Ocean Career: Liquid Robotics Senior Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Design Engineer

Essential Responsibilities:

• Identify hardware requirements based on user and business needs.
• Develop architectures and designs that meet defined hardware requirements, capturing artifacts in 3D CAD tools.
• Perform trade studies to help optimize designs for cost, schedule and performance. Create prototypes for early validation of product architectures and design solutions.
• Review and approve designs and drawings against: general standards, design requirements, geometric tolerances, drafting practices and the applicable manufacturing process.
• Interface with counterparts in systems, electrical, software and operations groups to develop solutions and coordinate design tradeoffs.
• Provide oversight for change control and escalation processes.
• Guide methodical root cause analysis and resolve non-compliance in part performance.
• Help establish, maintain, encourage, and enforce common design practices, standards, and policies in the Mechanical Design and Analysis discipline.
• Maintain and improve Mechanical Engineering tools, design processes, and methodologies.
• Support the capital procurement process by recommending tools, equipment, and facilities needed to support the organization.
• Provide technical support for the production and operations teams as well as other business functions.

Key Attributes:

• Proficient user of 3-D CAD, particularly Solidworks, and PDM tools to manage design databases
• Experience in Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) with focus on Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation software.
• Familiarity with PLM and other product life-cycle tools such as Arena, JIRA, and Confluence
• Ability to manage creative and cost effective electro-mechanical designs and systems (motors, controls, sensors, robotics)
• Experience designing for varied manufacturing and assembly processes such as composite materials construction, CNC machining, injection molding, cable over-molding and sheet metal fabrication
• Experience designing with materials such as stainless steel, titanium, acetal, and fiberglass.
• Knowledge of ASME Y14.5 and ISO standards, GD&T and accepted drafting practices

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering. Advanced degree strongly preferred.
• 10+ years' professional work experience, to include at least 5 years' experience in mechanical design. Experience in marine systems or the defense industry is preferred.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience with the Liquid Robotics Wave Glider system or other autonomous marine vehicles is a strong discriminator.
• US Person

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $103,000 – $183,000

Ability to obtain a US Secret Clearance required.