Engineering-Mechanical

As Chemring Energetic Devices (CED) celebrates 50 years of building products that protect our country, protect the individual warfighter, and send rockets into outer space, our growth is creating new opportunities to expand our team with talented individuals who want to shape the next era of mission‑critical innovation.

CED is well situated in Downers Grove, Illinois - located a commuter train ride west of Chicago and a short drive from farmland.

Compensation is determined by education, skills, experience, performance, shift, location, and geography. In addition to base salary, the total compensation package may include participation in a bonus, commission or incentive program. CED’s benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage; disability insurance; life insurance; CED’s Mechanical Engineer II holds technical accountability in developing new products and supporting existing legacy devices for military, aerospace, pyrotechnic, pneumatic, or electro‑mechanical products throughout the product lifecycle. The Mechanical Engineer II will be the specialist on complex technical and product matters.

Create solid models using Creo software (with Windchill).

Perform engineering calculations in support of technical analysis using tools such as Matlab, Mathcad, Ansys, etc.

Lead internal and customer‑driven technical meetings, including System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), and Production Readiness Reviews (PRR).

Develop technical documentation including assembly and test procedures, presentations, SOWs, and BOMs.

Maintain customer management with little supervision.

Provide project status updates, both internal and external, when required.

Assist with the identification of project risk (schedule, technical) for assigned engineering efforts.

Review customer requests, ensuring they comply with project contractual agreements and mitigate scope creep.

Serve as a resource for less experienced engineers seeking best‑practice or program‑related answers.

Perform the above functions in relation to project schedules throughout Concept, Design, Development, Pre‑Production, and Production.

Comply with government and corporate laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Special projects and other duties/responsibilities as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in engineering; Master’s degree in engineering preferred.

Minimum of 3 years experience in CAD modeling (preferably Creo 8.0 or higher), including detailed drawing generation compliant to ANSI Y14.Minimum of 3 years experience generating engineering calculations in support of technical analysis utilizing Mathcad, Matlab, or Ansys.

Eligible to possess explosives under the Safe Explosives Act of 2003 (as amended) as required by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) for all employees of Chemring Energetic Devices.

Ability to document design activities to support all stages of a program including PDR, CDR, DRR, TRR, etc.

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from various stakeholders such as managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Ability to work within an agile and milestone‑driven culture and be capable of working with peers on a multidisciplinary team.

Daily and extensive use of computer.

It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

CED’s EEO Policy Statement is available here: CED EEO Policy Statement

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to Human Resources at View email address on click.appcast.io or call View phone number on click.appcast.io and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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