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Collins Aerospace · 1 day ago

Senior Mechanical Engineer (Onsite)

Cedar Rapids, IA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$82K/yr - $164K/yr

5+ years exp

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to support the electronics packaging design and development of high-performance communication products. This role involves applying mechanical engineering principles to design and develop communication products while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure product lifecycle requirements are met.

AerospaceIndustrialMilitarySatellite Communication

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Use and apply mechanical engineering principles and techniques to design, develop, document, verify, and support communication products

Perform mechanical packaging design to meet challenging environmental requirements

Collaborate on development of circuit card designs (profile, stack up, thermal/vibration considerations)

Lead prototype build and verification and pre-qualification testing within a cross functional team

Work closely with a multidiscipline team to ensure defined requirements are consistently met in all phases of a product's lifecycle, including supporting integration, testing and qualification of the final product

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringProduct Lifecycle ManagementComputer Aided Design (CAD)MIL-STD-810Finite Element Analysis (FEA)Geometric DimensioningTolerancing (GD&T)Problem-Solving SkillsCollaboration SkillsInitiative

Required

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience

Demonstrated experience supporting the full product lifecycle, including requirements participation in bid and proposal, requirement capture, design development, and production support activities

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

DoD Clearance: Secret

Preferred

Experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD). Includes working knowledge of model creation, interrogation with CAD tools like NX or Solidworks to support mechanical designs

Experience with MIL-STD-810 and/or DO-160 environmental requirements

Familiarity of electronic product packaging requirements

Familiarity with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and/or Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and associated analysis methodologies

Familiarity with machined and sheet metal manufacturing methodologies

Knowledge of design to cost, manufacturability and small volume packaging

Experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)

Experience with Agile development methodologies, including planning, tracking, and managing hardware development tasks in JIRA, is a plus

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees

Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option

Tuition reimbursement program

Student Loan Repayment Program

Life insurance and disability coverage

Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection

Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits

Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning

Adoption Assistance

Autism Benefit

Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions

Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program

Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

Bright Horizons, child and elder care services

Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

Eligible for relocation

And more!