Senior Mechanical Engineer - Antenna Systems Design Lead

ThinKom Solutions; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, 4

Job summary

ThinKom Solutions in Hawthorne, CA focuses on mechanical design, development, and manufacturing of stationary and mobile antenna systems and related equipment. You will join multiple product teams, lead or support mechanical engineering efforts, perform hands-on design, mentor junior engineers, and prepare design and test documentation for internal and customer reviews.

Responsibilities include manufacturing procedures, environmental testing, production interfaces, and contributing to proposals.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in Mechanical Engineering and product design
• Experiences in producibility, reliability, assembly and maintenance
• Experience with positioner drive systems preferred
• Knowledge of materials, structural/thermal analysis, dynamics, vibration, heat transfer, FEA and composites
• Fabrication techniques: machining, forming, casting, injection molding and additive manufacturing
• Knowledge of fasteners, adhesives, coatings and related specs
• Solid modeling, drawings, GD&T; Creo preferred
• Configuration management
• MS Office proficiency

Responsibilities

• Work on multiple product teams; may lead or support mechanical engineering efforts
• Hands-on design and analysis and mentoring of junior engineers
• Prepare and present design and analysis material during internal and customer reviews
• Prepare detailed manufacturing documentation such as test procedures and assembly instructions
• Support environmental testing at component and antenna system levels
• Interface with production and outside suppliers during manufacturing
• Support business development input for proposals

Skills

Mechanical design

Product design

Creo

Finite element analysis

Thermal analysis

Manufacturing documentation

Vibration analysis

Team leadership

Configuration management

MS Office

Education

BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Creo

Finite element analysis tools

Job description

ThinKom Solutions in Hawthorne, CA focuses on mechanical design, development, and manufacturing of stationary and mobile antenna systems and related equipment. You will join multiple product teams, lead or support mechanical engineering efforts, perform hands-on design, mentor junior engineers, and prepare design and test documentation for internal and customer reviews.

Responsibilities include manufacturing procedures, environmental testing, production interfaces, and contributing to proposals.