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Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.\nJob Details:\nJob Summary: Cubic Defence Senior Mechanical Engineer role contributes mechanical engineering into multi-disciplinary product development teams. The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for planning, designing, developing, and implementing mechanical designs. They will perform complex mechanical engineering duties following designated standards and procedures. They will be involved in all stages of mechanical and process design, from conceptualization to manufacture and successful customer delivery plus through life sustainment. They will work closely with other engineering disciplines, especially the Production and Testing teams. This position will report to the Hardware Engineering Manager, matrix report for assigned tasks to an assigned Program Manager / Project Engineer and typically works under general supervision and direction.\nEssential Job Duties and Responsibilities:\nConducts or participates in research, design, development and testing of mechanical hardware to include component modeling/analysis and tolerance analysis for designated products and/or customer applications within a multi-disciplinary multi-national engineering team. \nAssesses the severity of problems, determines corrective action, resolves technical problems, performs fault isolation, and implements solutions.\nLead activities related to product planning, product design and development, and manufacturing planning to support successful product realization.\nDevelop and design mechanical components and subsystems suited to military training and its procurement, configuration management, quality assurance, and regulatory requirements. \nSpecifies materials, equipment and supplies.\nModifies existing engineering designs.\nConducts prototype construction and test. Logs, compiles and evaluates engineering data.\nEnsure complementary product and manufacturing process design to ensure a product is appropriately designed for cost effective manufacturing through life.\nActively facilitate transfer of products from design to manufacturing by generating a complete manufacturing package for manufacture in-house, at Cubic’s own international factory(s) or at sub-contractors. \nProvide support throughout the life cycle of the product to maintain the production of a quality product efficiently. \nProduct development and design of mechanical components within the companies Design Process framework, generating product design, review, integration and test artefacts. \nAssist in the design and development of mechanical components and assemblies using SolidWorks\nCreate, review, and maintain engineering drawings with proper application of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)\nSupport product development activities within PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) systems, including BOM management and document control\nParticipate in Product Design Reviews with internal and external reviewers to ensure that all products are designed and produced in line with best design and manufacturing practices to produce a quality product efficiently and effectively (right first time). \nAssembly of prototypes and Engineering validation samples, checking and cross-referencing of the BOM’s, BOM structure, drawings, and part numbers to ensure accurate product definition and configuration control. \nProvide a formal report on the prototype and pre-production assemblies, identifying all issues that need attention along with recommendations to mitigate manufacturing risks. \nCollaborate with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to resolve design and production challenges\nGenerate the manufacturing package for production and sub-contractors that include: \nAssembly instruction (TP), to optimise the production process, to minimise overall timing costs and reduce manufacturing risk. \nAnalysing the product assembly times to quantify labour content (man-hours) and subassembly process times. \nIdentifying, designing and acquiring jigs, tools and test equipment that will be required for production. \nTraining the production teams on the assembly process techniques and use of unique equipment jigs and fixtures. \nSupport the pre-production run processes managed by the Production Team Leader to ensure that the procedures in the TP’s are strictly followed or amended if necessary. Update the TP’s and recommend changes to BOM’s and drawings to reflect the desired best production practice. \nInvestigate, evaluate, and introduce new product materials and manufacturing processes to improve product quality and reduce product’s life cycle cost. \nEvaluate and support investigations into field failures. \nOther duties as requested. \nMinimum Job Requirements:\nFour-year college degree in mechanical engineering or science discipline plus a minimum of five years of experience or an applicable Master’s degree with three years of experience.\nExtensive experience in electronics packaging, including enclosure design, thermal management, structural analysis, shock and vibration consideration, EMI/EMC design support, and manufacturability.\nExperience serving as the Lead Mechanical Engineer on multidisciplinary development programs, coordinating with electrical, systems, manufacturing, quality, and program management teams.\nProven ability to translate customer and stakeholder requirements into engineering solutions while balancing technical, schedule, cost, and manufacturing constraints.\nWorking knowledge of the proposal-to-execution development lifecycle within a structured waterfall development process.\nProficiency in SolidWorks (or similar CAD tools)\nFamiliarity with PLM systems and engineering documentation practices.\nWorking knowledge of GD&T standards and application in engineering drawings\nUnderstanding of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles\nAdvanced knowledge of mechanical design principles and techniques including product design and design for manufacture and assembly. \nKnowledge of finite element structural analysis, including calculations of stresses.\nUnderstanding of material properties and failure mechanisms\nGood knowledge of plastic injection molded part design \nGood knowledge of machined metal and sheet metal part design \nGood knowledge of ruggedized product design \nStrong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills\nDesired experience in designing, developing and testing hardware.\nEffective written and oral communication skills.\nAbility to use typical office automation products such as work processing and spreadsheets.\nAbility to prioritize work, complete multiple tasks and work under deadlines. Good interpersonal skills.\nDesirable:\nFamiliarity with DoD acquisition process and contractual requirements.\nStrong background in the Defense/Aerospace industry, including military standards, qualification testing, product lifecycle requirements.\nExposure to or coursework in thermal and structural analysis\nExperience with simulation tools such as ANSYS, Abaqus, or similar\nKnowledge of Model Based Engineering \nKnowledge of industry suppliers and vendors \nWorkshop experience \nCondition of Employment:\nAbility to obtain a DOD Security clearance\nAbility and willingness to travel domestically and internationally, as needed. \nThe description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.\n\nCubic Pay Range:\n$98,000.00 - $129,000.00* + benefits. \n*Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market.\n\nThe Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.\n\n\nWorker Type:\nEmployee\nWe are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. 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