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Advantage Technical · 2 weeks ago

Hydraulic Engineer

Sterling Heights, MI

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$60/hr - $62/hr

10+ years exp

Advantage Technical is seeking an experienced Hydraulic Engineer to work on a Military Vehicle Program in Sterling Heights, MI. The role involves providing technical leadership and oversight for fluid and distributed systems, ensuring designs meet vehicle performance requirements, and interfacing with internal and external customers.

Staffing & Recruiting

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

The Contractor position for Staff Mechanical Engineering is a technical role that will provide departmental leadership with a primary focus on fluid and distributed systems

The primary areas of focus will include hydraulic actuation and pneumatic systems, automatic fire suppression systems, fuel systems, camera cleaning systems, LRU cooling distribution, and winch and fairlead systems

The individual will provide technical oversight and leadership for projects, training, standardization of approaches, mentoring, peer reviews, and guidance when needed

This engineer will provide internal and external customer interface, technical management, and organization for mechanical engineering teams within the department and apply engineering principles to generate designs that solve complex problems

Responsible for the design of subsystems and components to meet vehicle performance requirements including human factors, safety, environmental, ballistic and mine blast requirements

Conduct requirement decomposition, design, integration and analysis, and release of fluid and mechanical components, mechanisms, and shock attenuation systems

Apply mechanics of materials, material selection, welding, and fabrication principles for mechanical components and complex welded brackets and mounting provisions

Will support various projects by performing analysis & design, drawing mark-ups, tolerance stacks along with generating source data for engineering changes

Responsible for writing material requests and shop work requests, tracking delivery and stock of parts, participating in integration reviews, fit checks, and write reports

Provide engineering support during prototype, production vehicle builds, and sustainment

Present design concepts, program status, and issues/challenges to functional and program management in a clear, concise manner and in the context of risk management

Conduct failure analysis, produce required corrective action, and troubleshoot and redesign activities and necessary

Will be responsible for managing cross functional projects and leading complex tasks

Will Work with different engineering functions of the organization on various programs

Will work on the customer needs for the vehicle, formulate the subsystem and component requirements, and meet contract expectations

May occasionally be responsible for technical presentations to other engineering groups, the customer and/or leadership

Qualification

Fluid system architectureSolid modeling (NX/Creo)Technical team leadershipTeamcenterVis MockupCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skillsTeamworkIndependent work

Required

Demonstrated experience developing fluid system functional architecture, schematics, and analytical models and troubleshooting is required

Demonstrated experience leading technical teams

Solid modeling experience with NX and/or Creo desired

Experience with Teamcenter and Vis Mockup

This position may require the candidate to be able to climb on/off, work in, and work around military vehicles is desired. Must meet the anthropometric requirements (ASR) to enter the driver's station or into an enclosed military vehicle. (Must be shorter than 6' 4” and weigh less than 260lbs)

Must be able to work occasional evening and/or weekend overtime as required

Ability to travel up to 10% to other facilities and military installations as required

Able to bring continuous improvement processes and methodologies to the position

Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills are required

Works well in a team environment and ability to work independently

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electro-mechanical, or mechatronic engineering

Must be U.S. Citizen - Must be able to meet ITAR requirements, including US citizenship to be considered for this role

This position may require eligibility to obtain a US clearance