Mechanical/AM Engineer

Employment Opportunities : University of Dayton, Ohio; Warner Robins (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Lead innovative product development for aerospace sustainment by combining additive manufacturing, advanced engineering analysis, and end-to-end product ownership. The position is located in Warner Robins, Georgia, and focuses on AM and conventional manufacturing methods for aerospace components.

Responsibilities include reverse engineering, CAD design, 2D drawings with GD&T, analysis and simulation, and FEA support.

Qualifications

• BS degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 5 years of experience in an engineering role.
• 5 years of experience with CAD software, preferably SolidWorks.
• 5 years of practical experience in 2D drawing generation, including GD&T.
• 2 years of product development experience.
• Experience reverse-engineering products/projects.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes (casting, forging, extrusion, CNC machining, injection molding, thermoforming).
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to perform extensive research and write reports for internal/external use.
• Effective interpersonal communication and presentation skills with coworkers and clients at all levels.
• Self-motivation with ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Successful collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work on US government contract; U.S. Citizenship required.
• R3 minimum qualifications: 10 years experience; R2 minimum qualifications: 8 years.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development using additive manufacturing and conventional methods.
• Provide FEA support to team members.
• Create CAD designs and 2D drawings with GD&T.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and qualification test groups to complete projects.
• Develop and deliver training materials as needed.
• Support agile team activities and maintain attention to detail.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Self-motivation

Attention to detail

Interpersonal communication

Presentation skills

Education

BS degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

MS degree in engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

ANSYS

Job description

Position Summary

Lead innovative product development for aerospace sustainment by combining additive manufacturing, advanced engineering analysis, and end-to-end product ownership. The position is located in Warner Robins, Georgia, and will focus on product development efforts using both Additive Manufacturing (AM) and conventional manufacturing methods. This role supports sustainment activities for aerospace and other equipment components. At a high level, tasks include reverse engineering, CAD design, 2D drawing with focus on application of GD&T, analysis and simulation for selected components. As well, this engineer will be responsible for the overall development effort as a "Product Owner" following all product development process steps for the project and collaborate with various groups for manufacture and qualification test, through project completion. As well, this role is responsible for providing FEA analysis support to other team members. Other efforts include but are not limited to development and delivery of training materials as needed, participate in various technical challenges and team support activities. This role will be working in a highly agile environment and therefore, being a team player and having flexibility, adaptability, attention to detail are key to success.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1. BS degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 2. 5 years of experience working in an engineering role
• 3. 5 years of experience with Computer Aided Design software, preferably SolidWorks.
• 4. 5 years of practical experience in 2D drawing generation, including application of GD&T
• 5. 2 years of product development experience
• 6. Practical experience reverse-engineering products/projects
• 7. Familiarity with various manufacturing processes such as casting, forging, extrusion, CNC machining, injection molding, thermoforming, etc
• 8. Attention to detail and organizational skills
• 9. Ability to perform extensive research, catalogue findings during development activities, and write reports for both internal and external use
• 10. Effective interpersonal communication and presentation skills with coworkers and clients at all levels
• 11. Self-motivation with ability to work with minimal supervision
• 12. Successful collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team
• 13. Excellent communication skills
• 14. Ability to work on US government contract
• 15. Due to requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. Citizen
• An R3 must meet all R2 minimum qualifications in addition to the qualifications listed below.
• 1. 10 years of experience in related field
• 2. 8 years of experience using CAD, preferably SolidWorks

Preferred Qualifications

• 1. M.S. Degree in engineering
• 2. Experience with Additive Manufacturing, including print file generation
• 3. Experience with FEA (ANSYS preferred)
• 4. Experience with Model Based Definition generation
• 5. 8 years of experience in product development

Closing Statement

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across its campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.