Senior Mechanical Engineer – Aerospace Systems & SWaP Integration

EmergencyMD; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Davidson is seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer in Fort Worth, TX to design, integrate, and field next-generation defense solutions. You will develop mechanical designs, create engineering drawings, evaluate interfaces, and support aircraft and ground platform integrations.

You will work with systems, software, electrical, and manufacturing engineers to transform concepts into deployable hardware and ensure designs meet MIL-STD requirements. Top Secret clearance may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of mechanical engineering experience in DoD or aerospace systems.
• Experience creating 3D CAD models and engineering drawings.
• Experience developing fabrication drawings and technical data packages.
• Experience evaluating and developing Mechanical ICDs.
• Experience designing equipment mounting, brackets, enclosures, cabling and cooling solutions.
• Experience packaging, weight and space claim analyses.
• Strong understanding of manufacturability and prototypes integration.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mechanical solutions for sensor, processor, comms, and mission systems integration.
• Create detailed mechanical drawings, fabrication packages, and data packages (TDPs).
• Maintain 3D CAD models, assemblies, and manufacturing drawings.
• Develop ICDs supporting subsystem integration.
• Design mounting structures, racks, brackets, enclosures, routing, and harness support.
• Optimize SWaP-C while balancing integrity, manufacturability, and performance.
• Develop thermal management and cooling solutions for electronics.
• Perform power, weight, C.G., and SWaP assessments.
• Support aircraft, ground vehicle, and tactical platform integrations.
• Support environmental qualification testing and prototype fabrication.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering to satisfy requirements and interfaces.
• Participate in design reviews (PDR/CDR/TRR) and transition to production.

Skills

Excellent communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related engineering discipline

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

CATIA

Siemens NX

AutoCAD

Windchill

Teamcenter

PDM/PLM tools

ANSYS Mechanical

Thermal analysis tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Davidson is seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer in Fort Worth, TX to design, integrate, and field next-generation defense solutions. You will develop mechanical designs, create engineering drawings, evaluate interfaces, and support aircraft and ground platform integrations.

You will work with systems, software, electrical, and manufacturing engineers to transform concepts into deployable hardware and ensure designs meet MIL-STD requirements. Top Secret clearance may be required.