Mechanical Engineer

** US Citizenship is required for this position. We are not able to consider applicants who currently have a work visa, need sponsorship for a work visa, or green card holders. **Job Summary:Successful mechanical engineering design is a key component of developing new products for Chemical, Biological and Nuclear detectionidentification. The Mechanical Engineer will play a key role on project teams to perform product design and testing of integrated detectionidentification related products on a DoD reconnaissance vehicle providing increased situational awareness and detection for battlefield hazard visualization. The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for various aspects of the product design to meet various commercial and military standards. The Mechanical Engineer should be comfortable with rapidly prototyping and testing concepts. The Mechanical Engineer will work in a multi-disciplinary and geographically dispersed project team, including engineers from other disciplines and scientistschemists. Possible examples of designs include development of novel vehicle integrated sensordetector mounting, storage, and deployment solutions, operator HMI mechanical solutions, stepper motor and other electromechanical positional controls, drone and other unmanned vehicle integration.Job Duties & Responsibilities:May be responsible for anyall stages in the engineering lifecycle: requirements gathering, concept development, design, analysis, prototyping, testing, production release, maintenance and support.Design innovative products and systems to interface with machines, hardware, and software.Identify, specify mechanical and electro-mechanical components when required.Evaluate designs using engineering principles and analysis techniques.Rapid prototyping.Hands-on assembly of electro-mechanical components and ponent and system level testing.Submit Engineering Change Orders.Create technical drawings andor interfaces with drafterdesigners to ensure design terface with suppliers during product development to expedite and coordinate part deliveries and resolve design issues with suppliers.Evaluate field installations and recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system terface with technical working group meetings to comply with requirements and specifications.Periodic travel for integration sessions at other sites and supporting build, test, or customer events.Required Job Qualifications: Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in Mechanical Engineering or a related field and 3+ years of directly related experience andor training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.Working knowledge and practicalhands on experience with assembly of electro-mechanical components and systems.Experience drafting according to ASME standards.Experience in a manufacturing environment.Experience with machining practices and what parts cancannot be created in a machine shop.Experience with sheet metal design practices, including strength, bend radii and tolerancing.Experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) practices.Ability to work independently.Proficiency in MS Office products, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and MS ProjectAbility to work well within a geographically dispersed team.Able and willing to travel as needed.Preferred Job Qualifications:Proficiency with CAD Modeling in Solidworks.Proficiency with ePDM file repository.Familiarity with mil standards.Experience with thermal, fluid and structural analysis using simulation software a plus.Familiarity with Jira and Confluence tools.Previous experience with military DoD programs.About Teledyne FLIR DefenseJoin Teledyne FLIR Defense, where we're dedicated to safeguarding lives with cutting-edge sensing and threat detection technologies. Our arsenal includes advanced surveillance sensors, handheld devices, unmanned vehicles, lasers, and more solutions that increase operational effectiveness for warfighters, first responders, and search-and-rescue teams. We're looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense industry. If you're mission-driven to globally collaborate on life-saving solutions, we invite you to explore our current opportunities.#TeledyneFLIRDefenseJobs

Created: 2025-02-21