Senior Mechanical Engineer – Cable Magnets

NextGenEnergyJobs; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the cable magnet hardware for SPARC, ARC, and related programs. You will drive design completion, validation, procurement, build, and installation, while coordinating with R&D, analysis, and manufacturing teams.

You will iterate concepts using physics and structural mechanics, provide root-cause based improvements, and mentor junior engineers to elevate design practices across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or another relevant field.
• A minimum of 7 years of engineering design and analysis experience is required, including at least 2 years providing engineering support to production hardware.
• CAD proficiency (NX preferred, any acceptable).
• FEA (required) ANSYS and COMSOL preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act autonomously as the primary owner of cable magnet hardware for SPARC, ARC, or other projects, ensuring designs are completed, validated, procured, built, and installed correctly and on time.
• Produce new and iterate on existing design concepts, using a deep understanding of physics, structural mechanics, and analysis techniques for both metallics and composites.
• Liaise with partner teams such as R&D, analysis, manufacturing, and procurement to drive completion of program milestones in a timely fashion.
• Diagnose issues on the production and assembly line and provide immediate path forward based on known understanding of hardware. Propose and implement design solutions based on root cause
• Prepare reports, presentations, and other documentation to serve as design documentation and validation of final Cable Magnet systems
• Mentor junior engineers and assist in establishing and implementing engineering best practices

Skills

Mechanical design

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

NX CAD

ANSYS

COMSOL

Job description

Senior Mechanical Engineer – Cable Magnets

• Act autonomously as the primary owner of cable magnet hardware for SPARC, ARC, or other projects, ensuring designs are completed, validated, procured, built, and installed correctly and on time
• Produce new and iterate on existing design concepts, using a deep understanding of physics, structural mechanics, and analysis techniques for both metallics and composites
• Liaise with partner teams such as R&D, analysis, manufacturing, and procurement to drive completion of program milestones in a timely fashion
• Diagnose issues on the production and assembly line and provide immediate path forward based on known understanding of hardware. Propose and implement design solutions based on root cause
• Prepare reports, presentations, and other documentation to serve as design documentation and validation of final Cable Magnet systems
• Mentor junior engineers and assist in establishing and implementing engineering best practices

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or another relevant field
• A minimum of 7 years of engineering design and analysis experience is required, including at least 2 years providing engineering support to production hardware in the form of resolving technical issues and implementing design for manufacturing or assembly changes
• Relevant hands-on experience in the form of parts designed for high loads and/or extreme environments
• Excellent fundamental knowledge of mechanical systems such as static structures and heat transfer (required) Familiarity with all steps in the design process with an emphasis on creativity, simplicity, and execution (required)
• Be self-motivated, committed to self-growth, and exhibit excellent problem-solving skills (required)
• CAD proficiency (required) NX preferred, any acceptable
• FEA (required) ANSYS and COMSOL preferred
• Expertise in AMSE Y14 GD&T principles (preferred)
• Perform activities such as sitting for extended periods of time
• Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics
• Perform activities such as sitting for extended periods of time