Principal Mechanical Engineer – Perm –

Location US-MD-Clarksburg

Mechanical Experience (Years) 10 Minimum Degree  Bachelors

Seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer in Clarksburg, Maryland who will individually contribute and technically lead the mechanical development of rugged portable tactical communications product and other designs.

Responsibilities:

The Principal Mechanical Engineer will:

• lead a mechanical design team to successfully execute all phases of the product design process
• support the definition of product requirements to support customer needs
• develop detailed design specifications and test plans
• develop creative conceptual designs to meet system requirements and support the product strategy
• implement design ideas into product designs using the latest materials, processes and manufacturing techniques in order to satisfy product requirements including program/product costs and schedule requirements
• design and analyze small, lightweight, ruggedized mechanical design packaging and interconnects to meet key technical requirements using the latest in CAD/CAE tools
• conduct verification testing
• support R&D efforts and continuous process improvements
• complete assigned tasks in a quality and timely manner with minimal supervision
• effectively support and communicate to management status, issues, needs and ideas
• Heat Sink/Transfer
• Plastics/Injection Molding
• Someone working for Cell Phone Companies that have design the enclosures

Qualifications:

 The Principal Mechanical Engineer shall have:

• BSME/MSME in Mechanical Engineering
• ability to lead a mechanical design project team from initial product conceptualization to production release with minimal supervision
• knowledge and experience designing electronics packaging products
• ability to analyze a design to meet technical requirements
• ability to effectively troubleshoot problems (define problem, collect data/facts, and draw conclusions), and implement solutions
• ability to think \"out-of-the-box\" and develop innovation design concepts
• knowledge and experience with various manufacturing processes including machining, casting and injection molding
• experience designing products for medium to high volume manufacturing
• experience and/or strong knowledge of industry/DoD standards and practices (MIL-STD, ASTM, ANSI, etc.)
• proficiency in the use of CAD/CAE tools, ideally, ProEngineer experience with Microsoft Office tools, such as, MSExcel, MSWord, Visio and MSProject
• strong communication skills both verbal and non-verbal
• 10+ years of mechanical design experience