Principal Mechanical Engineer - Defense Robotics & Systems

QinetiQ U.S.; Harvard (MA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

QinetiQ US seeks a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead design, analysis and maintenance of rugged military and commercial hardware. You will guide electromechanical assemblies, perform multiphysics analyses, and oversee fabrication across Devens and Franklin facilities.

You will mentor a small team, interface with customers and vendors, write specifications, and support DoD programs throughout the development lifecycle. A DoD clearance may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 10+ years of mechanical design experience.
• Direct project engineering or technical lead experience.
• Experience with ANSYS: structural, thermal and CFD analysis.
• Design of maritime systems and hardware.
• Design of robotic systems and hardware.
• Capable of leading design teams of up to 6 engineers/designers.
• Knowledge of sheet metal fabrication and machining processes.
• Knowledge of stage-gate and design cycle processes.
• Experience with welding standards and practices.
• Experience processing Engineering Changes to documentation on DoD programs.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Electromechanical design, layout, modeling and production support of electro-mechanical assemblies and electronics packaging.
• Analysis of complex mechanical systems via ANSYS Workbench, including vibration, thermal and CFD analyses.
• Implement Design for Manufacturability (DFM) practices.
• Create/update detailed designs and drawings for fabrication.
• Interface with customers and vendors on a project engineering level.
• Writing design specifications, reports, and proposals.
• Presenting technical internal and customer presentations.
• Perform tolerance analysis, check and approve detail designs and drawings.
• Provide technical guidance to vendors and manufacturing in the build of DoD electromechanical assemblies.
• Disposition discrepant material, author fabrication deviations for suppliers, support assembly personnel in support of manufacturing military electronic equipment.
• Must support both Devens and Franklin facilities.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance if required.

Skills

Mechanical design

Project leadership

ANSYS analysis

Robotics hardware

Maritime systems

Sheet metal fabrication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

CREO

ANSYS Workbench

Job description

QinetiQ US seeks a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead design, analysis and maintenance of rugged military and commercial hardware. You will guide electromechanical assemblies, perform multiphysics analyses, and oversee fabrication across Devens and Franklin facilities.

You will mentor a small team, interface with customers and vendors, write specifications, and support DoD programs throughout the development lifecycle. A DoD clearance may be required.