Senior Mechanical Engineer

Company Overview

As Chemring Energetic Devices (CED) celebrates 50 years of building products that protect our country, protect the individual warfighter, and send rockets into outer space, our growth is creating new opportunities to expand our team with talented individuals who want to shape the next era of mission‑critical innovation. CED is well situated in Downers Grove, Illinois – a commuter train ride west of Chicago and a short drive from farmland.

CED’s current salary range for this role is $102,500 to $138,500 per year. Compensation decisions may vary based on education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift, location and geography. In addition to base salary, the total compensation package may also include participation in a bonus, commission or incentive program. CED’s benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.

CED follows a 9/80 work schedule allowing employees to enjoy alternating Fridays off.

CED’s Senior Mechanical Engineer holds technical accountability in developing new products and supporting existing legacy devices for military, aerospace, pyrotechnic, pneumatic, or electro‑mechanical devices throughout the product lifecycle. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will be the specialist on complex technical and product matters.

• Create solid models using Creo 4.0 software (with Windchill)
• Generate detailed drawings per ANSI Y14.5M requirements by applying correct dimensional tolerances and GD&T best practices
• Perform engineering calculations in support of technical analysis, utilizing tools such as Matlab, Mathcad, Ansys, etc.
• Build, test, and evaluate prototypes
• Lead internal and customer driven technical meetings consisting of but not limited to System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), and Production Readiness Reviews (PRR)
• Develop technical documentation including assembly and test procedures, presentations, SOWs, and BOMs.
• Conduct stress and thermal analysis using FEA software and classical methods
• Manage complex technical programs during all phases of the product’s life cycle
• Support legacy production jobs through disposition of nonconforming hardware, updating build documentation, supporting product improvement initiatives, and assisting in failure investigations
• Maintain customer management with little or no supervision
• Assist in proposal development by generating and reviewing management, technical, and cost proposal volumes
• Provide project status updates, both internal and external, when required
• Assist with the identification of project risk (cost, schedule, technical) for assigned engineering efforts
• Review customer requests, ensuring that they comply with project contractual agreements and don’t evolve into scope creep
• Serve as a resource for less experienced engineers who seek answers to best‑practice or program‑related questions
• Perform the above functions in relation to project schedules throughout Concept, Design, Development, Pre‑Production, and Production

• Follow all company policies and procedures
• Other duties/responsibilities as assigned
• Comply with government and corporate laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures

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Bachelor’s degree in engineering;
Master’s degree in engineering preferred.

• Minimum of 7 years related experience; or equivalent combination of postgraduate education and experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in solid modeling (preferably Creo 4.0 or higher)
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in generating detailed drawings per ANSI Y14.5M requirements with knowledge of dimensional tolerances, tolerance stack‑ups, and GD&T best practices
• Minimum of 7 years of experience generating engineering calculations in support of technical analysis using Matlab, Mathcad, Ansys, etc. Strong skillset for stress analysis and FEA preferred
• Minimum of 7 years of…