Apply on Employer Site

Oxford Global Resources · 2 months ago

Sr. Mechanical Engineer (from Aerospace, Aircraft, Drones, or UAVs)

Tampa, FL

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

$65/hr - $75/hr

Oxford Global Resources is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer with expertise in aerospace and unmanned aircraft systems. The role involves design changes for a fixed wing aircraft program, requiring proficiency in SolidWorks, statics, and design for manufacturability.

ConsultingManagement ConsultingTraining

No H1B

Responsibilities

Client has an unmanned fixed wing aircraft program underway that is requiring some design changes

They initially planned for a pneumatic launching setup but now require a new design, new payload, new bracket designs (they use SolidWorks) and have FEA analysis to help

Are looking for someone with static experience and understanding of how to calculate loads a bracket will experience during launch of this fixed wing aircraft and to plan around the sub systems part

There are also topics of developing new design for heat transfer and considering ways to design heat sinks for all the composite parts

Also, Aluminum brackets that will be required DFM (design for manufacturability) as they design with a deadline looming

Qualification

SolidWorksStatics experienceDFMAerospace design experienceHeat transfer designComposite partsDesign standardsMechanical testing

Required

SolidWorks (any version from 2020 up as they are now on version 2025)

Statics experience for structures & load calculations

DFM (design for manufacturability)

Aerospace, aircraft, drones, UAVs or related design applications

Design and documentation standards (GD&T, ASME, Change Control, etc.)

Preferred

Heat transfer and exp with designing heat sinks

Composite parts

Aluminum parts, bracketry, mounts, etc

Designing machined parts, composite parts, injection molded parts, sheet metal parts, wire assemblies, and mechanical assemblies for low, medium, and high-volume manufacturing processes

Experienced with mechanical, lab, field, flight, and environmental testing