Senior Associate, Mechanical Engineering

Job Title: Senior Associate Mechanical Engineering

Job Location: Palm Bay FL

Job Description:

• Provide mechanical engineering support for both new product development activities as well as factory support of existing products

• Translate product requirements into a mechanical specification and test plan to be used for development

• Execute verification testing as defined by the mechanical specification and test plan

• Conduct design analysis and testing both structural and thermal to prove design will meet customer requirements

• Responsible for understanding customer needs generating test procedures and finally executing the test

• Generate and/or process engineering change orders (ECOs) as required

• Work directly with mechanical designers on CAD models and part documentation

Structural Engineering

• Structural analysis of aircraft modifications including design support and preparation of technical documentation necessary to ensure airworthiness

• Determination of stress levels in primary and secondary aircraft structure systems and equipment resulting from applied and induced loads as well as the comparison of these stresses with material properties to predict failure and structural instabilities given due consideration to applicable failure theories
  

Sustainment Engineering

• Involved in the installation coordination for design modification maintenance and repair of aircraft structures mechanical systems and mission equipment installations

• Applies basic engineering design and/or analytical theory with understanding of structural analysis for application to integrated system design

• Support transition from engineering design to manufacturing assembly and aircraft installation of designed products

• Application of principles supporting aircraft life cycle maintenance (repair rework and designing replacement parts)

• Opportunity to work on a wide variety of tasks and aircraft systems on various aircraft platforms

Qualifications:

• To be eligible applicants must be pursuing a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Engineering MechanicsMaterials Science Engineering or related fieldor have completed their Masters degree within the last 12 months regardless of age.