Job DescriptionPosition Title: Mechanical Engineer - Electronics Packaging
Position Description: Protingent has an exciting direct hire opportunity with our client in Fort Walton Beach, FL for a Mechanical Engineer specializing in Electronics Packaging to work onsite in Fort Walton Beach, FL.
Job Description:- Our client is seeking a skilled Mechanical Engineer to perform engineering duties in researching, planning, designing, and developing power supplies and power supply distribution systems.
- The successful candidate will work on new product designs, modernizations, and upgrades, performing extensive analyses to ensure cost, quality, and customer requirements are met.
- Applying principles of science and mathematics, you will use computer-assisted engineering and 3D modeling tools to develop economical solutions for high-reliability defense power applications including radar, directed energy, and electronic warfare systems.
Job Responsibilities:- Design & Development: Produce thorough and accurate design and development work for new products, upgrades, and power supply distribution systems, ensuring designs meet customer specifications for schedule, cost, producibility, quality, and reliability.
- 3D Modeling & Analysis: Utilize computer-assisted engineering software (such as Autodesk Inventor) to generate models and perform numerical, thermal, and structural analyses (using tools like Ansys Mechanical, Flotherm, and Fluent).
- Testing & Validation: Perform design experiments, evaluate test results to validate analysis, and ensure compliance with customer requirements and industry/regulatory standards.
- Requirements & Documentation: Understand, decompose, and define product and process requirements; generate and review technical reports, proposals, test procedures, and design documentation.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work effectively within Integrated Product Teams (IPT) across engineering, operations, quality, and business disciplines to achieve product performance, manufacturability, and safety targets.
- Problem Solving & Improvement: Utilize root-cause analysis tools to resolve technical challenges during development and sustaining phases; support continuous improvement (Kaizen, 5S).
- Project Management: Plan, estimate, prioritize, and manage work activities to support meeting project schedules and budgets.
Job Qualifications:- Education: Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Experience: 5+ years of electronics packaging design experience in aerospace, defense, or high-reliability power systems.
- Technical Knowledge: Strong foundation in mechanical engineering principles, including mechanics of materials, shock, vibration, thermal heat transfer, and dimensional tolerance analysis.
- Domain Expertise: Solid understanding of electronics packaging, electrical power distribution systems, and military/aerospace design standards.
- Software Proficiency: Hands-on proficiency with mechanical 3D CAD modeling tools (e.g., Autodesk Inventor) and familiarity with numerical analysis software (Ansys Mechanical) and CFD tools (e.g., Flotherm, Fluent).
- Soft Skills: Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills; self-directed with strong problem-solving ability and team collaboration skills.
Preferred Job Qualifications:- Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Direct experience with military electronics packaging, defense power solutions, or harsh-environment hardware.
- Familiarity with aerospace/defense manufacturing processes and quality standards.
Job Details:- Job Type: Direct Hire
- Location: Fort Walton Beach, FL
- Salary Range:$88K-$141K
- An offer of employment is contingent on successfully passing a drug test and background check.
- Required US Citizenship -May be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance at the appropriate level.
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