Principal Mechanical Engineer

Job Summary

Join our Menomonee Falls, WI Engineering team as a Principal Mechanical Engineer. We are looking for someone to take on a technical leadership role in projects which covers a variety of activities including design, packaging, component placement, cooling, and shock isolation for various naval power electronics assemblies.

If you're curious and passionate about engineering design and development, power conversion, packaging techniques, and on top of current design trends, take a look at what DRS Naval Power Systems has to offer.

• Responsible for driving technology and completion of activity on time and budget
• Ability to complete a technical project independently and mentor and coach other engineers
• Review customer specifications and requirements, and develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable
• Document component and subsystem specifications and material requirements
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services
• Develop prototypes to retire key development risks
• Communicate clearly with manufacturing, supply chain, program management and the customer as required
• Participates heavily in preparation of the more complex and significant proposals

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field
• 10+ years relevant experience with design and packaging of medium to large power electronics or conversion systems
• Understanding of vibration, acoustics, and thermal analysis for high power electronics packaging to meet military environments
• Experience with 3-D CAD, thermal modeling, simulation and analysis with CFD packages
• 3D CAD experience, NX preferred
• Knowledgeable of design/production of bus bars, aluminum and steel enclosures
• Design optimization of noise, thermal, and EMI design parameters

U.S. Citizenship required.

Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement.

And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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