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Thales Defense & Security, Inc. · 11 hours ago

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Germantown, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$130K/yr - $167K/yr

8+ years exp

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. is a U.S. company serving domestic and international defense sectors for over 60 years. They are seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead mechanical design elements of new product development and support customer needs through detailed design specifications and innovative solutions.

AerospaceManufacturingSecurity

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead mechanical design elements of new product development as a member of a multi-disciplined design team to successfully execute all phases of the product design process

Support the definition of products and requirements to support customer needs

Develop detailed design specifications and test plans

Develop creative conceptual designs to meet system requirements and support the product strategy

Implement design ideas into product designs using the latest materials, processes and manufacturing techniques to satisfy product requirements including cost and schedule requirements

Design and analyze small, lightweight, ruggedized mechanical design packaging and interconnects to meet key technical requirements using the latest in CAD/CAE tools

Fabricate rapid prototypes, conduct verification testing, and support the transition of the design to full production, including supplier and manufacturing start-up

Support R&D efforts and continuous process improvements

Complete assigned tasks in a quality and timely manner with minimal supervision

Effectively support and communicate status, issues, needs and ideas to management

Qualification

Mechanical DesignBSMEEquivalentIndustry Standards KnowledgeCAD/CAE ToolsElectronics Packaging DesignManufacturing ProcessesConfiguration ManagementProduct Lifecycle ManagementEngineering KnowledgeMicrosoft OfficeInnovative Design ConceptsProblem Solving

Required

U.S. Citizenship required. - Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information

BSME or equivalent

8+ years of mechanical design experience

Experience and strong knowledge of industry/DoD standards and practices (MIL-STD, ASTM, ANSI, FCC, UL, CE, RoHS, REACH, IPC, etc.)

Ability to lead mechanical design elements of new product development as a member of a multi-disciplined design team from initial product conceptualization to production release and production transition with minimal supervision

Knowledge and experience designing electronics packaging products

Ability to analyze a design to meet technical requirements

Ability to effectively solve problems (define problems, collect data/facts, and draw conclusions), and implement solutions

Ability to think 'out-of-the-box' and develop innovative design concepts

Knowledge and experience designing various production manufacturing processes, including machining, casting, injection molding, flexible and rigid PCBs, and cabling/ interconnects

Experience with configuration management and managing design artifacts (BOMs, drawings, models, documents, etc.) through prototype and production releases using product lifecycle management/configuration management software tools, ideally, PTC Windchill

Experience designing products for low, medium, and high-volume manufacturing, and for low cost

Proficiency in the use of CAD/CAE tools, ideally, Creo/ProEngineer or Solidworks

Experience with Microsoft Office tools, including MSExcel, MSWord, Visio and MSProject

Agility and innovation with a focus on quality and on-time delivery in a fast-paced product development environment

Ability to design and deliver low size, weight, power solutions which are cost effective and can survive in some of the harshest environments on and off the earth

Ability to apply and advance engineering knowledge, experience, methods to solve highly technical challenges, with strong mechanical engineering design and analysis technical skills in heat transfer, structural, vibrations, materials science, manufacturing/fabrication processes, testing, and quality