Undersea Mechanical Systems R&D Engineer

Penn State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 106,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount

Competitive retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory seeks Mechanical Engineers to join the Deployables and Undersea Connectivity (DUC) Department. The role focuses on designing, analyzing, building, and testing mechanical components for undersea applications on-site in State College, PA, with periodic travel to remote locations.

ARL welcomes transitioning military members. Responsibilities span requirements analysis, design of structures and actuation, drafting collaboration, test procedures,

Qualifications

• Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T ANSI Y14.5).
• Abaqus or similar advanced FEA software.
• Past success with multi-material assemblies and integrated system architectures.
• 3D CAD design and engineering drawing development (Siemens NX preferred).
• Design of machined components and subsystems.
• Read and interpret mechanical drawings.
• Completing free-body diagrams; using hand calculations to calculate forces and resultant stresses.
• Developing test plans and procedures and strong written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements, identify problems, and develop innovative solutions.
• Design structures, mechanisms, actuation systems, and bearing systems.
• Work with drafting to create and approve drawings.
• Develop assembly and test procedures.
• Work with technicians to perform assembly and testing of systems and subsystems.
• Support on-site field testing.
• Meet with sponsors, faculty and staff engineers to define scope and schedule.
• Communicate with PIs and project managers to provide progress reports.
• Facilitate identification of resources needed to accomplish the task/project.
• Develop and build mechanical testing methods and laboratory experiments (higher level).
• Mentor less experienced staff (higher level).
• Design and perform modeling, subsystem integration, or interface analysis (higher level).

Skills

GD&T

Abaqus

Multi-material assemblies

3D CAD design

Read drawings

Free-body diagrams

Hand calculations

Test plans & procedures

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Engineering or Science

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory seeks Mechanical Engineers to join the Deployables and Undersea Connectivity (DUC) Department. The role focuses on designing, analyzing, building, and testing mechanical components for undersea applications on-site in State College, PA, with periodic travel to remote locations.

ARL welcomes transitioning military members. Responsibilities span requirements analysis, design of structures and actuation, drafting collaboration, test procedures,