Manufacturing Engineering Faculty

AM EngineerAre you interested in working for UDRI, a national leader in scientific and engineering research, serving government, industry and nonprofit customers? UDRI contributes to the fulfillment of the University's commitments to education, research and public service through the involvement of students, faculty, staff, and external partners. Established as the research arm of the University of Dayton in 1956, UDRI achieved $2.75 billion in cumulative sponsored research in 2020. This full time and benefit eligible position offers health, dental and vision insurance, retirement, disability, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, vacation, sick, and holiday pay. The position will focus on product development efforts using both additive manufacturing (AM) and conventional manufacturing methods. This role supports sustainment activities for aerospace and other equipment components. At a high level, tasks include reverse engineering, CAD design, 2D drawing with focus on application of GD&T, analysis and simulation for selected components. As well, this engineer will be responsible for the overall development effort as a "Product Owner" following all product development process steps for the project and collaborate with various groups for manufacture and qualification test, through project completion. As well, this role is responsible for providing FEA analysis support to other team members. Other efforts include but are not limited to development and delivery of training materials as needed, participate in various technical challenges and team support activities. This role will be working in a highly agile environment and therefore, being a team player and having flexibility, adaptability, attention to detail are key to success.BS degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering 2. 3+ years of experience in product development 3. 3+ years of experience with computer aided design software, preferably SolidWorks 4. 3+ years of practical experience in 2D drawing generation, including application of GD&T 5. 2+ years of experience in simulation and FEA analysis using an industry standard analysis tool such as ANSYS 6. Practical experience reverse-engineering products/projects 7. Familiarity with various manufacturing processes such as casting, forging, extrusion, CNC machining, injection molding, thermoforming, etc 8. Self-motivation with ability to work with minimal supervision 12. Ability to work on US government contract 15. Hands on experience with industrial FDM printersTo apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.