Senior Mechanical Designer

Fenix Group; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for family

401(k) retirement plan

Professional development

Flexible PTO

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Nokia Federal Solutions Inc. is seeking a Senior Mechanical Designer to lead circuit-design and hardware evaluation for the Space and Defense hardware team. You will collaborate with electrical design, test, and PCB layout, applying a diverse skill set in mechanical design, thermal modeling, and design for environment.

You will guide junior engineers and drive production readiness. This role emphasizes cross-disciplinary teamwork with Product Architects and the Supply Chain, focusing on

Qualifications

• US citizen or permanent resident required.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering; master's degree preferred.
• 15+ years of hardware mechanical design experience taking products to production.
• Experience with cross-functional teams including electrical and software.
• Familiarity with MN Create process and supplier coordination.

Responsibilities

• Decompose product requirements into mechanical design requirements.
• Own mechanical designs from block diagrams to schematic-level circuitry.
• Collaborate with electrical and software teams for holistic design.
• Coordinate with PCB layout for connector/interconnect selection.
• Provide weekly program status updates to management.
• Interface with Supply Chain for material acquisition and prototyping.
• Demonstrate hardware maturity at P7/P8 milestones.
• Lead launch of the product into production.

Skills

Mechanical design tools

Verbal and written communication

Customer/vendor relationship mgmt

Team collaboration

Regulatory testing awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

Description

Position Summary

The Senior Mechanical Designer will lead circuit-design and third-party hardware evaluation for the Space and Defense hardware team. The role will require close collaboration with other hardware engineering disciplines including electrical design, test, and PCB layout. A diverse skill set is required which includes experience in mechanical design, thermal modeling, design for environment, as well as aspects of safety and regulatory testing. The role will also offer the opportunity to provide technical guidance to more junior members of the hardware team.

Company Description

At Nokia Federal Solutions Inc. (Nokia Federal), we are committed to building scalable, secure, and resilient networks that enhance government operations. Our team helps solve complex challenges for U.S. civil, defense, and intelligence sectors by providing leading end-to-end mission-critical network solutions. With a legacy backed by over 100 years of technology innovation, we are pioneers in the field. Nokia Federal is a dedicated Nokia U.S. entity focused on delivering mission-critical solutions to the U.S. Government. Join us today and contribute to helping support the mission!

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Product Architects to decompose product requirements into specific mechanical design requirements for our products.
• Have direct responsibility for mechanical designs from block diagram level down to schematic-level circuitry.
• Cooperate with electrical designers and software team engineers to develop a well-considered holistic design.
• Interact closely with PCB layout experts to realize the board-level design, emphasizing proper selection of connector/interconnect systems.
• Provide weekly reporting of program status within release manager meetings and to management as required.
• Interface with Nokia Supply Chain representatives at a detailed level to plan material acquisition, prototype factory assembly, and factory test to deliver per prototype plan.
• Compile all necessary evidence at P7 and P8 milestones to demonstrate HW design maturity and quality.
• Champion the design work needed to effort to successfully launch the product into pro-duction.

Required Qualifications

• US Citizen or Permanent Resident is required
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering. Master's degree preferred.
• At least 15 years' experience in hardware mechanical design taking products to pro-duction.
• Ability to use a wide variety of mechanical design tools such as .
• Knowledge of the MN Create process.
• Customer and partner/vendor relationship management experience.
• Proficient communication (verbal, written) skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Simulation and modelling experience using MATLAB or similar environment.

What We Offer You

• An opportunity to be a part of something bigger; a mission with real impact.
• A chance to be a part of a people-first team.
• A comprehensive range of benefits that are fair, equitable, and competitive that include the following:
• Company-paid, full coverage inclusive health care (Medical, Dental Vision), for you and your family.
• Life/Disability: Employer-paid life insurance, in addition to short-term and long-term disability.
• 401(k) Retirement Account, 6% employer contribution.
• Professional Development
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Nokia Federal Solutions Inc. is an equal opportunity employer & provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and will make hiring decisions without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.