Position/PostingTitle Senior Mechanical Engineer - Machine Design

Bnh Jv; Tennessee; Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Continuing education assistance

Healthcare benefits packages

401K with employer matching

Paid time off with holiday schedule

Job summary

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) seeks a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to support United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment at Arnold AFB, TN. You will perform machine and mechanism design, lead design reviews, mentor engineers, and deliver complete design packages for a multi-year program.

The role requires broad design and analysis skills, experience with FEA and GD&T, and the ability to coordinate with system engineers and craft supervisors.

Qualifications

• S. degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 10 years’ experience with machine and mechanism design.
• Ten (10) years’ experience in finite element analysis (FEA) and applications of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance and maintain authorized user access to the AEDC local area network.
• S. Citizenship is required due to federal government contract compliance requirements and the necessity to access secure federal databases and networks on Arnold Air Force Base

Responsibilities

• Independently perform complex analysis and design of components, systems, and facilities by using the mechanical engineering skills of statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, machine element design, and manufacturability.
• Check complex analysis and design originated by less experienced engineers.
• Develop concepts for new hardware and provide thermal, structural, flow, or any other required analysis to support the proposed design.
• Designing one-of-a-kind mechanisms, wind tunnel models, and test fixtures including associated stress analysis.
• Provide engineering support to the appropriate craft workforce to facilitate maintenance and repair of existing systems.
• Work with the design team to produce complete design packages, including detailed drawings, reports, and equipment specs.

Skills

FEA

GD&T

Security clearance

Welding procedures

3D modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS Workbench

Autodesk Inventor

Revit

Siemens NX

ABAQUS

NASTRAN

STAAD.Pro

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer- Machine Design

Location: Arnold AFB, TN

Job Family Code: O - Engineering

Function/Branch: Design & Manufacturing

Directorate: Engineering & Tech Support

Position Type: Regular, Full Time

Pay Type: Exempt

Grade: L10 (OA1015)

Salary Range or Starting Hourly Rate: L10: $139,000 - $185,000/ per year

Overview

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, supporting the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts at Arnold AFB in Manchester, TN. The Mechanical Engineer will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for supporting the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

Open to internal and external candidates.

Job Summary

The successful candidate for Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer will leverage broad experience to provide Machine and Mechanism design. This Engineer will independently perform complex design and analysis tasks, lead medium to large sized teams in development of designs, check design packages, lead design reviews, and mentor/oversee early career engineers.

Job Duties:

Typical tasks include (but are not limited to):

• Independently perform complex analysis and design of components, systems, and facilities by using the mechanical engineering skills of statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, machine element design, and manufacturability.
• Check complex analysis and design originated by less experienced engineers.
• Develop concepts for new hardware and provide thermal, structural, flow, or any other required analysis to support the proposed design.Evaluate the analysis results for suitabilityrelativeto applicable codes and standards.
• Designing one-of-a-kind of mechanisms, wind tunnel models, and test fixtures including associated stress analysis.
• Provide engineering support to theappropriate craftworkforce tofacilitatemaintenance and repair of existing systems.Evaluate existing hardware for safety,securityand potential for improvement.
• Work with the design team (drafters, checkers, etc.) to produce complete design packages, including detailed drawings, analysis reports, and equipment specifications, and be capable of communicating the details of these design packages to the remaining project team (system engineers, test engineers, project managers, craft supervisors, etc.)
• Serve as responsible engineer/point of contact for the Design Engineering support to a complex, multi-year project.
• Coordinate with theappropriate systemengineer, craft supervisor, and/or work planner to ensure that hardware is fabricated and installedin accordance withthe approved design package.
• May serve as Team Lead (typically >5 members) conducting complex analysis and design of components, systems, and facilities.
• Serves as an expert on Design Engineering execution, providing coaching and guidance to the rest of the team.
• It is a condition of employment to wear company issued PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)in accordance withsupervisory direction and company policy.
• Perform other related duties asrequired.

Basic Qualifications:

• S. degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 10 years’ experience with machine and mechanism design.
• Ten (10) years’ experience in finite element analysis (FEA) and applications of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance and maintain authorized user access to the AEDC local area network.
• S. Citizenship is required due to federal government contract compliance requirements and the necessity to access secure federal databases and networks on Arnold Air Force Base

Preferred Qualification

• 10years of experiencewith application offinite element analysis (FEA)(ANSYS Work Bench Finite Element Analysis).
• 10years of experienceutilizingCAD (AUTODESK INVENTOR).
• 5 years’ experience in the application of ASME Y14.5Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• 5years’ experience providing support to model/machine shop during fabrication, assembly, and
• Experience with FEM/structural software (such as ANSYS, ABAQUS, NASTRAN, or STAAD.Pro) and 3D modeling tools (Revit or Siemens NX).
• Experience with welding procedures, fabrication shop drawings, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Familiarity with wind tunnel model design and fabrication.
• Familiarity with turbine and rocket test cells, wind tunnels, space chambers, and/or arc heater facilities; or other industry product test facilities is desirable.
• Professional Engineering Licensure
• Active DoD Secret security clearance

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule

Who We Are

Beyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex. We chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC’s rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC’s Toward New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC’s capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today. Leveraging the capabilities of our parent companies, BNH specializes in testing and evaluation for military and space systems combined with proven capability in large-scale Government program management, integration, engineering, and construction services for specialized and technically advanced high-hazard facilities.

Join our Team!

U.S. Citizenship is required. At this time BNH will not sponsor any applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1b, F1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount BNH is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time jobs will be adjusted based upon the number of hours agreed to work at location Tennessee: Arnold Air Force, TN.

L10: $139,000 - $185,000 / year at Arnold Air Force Base, TN.

BNH is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.