Position Overview
QinetiQ is seeking a highly motivated candidate who will be responsible for the mechanical design and development of ruggedized military hardware products within a multidisciplinary engineering team. Products include electro-optical and electromechanical soldier-borne systems, ground-based systems, and airborne systems.
The ideal candidate would be proficient using 3D Solid Modeling software (Solidworks preferred), have experience with metal fabrication design, electromechanical hardware design, various analysis and manufacturing techniques, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. The position will also be 9hands-on9 to support and troubleshoot mechanical design and product issues related to various DOD pre-production and production programs. Candidate will also participate in the formal Engineering Change process within QinetiQ9s product data management system. Travel will be required to support some programs, estimated at 25%.
Candidate will also document designs, assemblies, testing, and maintenance activities within QinetiQ9s product data management system.
Responsibilities
- Act as a mechanical lead on projects, the candidate will conceptualize systems, plan and execute design and analysis tasks, and review and approve design documentation to ultimately deliver a system that meets customer requirements, schedule, and budget.
- Design hardware products using 3D CAD modeling tools
- Electro-optical design, layout and modeling of electro-mechanical assemblies, and assorted ruggedized military hardware
- Support and troubleshoot mechanical design and product issues related to various DOD pre-production and production program
- Perform basic tolerance stack-up analysis
- Document designs, assemblies, testing, and maintenance activities within QinetiQ9s product data management system.
- Interface with vendors and identify sources of supply for critical fabrication items
- Creation of detail designs and drawings for fabrication
- Interface with customers on a project engineering level, on-site and off-site
- Participate in cost estimation for development programs
Required Qualifications
- Mechanical Engineering BS (or equivalent)
- 5-12 years9 experience in mechanical design in all aspects of a product lifecycle
- Knowledge of metal fabrication and machining processes, including:
- Design techniques
- Tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, drawings, and models.
- Knowledge of additive manufacturing
- Experience creating and working with formal design/development processes
- Must have experience with 3D CAD modeling tools
- Experience with PTC Creo or Solidworks design tool
- Must have experience with creation of detailed engineering drawings with geometric tolerancing (ASME Y14.5)
- Must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Willing and able to travel for work (estimated 25%)
- Must have active Secret or higher level clearance #QinetiQClearedJob
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Solidworks 3D modeling and analysis software
- Experience in Windchill Product Data Management software
- Experience in Model Based Definition
- Experience in hand calculation analyses; structural or thermal Finite Element Analysis (FEA); Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
- Experience in additive manufacturing design, methods, and materials
Pay Transparency
The salary range for this role is $120,000 - $130,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. QinetiQ US considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate9s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
