About Barber-Nichols:

Barber-Nichols (BN) is a premier provider of custom turbomachinery solutions serving the Defense, Aerospace, Cryogenics, and Energy industries. Our team consists of industry leaders who collaborate closely with equally accomplished customers to deliver technologies that advance their markets and establish enduring partnerships. At BN, we foster a results-driven environment that values professional growth, rewards achievement, and supports innovation. From designing the blower for NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan to engineering critical components for the U.S. Navy’s MK-48 program, BN’s portfolio spans some of the most exciting and impactful projects in the world. For those seeking to contribute to impactful projects alongside a highly skilled team, BN offers an exceptional place to build your career.

The Test Design Engineer is responsible for aiding in the concept, design, and detailing of assembly tooling and fixturing, test hardware, and custom test loop design. They perform duties using Computer aided Desing (CAD) software including the modeling of parts and assemblies, and create drawings with appropriate dimensioning and tolerances, material properties, manufacturing processes, and tool design.

Key Results Areas:

1. Lead the development of custom test equipment used for product verification.

• Work with test engineers to generate P&IDs for test systems used to verify customer requirements.
• Generate, facilitate review, and release models and drawings for test systems designed to P&IDs.
• Release drawing packages with detailed drawings which allow for manufacturing of custom parts utilizing appropriate Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) as applicable.
• Research and identify special test or assembly hardware needed for test equipment
• Estimate rough order of magnitude costs for test systems

2. Develop visual assembly procedures for internal product to ensure repeatability of assembly processes.

• Work with test engineers to develop visual procedures for assembly utilizing CAD to ensure high repeatability of assembly processes.
• Determine tooling needs and generate custom tooling for assembly.
• Incorporate technician feedback before/after assembly operations to improve procedures and tooling.
• Facilitate review and release procedures with cross functional by in.

3. Continuously improve procedures, processes and methods to ensure quality with zero defects and excursions.

• Identify and validate lessons learned with Project Engineering group to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure that all lessons learned are incorporated into work instructions to ensure that the quality of the product and BN processes continually improve.
• Identify areas for improvement in process and product relating to safety, quality, delivery and cost then elevate them to the Assembly & Testing Manager.
• Provide insight to facilitate internal test capability expansion and capital improvement
• Assist on continuous improvement teams to help drive department improvements

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, an individual must possess the knowledge, training, experience and abilities required.

Education and Training

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience working in high aptitude manufacturing environment.

Experience:

• Five years related experience in a complex manufacturing environment
• Experience leading test loop design efforts
• P&ID creation
• Component selection

Other:

• Must be willing to work overtime as required
• Travel up to 10% of working time.

Desired Job Qualification:

• Experience with recognized quality systems (ISO, AS, QS, TS).
• Solidworks design experience

ITAR Requirements:
To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at Barber-Nichols must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e., current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158. Security clearance is required for this position

To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Barber-Nichols is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by law.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this role is $95,000 - $110,000. This range represents the anticipated minimum and maximum base + bonus for this position based upon a good faith and reasonable estimate. The final compensation for this position will be set based on the applicant’s qualifications (education, training and/or experience related to this role), and therefore, may fall outside the range shown, depending on the circumstances.

To view our benefits provided please visit Careers | Barber-Nichols

Barber Nichols anticipates the application window closing approximately 30 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require Barber Nichols to shorten or extend the application window.