Mechanical Design Engineer – Missile Systems

Role: Mechanical Design Engineer – Missile Systems
Duration: 7 Months (Contract)
Location: Chandler, AZ (On-Site)

Key Skills: Mechanical Design; 3D Modeling; CAD Drafting; Design for Manufacturing (DFM); Structural Analysis; Stress Analysis; GD&T; ASME Y14.5

Note: Obtain and maintain a Secret DoD clearance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design major components or major portions of a missile system to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations.
• Develop basic data and make preliminary layouts, sketches, and notes necessary to present design proposals.
• Investigate pertinent design factors such structural, thermal, manufacturability, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replaceability, strength-weight efficiency, and contractual specification requirements and cost.
• Coordinate with other organizations affected by design development.
• Make layouts of complex assemblies and details parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures. Checks completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning.
• Design, develop, and test a variety of missiles, and parts, taking into consideration the most efficient use of the natural laws affecting flight.
• Establish structural specifications, perform stress analysis, and conduct performance tests.

 
Basic Qualifications:

• Proficient in Advanced 3D CAD package. Preferably Siemens NX.
• Demonstrated ability to generate engineering drawings for procurement including Design For Manufacture (DFM) and application of GD&T.
• Ability to apply first-order structural analysis (hand calculations) to support product design.
• High mechanical aptitude with demonstrated experience working on mechanical systems either in a professional or personal setting.
• Demonstrated experience working with multidisciplinary teams to meet common goals.
• Good understanding of material science as it applies to aerospace metallic materials
• Demonstrated experience in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance

 
Preferred Qualifications:

• Advance Training or Certification in GD&T per ASME Y14.5
• Machine shop experience programming or operating CNN Mills/Lathes for aerospace hardware
• Active Department of Defense Secret clearance or higher

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