Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

This job is posted on behalf of VETS, Inc by Top Echelon.

Staffing Pros, a division of VETS Inc., has a full-time opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Engineer onsite in Germantown, MD.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the journey - lead hardware development for satellite communication products end-to-end, from concept to production and beyond.
• Drive innovation - transform raw ideas into optimized, system-level solutions through hands-on design and analysis.
• Engineer with precision - apply cutting edge tools such as CAD, FEA, CFD as well as tried and true analytical techniques to solve complex challenges.
• Lead with impact – hold design reviews with stakeholders to drive the ball forward, use your creativity to influence product direction, and ensure you design is ready for compliance certification in the global marketplace.
• Build it for the real world – deliver manufacturable, reliable designs using GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis. Coordinate with both outside vendors and our internal manufacturing plant to ensure parts come in as designed and products can be built at scale.
• Make it better - champion your design for manufacturability, efficiency, and continuous improvement. Drive your design to be faster, lighter and less costly to build.
• Collaborate for the win - working side-by-side with multidisciplinary teams you’ll create integrated solutions to make the difficult possible.
• Prove it works – plan and execute testing to validate performance and ensure our products meet rigorous standards.
• Deliver results – own timelines and drive success across every stage of the product lifecycle.

Basic Requirements:

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and own product development timelines while maintaining focus on the details that matter.

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work effectively in fast-paced, iterative development environments

• 5+ years of experience in an engineering setting. Some exposure to mechanical design & analysis, testing, and electronics. A solid foundation in mechanical engineering principles, including statics, dynamics, thermodynamics, and materials. Bonus points for experience in manufacturing.

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other STEM discipline.

• Skilled with CAD (Creo, SolidWorks or Fusion 360) and engineering analysis tools (FEA, CFD, etc.), confident validating your designs and explaining the results to others.

• Exposure to GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis for production-ready designs.

• Experience conducting performance tests, generating results and presenting them to technical and non-technical groups.

• You’re a good communicator, comfortable working across disciplines and turning collaboration into results.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with electronic board assembly design, including mechanical integration, mounting strategies, and thermal management solutions .

• Working knowledge of electronics design across chip-level, package-level, and board-level integration.

• Familiarity with RF, EMI/EMC considerations in hardware design

• Background in manufacturing environments and production scaling.

• Knowledge of supply chain, production processes, and lifecycle management.

• Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.

EEO Statement

Staffing Pros a division of VETS-inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.