Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Mechanical Designer
Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Job Code: 10816
Job Schedule: 9/80, every other Friday off
Job Description:
Engage with Design and Project engineering team members to develop and improve the products that drive our company’s growth. Work as a member of a cross-functional product development team to develop various products ranging from miniature electro-mechanical assemblies to large ground based systems. Hardware will range from the modification of existing and/or creation of new racks, shelters, enclosures, airborne and rack-mount chassis, cable routing, and circuit card assemblies (CCAs).
Essential Functions:
- Produce fully constrained CAD models along with clear and concise engineering documentation to support key business initiatives and product introductions.
- Contribute in detailed design reviews with other technical areas within the company and assist in bringing new products through the entire product life cycle: proposals, design, document, build support.
- Work closely with the PCB Designers for MCAD/ECAD data transfer.
- Develop and recommend solutions to design challenges.
- Check and verify models, drawings and specifications for accuracy and adherence to established standards, accuracy, completeness and execution to company procedures.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
- Must be willing to work overtime and weekends when required.
- Special Requirements: Due to the nature of our work this position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Minimum of 5 years experience with 3-D Parametric Solid Modeling required (Siemens NX recommended) Experience with appropriate storage and maintenance of CAD files in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system (Siemens Teamcenter 9.1 or higher recommended).
- Ability to independently interpret and apply the ASME Y14.5M 2009 Dimensioning and Tolerance Standard is required.
- Ability to effectively translate CAD data (i.e. DXF, IGES, STP) required.
- Experience with Family of Parts or Parent/Child modeling a plus.
- Design experience with Open Standards: VITA, VME, PMC and mixed signal board design (RF and Digital), is preferred.
- IDF/IDX file knowledge a plus.
- Experience with DFMA (Design for Manufacturability and Assembly) and DTC (Design to Cost) preferred.
- Experience with traditional metal fab processes, capabilities, and limitations (sheet metal, mill, lathe, welding, etc.)
- Must be proficient with Windows and PC applications (e.g. Word, Excel, etc.).
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
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