Level 3 Communications, Inc

Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineering

Level 3 Communications, Inc$95K — $115K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in engineering or equivalent experience (6+ years)
  • Graduate Degree with 4 years of related experience
  • 10 years of related experience in lieu of a degree
  • Experience with complex mechanical design
  • Ability to obtain US Government clearance

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop avionics solutions
  • Create and execute complex mechanical designs and layouts
  • Package electrical components for rugged environments
  • Validate mechanical and electro-mechanical designs
  • Lead prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting efforts
  • Develop design control documentation

Benefits

  • Flexible 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge avionics systems
  • Cross-functional teamwork in a dynamic environment
  • Potential for professional development in mechanical engineering
  • Involvement in projects with stringent technical, schedule, and process requirements
Full Job Description
Job Title: Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineering

Job Code: 42526

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

We are seeking an Electronic Packaging / Mechanical Engineer to work with a cross-functional team to develop Avionics systems. The position will follow the product from conceptualization through hardware integration and testing, and will interface with Designers, Thermal/Structural Analysts, Systems Engineers, as well as other engineering disciplines, Program Managers, and customer counterparts. The position will require performing the mechanical engineering activities related to the design, analysis, documentation, processing, fabrication, assembly, and qualification of product to the specification requirements typically with stringent technical, schedule, and process requirements. The applicant should have a strong background of design of Avionics based Electronics Assemblies.

Essential Functions:
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams in the development of new solutions.
  • Strong engineering fundamentals and analytical background with the ability to understand and guide analyses and offer solutions related to mechanical, electro-mechanical, and opto-mechanical systems. Types of analysis include thermal, fluid, structural, and power.
  • Create complex mechanical designs and execute layouts for multiple products.
  • Demonstrated ability in packaging electrical components such as Circuit Cards, Connectors, and cables, including design, integration and validation in rugged environments including ground, avionics and/or space.
  • Demonstrated ability in developing, integrating, and validating mechanical, electro-mechanical and opto-mechanical designs.
  • Lead the mechanical design, prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting of designs.
  • Lead the development of relevant design control documentation.
  • Interact with outside vendors to source parts.
  • Experience in the design of additive manufactured parts, machined parts, weldments, sheet metal parts, and cable assemblies.
  • Ability to obtain US Government clearance.


Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in engineering and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.


Preferred Additional Skills:
  • 5 years experience in Mechanical design, requirements analysis, specification generation, interface definition, component selection, component 3D CAD modeling, data collection and product documentation
  • Experience with standard ASME Y14.5M-1994 and GD&T
  • 2+ years experience in 3D CAD Modeling - PTC Creo, Catia, NX or SolidWorks
  • Experience packaging electronics including design for and testing to military environments (i.e. temperature, vibration, shock, etc.)
  • Experience with MS Office suite Prior or current experience working on avionics products or systems
  • Prior experience packaging electronics for use in avionics platforms is strongly desired
  • Experience in design and testing to military environments (i.e. temperature, vibration, shock, etc)
  • Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFMA) experience.
  • Experience with machined part design.
  • Experience with plastic and/or sheet metal part design.
  • Experience with EVMS cost and schedule practices.
  • Experience with VITA Avionics designs


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