Senior Slip Ring Design Engineer

Senior Slip Ring Design Engineer

Our team in Space & Defense is looking for a Senior Design Engineer for Slip Rings to join them. You will report to the Slip Ring Engineering Manager and will have an onsite work schedule in Blacksburg, VA.

To be considered for Senior Slip Ring Design Engineer, here's what you'll need to bring with you:

• Bachelor's degree in a mechanical or aeronautical engineering discipline
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the design and analysis of precision rotating electromechanical equipment
• Extensive experience in mechanical design, including design for manufacture/assembly of production hardware
• Experience using CAD/CAE
• Experience with FEA
• Experience applying and interpreting Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) on engineering prints for production hardware
• Experience reviewing peers' designs and documentation for completeness and accuracy
• Knowledge of machining/manufacturing capabilities and drafting standards
• Knowledge of electrical principles

Preferred Experience with:

• Mechanical design of systems for rugged environments
• Electronic assembly integration/packaging,
• Military standards
• MIL-SPEC environmental requirements and testing
• UG NX
• ANSYS

As a Senior Slip Ring Design Engineer, you will:

• Establish concepts and requirements as needed to successfully conduct and support the design efforts in a variety of engineering disciplines including mechanical, thermal, and electrical design and analysis in the development of high reliability slip ring assemblies.
• Understand and interpret customer specifications and requirements and to be the primary interface with suppliers and/or customers for all technical aspects of a project.
• Work within a team including designers, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers and technical writers.
• Serve as the primary contributor to carry designs from inception in the bids and proposal phase through detailed design development and analysis to creation of production drawings and documentation and then continue to provide support as the slip ring product moves into production build and test.
• Expand on our existing technology through support of internal research and development efforts