical requirements using the latest in CAD/CAE tools.
• Fabricating rapid prototypes, conducting verification testing, and supporting the transition of the design to full production, including supplier and manufacturing start-up.
• Supporting R&D efforts and continuous process improvements.
• Completing assigned tasks in a quality and timely manner with minimal supervision.
• Effectively supporting and communicating status, issues, needs and ideas to management.

Qualifications include:

• U.S. Citizenship required. Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• BSME or equivalent, MSME preferred.
• 8+ years of mechanical engineering experience.
• Ability to lead mechanical design elements of new product development as a member of a multi-disciplined design team from initial product conceptualization to production release and production transition with minimal supervision.
• Ability to analyze a design to meet technical requirements.
• Ability to effectively solve problems (define problems, collect data/facts, and draw conclusions), and implement solutions.
• Ability to think "out-of-the-box" and develop innovative design concepts.
• Knowledge and experience designing various production manufacturing processes, including machining, casting, injection molding, flexible and rigid PCBs, and cabling/interconnects.
• Experience designing products for low, medium, and high-volume manufacturing, and for low cost.
• Proficiency in the use of CAD/CAE tools, ideally, Creo/ProEngineer or Solidworks.
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools, including MSExcel, MSWord, Visio and MSProject.