Sr Mechanical Engineer - Nitrogen - Military Veterans

What you’ll do:

• Primary responsibility is to provide technical design, analysis, and guidance for new product development and product improvements. Has the decision-making authority on behalf of Mechanical Engineering for system and component design and the responsibilities for guiding and directing applicable IPT technical decisions and accomplishment of objectives.
• Lead and participate in efforts to solve problems with product design, inspection, manufacturing, and test encountered by vendors, operations, and customers.
• Plan, organize, control, and lead multiple simultaneous projects. Establish and oversee accomplishment of multiple project objectives.
• Serve as primary technical contact for multiple teams and liaison between Mechanical Engineering and internal and external customers.
• Support targets and milestones for project budgets and schedules. Participate in resolving program change of scope issues with Engineering Lead and Program Management.
• Creates and/or guides the creation of technical documents, including Engineering drawings (following ASME Y14.5, ASME Y14.34 standards), test procedures, test reports, and design review material. Present product design and substantiating data and analysis, design findings and recommendations to customers and management.
• Ensure standardization of products and adherence to engineering processes across multiple projects. Supports continuous improvement by offering input to standard processes and procedures.
• Component design study and improvement for cost reduction and first-time yield.
• Leads and participates in cross-functional Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations. Provide engineering input and technical expertise and sound engineering judgment for failure investigation and for customer-returned hardware.
• Other duties assigned by resource manager.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three (3) years of Engineering experience.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 70-mile radius of Davenport IA will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of engineering experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of FEA (Failure Effects Analysis) and CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and software programs used in their assessment (ANSYS).
• Thorough understanding of aerospace manufacturing processes, tolerances, and materials/mechanics of materials.  Working knowledge of machining, turning, grinding, heat treat operations, etc. and how these processes affect product design.  Utilize “Design for Manufacturing” skills early and often in the design process. 
• Working knowledge of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Design for Manufacturability (dfM), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Design of Experiments (DOE), and Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) principles.
• Emerging expert in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
• Excellent understanding of ASME Y14 standards.
• Excellent understanding of PLM software and change management.

Position Success Criteria:

• Mechanical Engineering theory and its application
• Knowledge of standard manufacturing processes and ability to design for product manufacturability.
• Specialized manufacturing techniques and processing
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to learn and apply new concepts. 
• Ability to learn and adapt to new software.
• Advanced experience with 3D CAD tools and PLM systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Fast-thinker and problem solver.
• Knowledge of basic Microsoft and Microsoft Office applications.