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Nomad GCS does not support the H1B Visa for this position.\n\nPosition:Mechanical Engineer IV - Intermodal Container\nDivision:Innovative Solutions Group\nDepartment:Mechanical Engineering\nStatus: Full-Time\nOverview:Nomad Global Communications Solutions is a leading provider of communication and response products serving a wide variety of customers. Our purpose is to be the solution when every minute matters. We seek a candidate that is self-inspired to learn and demonstrates a high degree of customer service while positively contributing to our team.\nMechanical Engineers (ME) work is a critical function in the engineering process, being responsible for taking designs from concept through full production documentation. Accuracy and completeness must be maintained through all levels of design to provide complete Bill of Materials (BOMs) and production worthy CAD models/ drawings to the manufacturing teams. All ME deliverables must meet or exceed Nomad Global Communication Solutions’ standards of excellence. This role also requires progressively deeper expertise in intermodal freight container design, including container structures, interfaces, modifications, and the consistent use of freight-container terminology defined in ISO 830.\nMechanical Engineers must apply practical engineering science and technologies to designs. These include application of fluid mechanics, materials, structures, dynamics, basic electrical theory, and machine component design. Expertise in raw material selection, manufacturing processes (welding, machining, & sheet metal), quality control, and concentration on cost mitigation are also core required competencies.\nDepending on level (I-V), Engineers progress from learning foundational engineering practices and supporting designs to independently leading complex platform architectures, mentoring others, and driving technical strategy across the organization.\nCareer Growth:Mechanical Engineers at Nomad GCS progress through five levels based on demonstrated technical mastery, independence, leadership, and impact. Advancement is supported through mentorship, project ownership, and alignment with Nomad’s Core Values.\nOrganizational Structure: Nomad Engineering is organized into Teams and Disciplines within the Innovative Solutions Division.\nTeams:\nTeam 1 (Standards and Modularity):Builds and maintains engineering standards, modules, templates, and rules enabling repeatability and scale.\nTeam 2 (Design):Executes project-level engineering using established standards and less complex custom configurations.\nTeam 3 (Advanced):Develops novel systems and resolves first-of-kind engineering challenges.\nTeam 4 (Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering):Ensures manufacturability, safety, engineering intent, efficiency, and continuous improvement throughout Production.\n\nDisciplines:\nMechanical Engineering\nElectrical Engineering\nIT Engineering\nHuman Factors Engineering\nSoftware Engineering\nA Mechanical Engineer may be temporarily assigned to one or more of the four Teams. These teams include Standards & Modularity, Design Engineering, Advanced Engineering, and/or Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering.\nCore Responsibilities - All Levels: Design, develop, and support mechanical systems for Nomad platforms.\nTechnical Design & Engineering\nDesign, analyze, and develop ISO shipping containers, specialized cargo containers, and intermodal transport systems in compliance with applicable international standards and customer requirements.\nCreate detailed 3D models, fabrication drawings, and engineering documentation using CAD software.\nPerform structural analyses, load calculations, fatigue assessments, and finite element analysis (FEA) to validate designs under transportation, lifting, stacking, and environmental loads.\nDesign and integrate automated lifting mechanisms, roof systems, access structures, and cargo handling features while maintaining compliance with applicable container standards.\nRegulatory & Industry Standards\nDemonstrated experience designing containers in accordance with International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) requirements, including container certification, testing, inspection, and recertification processes.\nWorking knowledge of American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) rules and approval processes applicable to offshore, maritime, and transportable structures.\nExperience designing to PAM and PAM-IM standards and requirements for military, intermodal, and specialized containerized systems.\nFamiliarity with ISO container standards, intermodal transportation requirements, and applicable domestic and international transportation regulations.\nSupport certification documentation, regulatory submissions, design reviews, and third-party approvals.\nMaterials & Structural Engineering\nExtensive experience selecting and designing with structural steels, stainless steels, aluminum alloys, and other transportation-grade materials.\nUnderstanding of material properties, corrosion mechanisms, fatigue behavior, fracture resistance, and weight optimization techniques.\nAbility to balance structural performance, durability, manufacturability, and cost objectives while meeting payload and transportation requirements.\nExperience conducting weight studies, center-of-gravity assessments, and payload optimization analyses.\nWelding & Fabrication\nStrong understanding of welded structure design principles and applicable welding codes and standards.\nFamiliarity with weld joint design, welding procedures, distortion control, inspection requirements, and non-destructive examination (NDE/NDT) methods.\nCollaborate with manufacturing teams to ensure designs support efficient fabrication, assembly, and quality control processes.\nExperience preparing and reviewing fabrication drawings, welding specifications, and manufacturing work instructions.\nCoatings, Corrosion Prevention & Maritime Readiness\nKnowledge of surface preparation processes, including abrasive blasting, cleaning, and pretreatment requirements.\nExperience specifying industrial coatings, marine coatings, and protective finishing systems for harsh environments.\nUnderstanding of corrosion prevention strategies for maritime, offshore, military, and long-term storage applications.\nDesign container systems to withstand marine transportation, saltwater exposure, extreme weather conditions, and long-duration field deployment.\nManufacturability & Product Development\nApply Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles to improve production efficiency, quality, and lifecycle costs.\nCollaborate with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and project teams to transition designs from concept through production.\nEvaluate production methods, tooling requirements, fabrication constraints, and material availability during product development.\nParticipate in prototype development, qualification testing, root cause investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives.\nDesign, analyze, and document intermodal freight container structures, assemblies, and modifications for integration into Nomad vehicles and platforms.\nApply ISO 830 freight-container vocabulary consistently in engineering requirements, drawings, specifications, design reviews, and supplier communications.\nEvaluate container structural load paths, lifting and securing interfaces, corner structures, openings, reinforcements, mounting provisions, and equipment integration while maintaining safety, durability, manufacturability, and transportability.\nIdentify and apply applicable container design, testing, handling, and certification requirements in addition to ISO 830 terminology, based on project scope, customer requirements, and intended modes of transport.\nSupport manufacturing by answering technical questions, resolving build issues, and improving design clarity.\nParticipate in design reviews, testing, validation, and root cause analysis.\nCollaborate cross-functionally with other Engineering disciplines, Production, Quality, and Project Management teams.\nApply continuous improvement principles to improve product quality, reliability, and manufacturability.\nUphold and model Nomad Core Values in all work.\nCreate CAD documentation for projects, including top levels assemblies, sub-assemblies, and parts.\nUse FEA to analyze designs: determine stress, create tests to verify results, document analysis, and change designs as needed to optimize.\nCreate, implement, supervise, and document tests verifying designs meet customer requirements.\nComplete all analyses, documentation, and drawings required for Production within established time frames as agreed upon by the Operations Team.\nCommunicate with vendors and clients to troubleshoot designs, get information on new designs, and obtain specifications/drawings/models of components.\nTrack and record work hours for each specific project daily.\nBe willing to travel as needed by Management.\nPerform additional duties as assigned.\nLevel Expectations:\nMechanical Engineer IV - Senior Technical Lead\nOwn mechanical system architecture across multiple product lines or platforms.\nSet design standards, guidelines, and best practices for the organization.\nExperience defining system architectures reused across multiple products or programs.\nLead high-risk or highly complex engineering efforts from concept through production.\nDeep familiarity with compliance, certification, and safety-critical design processes.\nServe as a technical authority for intermodal container architecture and major structural modifications, establishing design guidance that preserves container functionality, safety, transportability, and repeatable manufacturability.\nOwnership of technical decision-making where failure would have significant cost or safety impact.\nExperience balancing competing constraints (schedule, cost, performance, manufacturability).\nDrive design decisions impacting safety, reliability, compliance, and scalability.\nServe as a primary technical authority for mechanical systems at Nomad GCS.\nCoach and mentor engineers across all levels.\nInfluence engineering strategy, tooling, and long-term technical direction.\nRecognized internally as a go-to expert for complex engineering challenges.\nDemonstrated technical mastery.\nBS in Mechanical Engineering or related field\n8-12+ years advanced Mechanical Engineering experience.\nProgression signal:Others rely on this engineer’s judgment to make irreversible or high-impact decisions.\nQualifications:\nBachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field preferred. Degree must be ABET accredited. \nMust have CAD experience. SolidWorks preferred.\nDemonstrated experience designing or modifying intermodal freight containers, containerized platforms, or comparable transportable structural systems is preferred.\nWorking knowledge of ISO 830 freight-container vocabulary and familiarity with other applicable container design, dimensional, testing, handling, and certification standards is preferred.\nPhysical Demands:\nAbility to stand and sit for extended periods.\nManual dexterity to operate office equipment.\nOccasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.\nOccasional climbing or hands-on testing activities.\nAbility to work in office, shop, and vehicle environments as needed.\nAbility to work safely around energized systems when required.\nMust be able to travel as needed on occasion.\nWorking Environment:\nCombination of office, production floor, and vehicle-based environments.\nExposure to manufacturing noise, electrical/ manufacturing equipment, and testing environments.\nPPE required when entering production or testing areas.\nNomad GCS is an equal opportunity employer, (EOE) and voluntarily follows affirmative action guidelines. 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