Specialist Mechanical Engineer Packaging
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Full time direct hire
Full benefits
Relocation package
US Citizen
Job Description:
Client is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to be part of our growing mechanical packaging product development team; interested in developing mission critical products that matter.
Essential Functions:
- Design and Development of rugged, high performance, complex electro-mechanical hardware and packaging for harsh environments.
- Executing design engineering trade studies in a structured, detailed manner, within a cross functional environment to identify and recommend solutions meeting technical, cost, quality and schedule requirements.
- Development of innovative packaging solutions that solve challenging size, weight, and power requirements.
- Project management of mechanical packaging sub-system design teams from concept development through production release, qualification testing and delivery.
- Delivering functional designs robust to the variation of fabrication, assembly, and materials; as well as the product's operational, launch, test, and integration environments.
- Proactively seeks knowledge and design feedback from relevant organizations and individuals across the products value chain and incorporating lessons learned into active and future designs.
- Initiates, leads, and participates in, technical, process, assembly, and test peer reviews of designs.
- Supporting, brainstorming, and/or leading lean improvement initiatives to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
Qualifications:
- Ability to obtain security clearance.
- BS in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited college/university
- (4) years minimum experience working as a mechanical engineer.
- Experience in the area of assembly design and packaging of physical components.
- Experience in CAD 3D Design/Modeling techniques.
- Excellent Communication skills and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently or within a multi-disciplined team environment.
- Experienced presenting Design Reviews to team leaders.
- Experienced in the application of ASME Y14.5 GD&T.
- Knowledge of design practices with respect to tolerances, variation of material properties, and DFMA.
- Experienced in working as part of a mechanical design team and leading small teams of MCAD Designers and mechanical engineers.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Experience electro-mechanical packaging and engineering of Rugged Electronics Packages.
- DFMA Analysis.
- Tolerance Stack-up Analysis.
- Design, Schedule and Cost Estimating for Proposals experience
- Proficient in PTC CREO.
- Direct experience with mounting circuit card assemblies (CCA) into rugged lightweight enclosures.
- Knowledge of ESD/EMI use of gaskets, coatings, connectors desired.
- Photosensitive detectors, thin film coatings, & adhesives experience.