Principal Mechanical Engineer

Job Summary: The Principal Mechanical Engineer researches, plans, designs, develops, analyzes and tests a variety of mechanical equipment items and systems, including chassis, hardware assembly, installation hardware and installation design.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

Ability to apply practical engineer science, design and technology.

Understanding of current manufacturing processes and how they relate to design.

Conceptualize, design and oversea fabrication of efficient complex mechanical systems and analyze for manufacturability and cost.

Be able to understand and produce engineering drawings.

Create procedures for carrying out various mechanical testing.

Communicate changes in design and assembly with management and production staff.

Estimate cost to produce design including material and labor costs (assembly and fabrication).

Calculate mechanical requirements to meet system design specifications.

Understanding of static and dynamic events and how they relate to structural integrity.

Ability to design electronic packages for harsh environments and maintain required reliability.

Basic understanding of electronic circuits and their effect on mechanical performance.

Working knowledge of techniques to mitigate EMI issues.

Other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education, Experience, License, or Certification:

Bachelor's degree is required

Master's degree is preferred

Specific Degree Field Required: Aerospace, Software/Computer Science, Electrical, Electronic, Electro-Optical, Mechanical, or other applicable technical discipline

8+ years of relevant professional experience

Training Pre-requisites (Within One Year of Taking Position):

ESD

Safety Training, as dictated by Safety Department or required by program

Skills and Abilities:

3D Modeling (Pro/E, Catia, Solidworks, etc. Solidworks preferred).

3D Engineering analysis tools. (ANSYS/Solidworks Simulation etc.).

Microsoft Office including the use of Excel and an engineering tool.