AMERICAN SYSTEMS · 14 hours ago
Mechanical Engineer, Senior
US-VA-McLean
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expAMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through strategic solutions in various engineering fields. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will provide guidance and expertise in mechanical engineering to design complex mechanical equipment and systems, as well as investigate and develop new applications for existing systems.
GovernmentInformation Technology
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Responsible for providing guidance and expertise in mechanical engineering to design complex mechanical equipment and systems, and to investigate, evaluate and develop new applications for existing equipment and systems
Determines theoretical principles involved and applying advanced analytical and investigative methods and techniques
Analyzes assigned tasks to provide estimates of manpower and material required to complete
Prepares schedules for accomplishing tasks within estimates
Supervises and coordinates technicians in fabrication and installation of complex mechanical and related electronic equipment and systems
May direct field operation and maintenance activities of mechanical equipment/systems installations
Evaluates operational systems and designs modification to eliminate causes of malfunctions or changes in system requirements
Develops new applications requiring appreciable originality and ingenuity, and complex test procedures for equipment and systems which are significantly different from existing designs
Plans, organizes and conducts the development of each assignment; coordinates manpower assigned to each activity and coordinates the activities of group involved in various stages of overall program to ensure effective integration
Provides technical guidance to personnel involved with producing design fabrication drawings
Reviews and corrects drawings to ensure proper engineering techniques and required specification have been utilized
Develops, releases and maintains documentation in accordance with company and contractual requirements
Reviews, writes and edits reports such as evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals, etc. to provide recommendations, conclusions, and other data
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Math, Physics, or Computer Science
Active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance
Five years experience with ship alterations engineering requirements
Seven years of collective experience in: Modeling and simulation of new designs as well as facilitating changes to existing designs using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) tools and software, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software, Weight & Moment analysis, Static analysis, Commercial and military specification material selection, Materials alternatives analysis
Company
AMERICAN SYSTEMS
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is one of the largest employee-owned companies in the US.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
John Steckel
President & CEO
Peter Whitfield
Chief Financial Officer
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