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Textron · 1 day ago

Mechanical Engineer

Slidell, LA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry, Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff

0+ years exp

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a multi-industry company that serves customers in various sectors including aerospace and defense. The Mechanical Engineer will support the development of the Cottonmouth® ARV, focusing on hardware engineering activities and contributing to concept development, detailed design, and formal engineering documentation.

AerospaceFinanceIndustrial

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Perform hardware engineering activities within a team of Mechanical, Electrical, and Software Engineers

Develop imaginative, thorough, practicable technical solutions to a wide range of difficult Mechanical Engineering problems

Contribute to concept development as part of internal cross-functional design teams, including prototyping, production, and test support

Perform detailed design of mechanical structures and subsystems using solid modeling, requirements analysis, trade studies, mechanical engineering analysis (including structural, dynamics, and thermal), drafting and tolerance analysis, and human interface design

Prepare high-quality formal engineering documentations such as drawings, specifications, design presentations to customers, test plans, and test reports

Support proposal activity, providing input to cost estimates and risk assessments

Brief peers, management, and customers on design considerations and program status

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringSolidworksAutocadFree Body DiagramsASME drawing standardsPrototypingMaterial testsTeam collaborationEffective presentation skillsWritten communication

Required

Excellent written and verbal communication skills including preparation of design documentation

Effective presentation skills

Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Visio)

Desire and ability to operate in a team environment is required

Desire and ability to lead teams or individuals in design, manufacturing, or troubleshooting taskings

Experience with mechanism development, generating Free Body Diagrams, performing basic static/dynamic/structural hand calculations, prototyping, packaging, performance specifications, material tests, and research investigations

Familiarity with and ability to use computer-aided design tools is required; Solidworks and Autocad are preferred, MagicDraw and Jira are a plus

Experience designing tests for military environmental, shock, and vibration qualifications

Temperament to work in the lab, shop floor, or office

Ability to get a security clearance

Experience levels will be determined by a hiring team. We are looking for candidates with a bachelor's and/or master's degree in mechanical engineering, electro-mechanical engineering, or a related field