Mechanical Engineer Early to Mid Career

Job description

**Job Description**
We are seeking an early to mid-career Mechanical Engineer to support our EO/IR seeker and precision munitions products and related technologies.

If selected, you will be part of the Hardware Team supporting new development in the Franchise Program Portfolio a major piece of our Precision Guidance and Sensing Solutions product line.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Design packaging for optical sensing systems, IR cameras, and associated electronics for use in typical military environments, including high speed and high altitude missile flight.
+ Execute assigned mechanical tasks, including design, analysis, test, and support activities in the context of a multidisciplinary program team located at multiple BAE Systems facilities.
+ Support prototype and low volume build and engineering support activities.
+ Read, understand, and abide by Statement of Work (SoW) and other requirements documents.

Thrive in situations where requirements are scarce and must be derived based on initial prototyping, analysis, testing, and good judgment.
+ Be adaptable in supporting one to several projects in different design stages.

Understand and communicate shifting prioritization between those projects.
+ Work collaboratively and respectfully with others on a small development team.
+ Work within schedule and budget constraints and elevate concerns if challenges arise.
+ Perform informal trade studies and to optimize designs.
+ Collaborate with external suppliers to meet program technical requirements.
+ Perform elementary structural and thermal analyses using classical and finite element methods and know when to seek assistance from advanced analysis group.
+ Document and present design, build, and test artifacts to internal and external customers as part of informal peer or formal design reviews.

**Required Education, Experience, & Skills**

+ Bachelor s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
+ Minimum of four years of relevant experience in related industry (i.e. defense, electronics) or two years with a Master s Degree
+ Proficiency with PTC Creo or equivalent CAD software, including model/drawing creation and revision management
+ Mechanical Design Experience, especially with electronics packaging and thermal management
+ Knowledge of and experience in Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing per ASME Y14.5
+ Experience with ANSYS Mechanical, ANSYS ICEPAK, Siemens Simcenter 3D, or other mechanical analysis software for performing routine structural and thermal analyses
+ Experience in mechanical stack-up tolerance analyses
+ Knowledge of common military and industry specifications and standards
+ Experience with the design and manufacture of electronic circuit card assemblies
+ Eligible to obtain a DoD Security Clearance at the Secret level
+ Clear communication both oral and written and a positive attitude
+ Ability to work effectively on a team either on-site or remotely

**Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills**

+ Master s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
+ Experience with guided and unguided munitions, including support of test events at customer sites
+ Experience with cooled infrared optical systems
+ Experience with bearings, gimbals, dewars, cameras, motors and resolvers
+ Experience with Model-based Definition and fully-annotated CAD models
+ Hands-on experience with thermal, vibration, and shock environmental testing per MIL-STD-810

**Pay Information**
Full-Time Salary Range: $95106 - $161680

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures.

However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being.

Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance.

We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance.

Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave.

Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards.

Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

**Mechanical Engineer - Early to Mid Career**

**117524BR**

EEO Career Site Equal Opportunity Employer.

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