Job Description

deciBel Research has an immediate opening for Senior Mechanical Engineer in Huntsville, AL.

deciBel Research seeks a senior Mechanical Engineer to support the GMD Weapon System (GWS) Hardware Engineering team's design efforts working within an Agile environment.

Responsibilities include:

• Mechanical design of parts, assemblies, subsystems, and complete systems, including 3D CAD modeling, drafting/review/revision/release of engineering drawings, selection of components and materials
• Participating and/or leading small, cross-functional teams performing various design and production-support tasks in an Agile Hardware environment
• Collaborating with other functional areas such as Production, Procurement, Systems Engineering, Quality, and Logistics on aspects of product design, integration, and support
• Creating, releasing, and maintaining bill-of-materials, analysis reports, etc.
• Performing mechanical engineering analyses, such as weight/center of mass, structural, transportability, or thermal, and authoring reports documenting them
• Performing with little to no oversight needed to complete assignments
• Handling complex technical issues and resolving them in new and innovative ways
• Assisting in the preparation and submittal of contract deliverable reports and data packages
• Mentoring and informally training junior engineers and engineering interns

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and five years' experience

Experience Requirements:

• Possess experience drafting and reviewing mechanical drawings to ASME standards
• Experience working as part of a collaborative design team
• Desire and ability to lead small technical teams solving challenging, multi-disciplinary design problems
• 3D CAD modeling/2D drawing drafting experience, specifically with SolidWorks or similar CAD package

Special Skills Desired:

• Experience using any industry-standard Product Lifecycle Management system such as Team Center (preferred), SmarTeam, Windchill, Workgroup PDM, etc.
• Experience with electronics/payload/C2 integration design for commercial or military systems
• Experience in a production/manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with industry standard MRP systems such as SAP
• Experience working in Agile for Hardware project development
• Experience leading technical teams in a collaborative environment
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: environmental test & evaluation, shock & vibration analysis, components engineering, CAD/PLM tools management & administration

Applicant selected must have an active Secret security clearance Must be a U.S. Citizen.