Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Aerospace Enclosures

Bascom Hunter; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Bascom Hunter is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead design and development of rugged aerospace/mechanical products for defense and commercial markets. You will own concepts through production, integrating electronics, thermal hardware, and enclosures while addressing EMI/EMC and environmental requirements.

You will collaborate across Systems, Electrical, Manufacturing, Test, Quality, and PM teams, deliver engineering documentation, perform FEA, and participate in qualification

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 7+ years of mechanical design experience developing aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability products.
• Experience designing complex mechanical or electromechanical assemblies from concept through production.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks (or equivalent 3D CAD) and ANSYS Mechanical (or equivalent FEA).
• Strong understanding of structural analysis, mechanics of materials, fatigue, vibration, tolerance analysis, materials, fasteners, and environmental sealing.
• Experience creating manufacturing drawings compliant with ASME Y14.5.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of aerospace mechanical and electromechanical products from concept through production.
• Design rugged electronic enclosures, thermal management hardware, structural assemblies, and precision mechanical components.
• Perform engineering trade studies balancing performance, weight, manufacturability, reliability, and cost.
• Develop tolerance analyses, mechanical interfaces, fits, and assembly strategies.
• Perform structural analysis using Analytical calculations and FEA to evaluate stress, vibration, fatigue, thermal effects, and structural integrity.
• Develop margins of safety and correlate analytical models with test results.
• Evaluate materials, fasteners, sealing methods, and mechanical interfaces.
• Support all phases of product development including requirements, design reviews, detailed design, prototype builds, qualification testing, and production transition.
• Develop engineering documentation, manufacturing drawings, and design packages using SolidWorks and ASME Y14.5 GD&T.
• Support Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) and configuration management activities.
• Design products to meet military and aerospace environmental requirements including vibration, shock, thermal cycling, altitude, humidity, and corrosion.
• Integrate electronics, wiring, connectors, thermal management hardware, and mechanical structures into compact aerospace products.
• Incorporate design practices supporting EMI/EMC, grounding, shielding, environmental sealing, and thermal management.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

ANSYS Mechanical

Job description

Bascom Hunter is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead design and development of rugged aerospace/mechanical products for defense and commercial markets. You will own concepts through production, integrating electronics, thermal hardware, and enclosures while addressing EMI/EMC and environmental requirements.

You will collaborate across Systems, Electrical, Manufacturing, Test, Quality, and PM teams, deliver engineering documentation, perform FEA, and participate in qualification