
Specialist, Mechanical Design Engineer (FOS)
- Cincinnati, OH
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Act as lead mechanical engineer on various programs holding the responsibility for ensuring the designs and product performance meet customer specifications.
- Apply mechanical engineering principles to generate new designs, or modify existing designs, in accordance with company design guidelines and procedures.
- Apply configuration management principles to design documentation and technical data packages.
- Generate, modify, and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, compliance matrices, etc. in accordance with industry, company, and customer requirements.
- Collaborate with engineering analysts to conduct finite element analysis on new designs showing compliance to internal guidelines, DoD requirements and customers' specifications.
- Participate in failure investigations, where appropriate, related to design, production build processes, and customer returns.
- Prepare materials for internal and customer design reviews, and effectively present material to design review teams.
- Devise design verification test sequences to demonstrate compliance with specified performance environments (temperature, vibration, shock, acceleration, etc). Prepare associated test plans, and test reports.
- Participate in efforts to drive process improvements which increase efficiency and lower cost.
- Support active production, which includes but is not limited to test fixture and tooling designs, product trouble shooting, document and drawing updates, process control improvements, and product design improvements.
- Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner that is cooperative and supportive of customers, co-workers and managers.
- Ability & willingness to be adaptable and accept feedback as part of the design review process.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or other related Engineering field and a minium 4 years of prior relevant work experience. Graduate degree and a minimum of 2 years prior relevant work. In lieu of a degree, minimum 8 years of prior related experience.
- Professional experience with CAD software such as Solid Edge, SolidWorks, NX etc.
- Professional experience with GD&T application and interpretation.
- Professional experience with dimensional stack-up/tolerance analysis.
- Professional experience with manufacturing methods and design for manufacturability (DFMA).
- Must be able to obtain a US Security Clearance.
- Proficient knowledge of physics, engineering mechanics, fatigue, and mechanics of materials.
- Proficient knowledge of thermodynamics and heat transfer.
- Proficient knowledge of dynamics and vibration (time and frequency domains).
- Knowledgeable in DoD and MIL standards/specifications or other highly regulated industry.
- Experience with AS9100 and ISO 9001 quality standards.
- Knowledgeable in engineering materials and 3D printing.
- Familiarity with finite element analysis tools and methods.
- Knowledgeable in statistical analysis.
- Master of Science in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.