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.
The ideal candidate would be proficient using 3-D 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 “hands-on” to support and troubleshoot mechanical design and product issues related to various DOD pre-production and production programs. Travel will be required to support some programs, estimated at 25%.
Candidate will also document designs, assemblies, testing, and maintenance activities within QinetiQ’s product data management system.
Responsibilities
- Act as a matrix engineer on multiple projects, the candidate will help conceptualize systems, identify and execute design tasks, and prepare 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 QinetiQ’s 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
Required Qualifications
- Mechanical Engineering BS (or equivalent)
- 7+ years’ 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
