Senior Mechanical Engineer

Storm Search LLC.; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance within the U.S.

Job summary

Storm Search LLC is seeking a hands‑on Senior Mechanical Engineer to design and develop motors, actuators, and high‑reliability electromechanical systems. You will own projects from concept through design, testing, qualification, production, and sustaining engineering.

You’ll collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, test, and customers to deliver reliable, high‑performance products and support prototypes, production transitions, and root‑cause investigations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5–7 years of experience designing electromechanical actuators or high‑reliability products.
• Strong experience with geartrain design, tolerance analysis, and design for manufacturability.
• Experience taking products from concept through release and sustaining engineering.
• Hands‑on experience with prototype hardware and troubleshooting.
• Strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• U.S. Person required for export‑control compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical components and assemblies for motors, actuators, geartrains, housings, shafts, and related hardware.
• Create and maintain 3D CAD models, detailed drawings, BOMs, specifications, and tolerance schemes.
• Perform material selection, stress analysis, tolerance stack‑ups, and design‑for‑manufacturability reviews.
• Support geartrain, shaft, bearing, housing, sealing, and lubrication design.
• Perform FMEA, reliability/MTBF analysis, qualification testing, and root‑cause investigations.
• Support prototype builds, troubleshooting, production transition, and sustaining engineering.
• Collaborate with electrical, manufacturing, quality, test, and customer teams to solve technical challenges.

Skills

Geartrain design

Tolerance analysis

Design for manufacturability

Electromechanical actuators

Prototype hardware troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Nastran

Mathcad

Ansys

Job description

Relocation Assistance Available Within the U.S.

About the Opportunity

We’re seeking a hands‑on Senior Mechanical Engineer to design and develop motors, actuators, and high‑reliability electromechanical systems.

This is a great opportunity for an engineer who enjoys owning projects from concept through design, testing, qualification, production, and sustaining engineering. You’ll work closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, test, and customers to develop reliable, high‑performance products.

What You’ll Do

• Design mechanical components and assemblies for motors, actuators, geartrains, housings, shafts, and related hardware.
• Create and maintain 3D CAD models, detailed drawings, BOMs, specifications, and tolerance schemes.
• Perform material selection, stress analysis, tolerance stack‑ups, and design‑for‑manufacturability reviews.
• Support geartrain, shaft, bearing, housing, sealing, and lubrication design.
• Perform FMEA, reliability/MTBF analysis, qualification testing, and root‑cause investigations.
• Support prototype builds, troubleshooting, production transition, and sustaining engineering.
• Collaborate with electrical, manufacturing, quality, test, and customer teams to solve technical challenges.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5–7 years of experience designing electromechanical actuators or similar high‑reliability products.
• Strong experience with geartrain design, tolerance analysis, and design for manufacturability.
• Experience taking products from concept through release and sustaining engineering.
• Hands‑on experience with prototype hardware and troubleshooting.
• Strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• U.S. Person required for export‑control compliance.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with electric motors, actuators, rotating equipment, or aerospace hardware.
• Aerospace, defense, or other high‑reliability product experience.
• Reliability analysis and qualification testing experience.
• Familiarity with Autodesk Inventor, Nastran, Mathcad, Ansys, or similar engineering tools.
• Knowledge of DO‑160 / MIL‑STD‑810.

Why Consider This Role?

• Full product lifecycle ownership
• Hands‑on design, prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting
• Opportunity to work on high‑reliability motors and electromechanical systems
• Strong cross‑functional engineering environment
• Relocation assistance available within the U.S.

If you’re looking for an opportunity where you can apply your mechanical design expertise to challenging, high‑reliability products, we’d love to hear from you.