ELECTRONICS & LETHALITY HARDWARE STAFF MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Company: Spark Talent Acquisition
Location: Sterling Heights
Posted on: October 9, 2024
Job Description:
Position Summary: This position is for a mechanical engineer to
design, develop, simulate, analyze and release mechanical
Components and Subsystems for Military Electro-optical products.
This engineer will also develop and analyze component designs and
mounting provisions for various devices. The areas of focus will
include mounting of precise optical elements and subassemblies,
developing electro-mechanical mechanisms used in sighting systems,
developing various Fire Control sensors including Hand Controllers,
Gyros, Accelerometers, Periscopes, Auxiliary sights, Muzzle
reference sensors and others. Scope will also include simulation of
various use cases as well as analyzing physical and functional
effects of various inputs to a component or subsystem functional
output.Position Responsibilities:
- Design subsystems and components to meet vehicle performance
requirements including human factors, safety, environmental and
mine blast requirements.
- Conduct material selection/analysis and finish for commercial,
military Electro-Optical system components, conduct detailed design
of Electro-Optical custom components and generate key
characteristics, component specifications and perform component
selection for supplier purchased parts. This scope will also
require analyzing the impact of modifying coatings and other
opto-Mechanical features and the resulting impact on
performance
- Lead various projects by conducting and overseeing analysis &
design, drawing mark-ups, tolerance stacks and generating source
data for engineering changes. Participate in integration reviews,
fit checks, and write reports.
- Provide support to prototype and production vehicle build and
follow-up, develop technical corrective action formulation,
troubleshooting and lead redesign activities.
- Develop and Present design concepts and program status to
functional and program management.
- Perform testing and evaluation of Electro-Optical components in
the Electro-Optics Lab.
- Develop specific future concepts for SEOS hardware based on SME
analysis of vehicle level general requirements.
- Provide support to teaming agreements as well as business
development activities to support new advances Sights and
Electro-Optics products which includes Independent Research and
Development (IRAD) efforts.
- Ensure commonality/cross-leveling on Sights and Electro-Optics
hardware and design approaches on all product lines.Position
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
- Advanced Degree highly desired
- 9 years of relevant experience (Sights and Electro-Optics
desired).
- Less experience considered with Advanced degree.
- Be a self-starter and highly motivated. Experience of working
on cross functional projects and working in a shop environment is
required.
- Be experienced in working with teams and effective in
communicating across many disciplines and functional
organizations.
- Be able to understand customer needs, formulate subsystem and
component requirements, and meet expectations.
- Experience with military vehicles, other heavy vehicle
platforms or industrial applications of Electro-optics is
desired.
- Experience with leading a team of engineers in
developing/concepting. analyzing, and building Sights and other
Electro-Optical subsystems and components
- Experience with mentoring younger personnel
- Solid modeling experience with NX and Creo and fluency with
Teamcenter and Vis Mockup is strongly desired.
- Experience working with suppliers and our supplier quality
organization, developing and auditing test requirements is
desired
- Must have the ability to climb into military vehicles.
- Strong technical writing and presentation skills are
desired.
- Ability to travel and work overtime when required.
Keywords: Spark Talent Acquisition, Lansing , ELECTRONICS & LETHALITY HARDWARE STAFF MECHANICAL ENGINEER, Engineering , Sterling Heights, Michigan
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