Mechanical Eng- Journeyman

Overview

Provide highly technical expertise and guidance in solving complex engineering problems.

• Provide highly technical expertise and guidance in solving complex engineering problems.
• Perform in all phases of hardware design, development, integration/implementation, and analysis.
• Plan and conduct engineering feasibility studies for the design improvement modifications and implementation of advanced technologies.
• Develop standards and guidelines for tasks being performed including the generation of Tailored Airworthiness Certification Criteria (TACC) or the modification of such criteria in the Modified Airworthiness Certification Criteria (MACC).
• Develop structural and corrosion repairs.
• Participate in hardware evaluations and assist the Government in developing standards and guidelines for tasks being performed. Support engineering tasks including investigations and analysis, trade-off studies, quality evaluations, deficiency reports, field and depot assistance requests. Participate in events including but not limited to Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs), Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs), First Article Tests (FATs), and Configuration Change Boards for Airworthiness (CCB/AW).
• Develop, test and evaluate theoretical designs; discuss and solve complex problems with manufacturing departments, sub-contractors, suppliers and customers; ensure a product can be made again reliably with consistent performance in specified operating environments; manage projects using engineering principles and techniques; plan and design new production processes; produce details of specifications and outline designs; recommend modifications following prototype test results; use research, analytical, conceptual and planning skills, particularly mathematical modeling and computer-aided design;
  
  consider the implications of issues such as cost, safety and time constraints.
• Work with other professionals within and outside the engineering specialty; analyze progress of program efforts on assigned projects and technical tasks; identify and scope problems, provide recommendations and evaluate results of implemented solutions and implement technical policies/procedures affecting resources and programs.
• Support required processes to acquire and sustain an aircraft, including OSS&E program, Mechanical Equipment and Subsystem Integrity Program (MECSIP), Avionics Integrity Program (AVIP), the Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) and the Corrosion Prevention and Control Program. Advise and assist with the design and implementation of cost-effective equipment modifications to help improve safety, reliability, and throughput; evaluate the weapon system contractor's design and assess that miss ionized aircraft will meet Aircraft System Requirements Document (SRD) requirements;
  
  evaluate and assess that the weapon system contractor's design and deliverables meet Statement of Work (SOW) requirements; develop and implement aircraft integrity programs and a corrosion prevention and control program; manage implementation and completion of aerial refueling certification and clearance processes; manage size, power, cooling, and weight and balance designs; support test planning and execution and review of associated documents;
  
  coordinate with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) including radar, communications, logistics, integration and test to ensure aircraft system/subsystems meet requirements; support the OSS&E process; develop, implement and execute program office operating instructions, as required; develop, implement, and execute a program sustainment strategy; assist the Government with management of Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) issues.