Senior Mechanical Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 5, 2026. LANDAUER scores B on the Alion truth index.
Senior Mechanical Engineer Job Description
A Senior Mechanical Engineer is a skilled engineering professional who contributes to our engineering design projects. This person will often participate in the ISC Stage-Gate Product Development Process as a Mechanical Engineer.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for the detailed mechanical design throughout the Product Development life-cycle. This position may occasionally be involved in Enhancement & Sustaining projects for ISC legacy products. This position is expected to work closely with various cross-functional groups to fully assure a properly designed product from concept to production.
The duties may include, but are not limited to:
Designing mechanical components and assemblies such as enclosures and pneumatics, electrical hardware packaging and accessories to meet product goals including certifications
Optimize designs utilizing materials and manufacturing process knowledge
Define and execute system level specifications and requirements
Establishing strategic direction of mechanical designs
Developing technical design documentation, including analyses
Troubleshooting of new and legacy designs
Follow, enforce and mature the corporate engineering processes
Lead design reviews, prototyping and testing activities
Champion design for manufacturability, reliability and serviceability
Designing legacy product upgrades
Training in the technical use and servicing of new designs
Collaborative participation in cross-functional product development teams
Act as central liaison with quality assurance during product testing
Required Qualifications:
Minimum BE/ B.Tech from an accredited engineering college or university
Minimum 4+ year's experience in product development, mechanical engineering, plastic design or hardware design
Ability to produce high quality parametric models and detailed drawings using linear dimensioning and GD&T
Demonstrated experience with injection-molded plastic design and broad understanding of molding material properties
Demonstrated experience with CAD Solid modeling
Experience in project management
Self-starter with the ability to work as part of a team while also meeting individual responsibilities
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in electronics packaging design and manufacturing
Understanding of injection molding tooling and processes, including multi-shot and insert molding
Demonstrated experience with Creo or ProE CAD software
Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) - ideally using ANSYS Mechanical and/or Autodesk Moldflow
Experience with Windchill PLM, JIRA and JAMA (requirements management tool)
Experience using statistical analysis models
Demonstrated understanding of safety-critical system design in a regulated industry.
Experience in regulated industries (e.g. medical devices, aerospace, automotive).
Soft Skills:
Able to work effectively in a formal product development team environment
Able to exercise independent, sound judgment and decision making
Able to commit to and work under deadlines
Ability to use analytical thinking.
Demonstrated understanding of Stage-Gate development process
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Manage third party on and off-shore development teams when needed