Mechanical Engineer; AI&T

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Cutting Edge is seeking a Mechanical Engineer specializing in AI&T to join our team! As a member of our team, you’ll support our client in a vital role in advancing innovative technologies. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking missions and work alongside industry leaders in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.

Responsibilities:

• Generate detailed designs via CAD systems and engineering drawings with appropriate geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
• Support space hardware qualification/acceptance campaigns including:
• Deliver well-written test plans, procedures, and reports
• Design of test fixtures
• Assembly and build of test/flight hardware
• Develop space hardware assembly build procedures
• Perform mechanical builds of prototype or space hardware
• Experience working with cross functional teams and a strong ability to collaborate.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ year experience with Thermal Desktop (SINDA) and/or Ansys thermal analysis tools (ICEPAK. Fluent, mechanical, etc.)
• 2+ year experience with test planning, test set-up (thermocouple and heater installation), operating DAQ and power supplies, results correlation and system verification for production
• Experience in documentation and writing test reports.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's or PhD degree in Mechanical, Structural, and Aeronautical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Track record of successfully delivering compelling written reports and complete designs on time, to scope, with high quality
• 5+ years of experience with Siemens NX CAD package (Siemens NX, NX Teamcenter, GD&T per ASME y14.5)
• 5+ years of experience in space hardware assembly, integration and test
• Space hardware thermal vacuum test experience
• Space hardware vibration test experience
• Solid understanding of design for manufacturing methods
• Data analysis/processing capabilities
• High sense of ownership, urgency, and drive; resourceful, and able to deliver results with minimal direction
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experienced with Issue tracking applications (JIRA, TRAC)
• Demonstrated experience working with government agencies

Note:

Final pay is based upon years of experience, qualifications such as education and relevant certifications, and market conditions.

About the Company:

Founded in 1998, Cutting Edge Communications, LLC, is a small business dedicated to technical excellence and responsive customer support. A company of roughly 150+ individuals in eight states, we combine considerable program and proposal development knowledge with extensive management and engineering experience necessary to win and execute large-scale aerospace programs. We are a services company that provides exceptional, high quality, experienced personnel that exceed our clients’ expectations.

We have led clients in the successful capture of over $35 billion in new contracts, often continuing support after award by providing expertise critical to program success.