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Job Description
Opportunity
PeopleTec is currently seeking a Systems Engineer to support our Huntsville AL location.
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Systems Engineer to support U.S. Army directed energy programs with an emphasis on the mechanical design integration and testing of advanced weapon systems. In this role you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to help transition prototype systems into fielded mission-ready capabilities. This position is ideal for a systems engineer with experience in defense programs who enjoys solving complex integration challenges involving thermal management structural design mobility constraints and ruggedization for military use. This work will be primarily performed on-site at a secure facility. Participation in field tests may involve outdoor work in operational environments.
Duties:
- Provide engineering support for the design integration and sustainment of directed energy weapon systems and their supporting platforms.
- Lead or support development of system requirements interface specifications and design documentation in collaboration with electrical software and systems engineering teams.
- Perform thermal and structural analysis (e.g. FEA CFD) to ensure system survivability and performance in operational environments.
- Support design and integration of mounting structures enclosures cooling systems and vibration/shock isolation for vehicle-mounted systems.
- Participate in trade studies and design reviews with a focus on weight space cooling and manufacturability.
- Assist in system-level integration and field testing including test planning setup execution and analysis of mechanical performance.
- Ensure mechanical designs comply with DoD safety environmental and airworthiness standards as well as military platform integration constraints.
- Contribute to acquisition documentation and technical briefings to government stakeholders.
Qualifications
Required Skills/Experience:
- 5 years of experience in mechanical design systems integration or platform engineering preferably within defense or aerospace sectors.
- Proficiency with mechanical CAD and analysis tools (e.g. SolidWorks Creo ANSYS or similar).
- Experience supporting DoD or military programs ideally with vehicle or weapon system integration.
- Familiarity with thermal and structural modeling and designing for rugged environments (shock vibration dust temperature extremes).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to create technical documentation and present to engineering and program leadership.
- Proactive and detail-oriented; capable of managing tasks independently and contributing to team-based efforts.
- Flexible and adaptable to changing program needs in high-velocity environments.
- Must have a current drivers license.
- Travel: 10-25%
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Active U.S. DoD Secret clearance (or ability to obtain) is required to perform this work.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelors or masters degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
Desired Skills:
- Experience with U.S. Army acquisition or R&D organizations (e.g. RCCTO DEVCOM PEO Missiles & Space).
- Background in field testing or hands-on mechanical integration of complex systems.
- Understanding of platform integration constraints (e.g. size weight power coolingSWaP-C) for mobile systems.
- Knowledge of defense acquisition lifecycle design-to-cost principles and technical readiness assessment.
Overview
People First. Technology Always.
PeopleTec Inc. is an employee-owned small business founded in Huntsville AL that provides exceptional customer support by employing and retaining a highly skilled workforce.
Culture: The name PeopleTec was deliberately chosen to remind us of our core value system - our people. Our companys foundation was built on placing our employees and customers first. With an award-winning atmosphere we have matured into a company that boasts the best and brightest across multiple technical fields.
Career: At PeopleTec we value your long-term goals. Whether its through our continuing-education opportunities our robust training programs or our People First benefits package PeopleTec truly believes that our best investments are our people.
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EEO Statement
PeopleTec Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in its job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need an accommodation due to a disability you may use the following email address and/or phone number (256.319.3800) to contact us about your interest in employment with PeopleTec Inc.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age genetic information citizenship ancestry marital status protected veteran status disability status or any other status protected by federal state or local law. PeopleTec Inc. participates in E-Verify.
Employment Type
Full-Time
