Staff Engineer, Mechanical (R5482)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design and integration for airborne or ruggedized systems from concept through production and field deployment.
• Develop and review complex 3D CAD models, assemblies, interfaces, 2D production drawings, BOMs, and release packages.
• Establish functional datum structures, apply advanced GD&T, and perform tolerance analyses to ensure fit, function, interchangeability, and inspectability.
• Own system-level packaging of electronics, including radios, antennas, PCBAs, and harnessing.
• Design components and assemblies using metallics, plastics, composites, elastomers, adhesives, and other engineering materials.
• Select appropriate materials and manufacturing processes based on structural, thermal, environmental, producibility, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Design for manufacturing processes including CNC machining, additive manufacturing, injection molding, composite fabrication, sheet metal, and bonded assembly.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across electrical, RF, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and test teams.

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field.
• 8+ years of mechanical design and product-development experience, including demonstrated ownership of complex products or subsystems from concept through production.
• Advanced proficiency in GD&T and ASME Y14.5, including functional datum selection, position, profile, form and orientation controls, composite feature control frames, tolerance-zone modifiers, and design for inspection.
• Deep experience creating and releasing detailed 2D production drawings for complex parts and assemblies, demonstrated through a substantial body of work
• Strong proficiency with a production CAD platform such as NX, Creo, CATIA, SolidWorks, or Inventor, including complex part modeling, large assemblies, drawing creation, and revision-controlled release.
• Experience developing hardware using a broad range of materials, including metallics, engineering plastics, composites, elastomers, and structural adhesives.
• Practical design-for-manufacturing experience across multiple processes, including CNC machining, additive manufacturing, injection molding, composite fabrication, sheet metal, and bonded or mechanically fastened…
• Strong understanding of material selection, tolerance analysis, manufacturing variation, assembly processes, and inspection methods.