Senior Mechanical Engineer, Cable Magnets - High-Load Systems

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

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.