ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Entry Level Mechanical Engineer - 16-01450_0-2443 - Southwest Research Institute

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The Mechanical Systems Section in the Strategic Aerospace Department
provides electromechanical engineering support for several US Air Force
Global Strike Command and Department of Defense programs. We are a
multidisciplinary team of engineers that enjoy supporting the
warfighter. We provide engineering services to projects involving the
design, development and maintenance of hardware and software systems for
the strategic aerospace community, including aircraft and ground support
equipment ranging from microcircuits to major subsystems. An an
alternate work location for this position is Oklahoma City, OK.
Objectives of this Role:
- Participate in large multidisciplinary teams to execute
cradle-to-grave science and engineering projects that benefit
national security.
- Contribute mechanical design and multiphysics analysis to support
DoD clients with sustainment and modernization of legacy hardware
for flight, ground support, testing, and maintenance.
- Support research and development of new technologies for national
defense applications.
Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:
- Generate mechanical requirements specifications, mechanical solid
models, mechanical fabrication/assembly drawings, performance test
procedures, operational procedures, and installation/integration
instructions.
- Conduct structural, thermal, dynamic, and dimensional analyses to
validate design capability against detailed design requirements.
- Interact with colleagues and project leadership to present results,
share data, guide design development decisions, and write technical
reports to document design milestone completions.
- Support hardware testing activities to validate prototype
performance against extreme environmental conditions.
Requirements:
- Requires a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace
Engineering, Structural Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering.
- 0-5 years: Self-motivated with strong skills in organization,
technical writing, oral/written communication, and professionalism
- 0-5 years: Experience with mechanical design development processes
and analysis-based design verification/validation.
- 0-5 years: Experience developing mechanical solid models using at
least one commercial 3D/2D CAD software (e.g., Solidworks preferred,
but other programs qualify)
- 0-5 years: Experience validating mechanical designs using at least
one commercial FEA or multiphysics simulation package (e.g., ANSYS,
Solidworks Simulation) and analytical/scientific programming
software (e.g., Excel, Matlab, Python)
- A valid/clear driver's license is required.
Special Requirements:
Applicant selected will be subject to a government security
investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to
classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas Or Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
For more information about this division, visit the Defense &
Intelligence Solutions home page.
For benefits information at our San Antonio location, click here.
For benefits information at all other locations, click here.
An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National
Origin/Disabled/Veteran
Committed to Diversity in the Workplace