Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Description

SAIC has an opening for a Senior Mechanical Engineer within our Defense and Civilian Sector to support System Integration activities for the US Army in Huntsville, AL.

As a member of the Hardware Engineering Team, you will use your analytical engineering skills to identify and manage mechanical and/or materials performance requirements, translate those requirements into designs for special purpose military weapon systems, and ensure compliance through testing.

Typical Duties:

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to develop preliminary designs based on functional decomposition of requirements using CAD/CFD/FEA, modeling, simulation, analysis, and rapid prototyping.
• Participate in project planning activities, estimation, and schedule development.
• Integrate functional components into Line Replaceable Unit (LRU)-level designs.  Support integration of LRUs into higher-level systems.
• Support acceptance testing of LRU and systems per customer requirements (e.g. MIL-STD-810).
• Generate and review documentation for a Technical Data Package associated with the design, development, unit test, and integration of hardware components.
• Assess technical and integration risk and help identify mitigations.
• Review test plans and procedures; review and adjudicate Deficiency Reports.
• Establish and maintain an environment that assures compliance with industry standards for engineering drawings (ASME Y14.5).
• Review relevant milestone contract deliverables and provide recommendations across the life cycle of a development effort.
• Mentor and support the development of junior-level engineers on the team.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience: 

• Bachelors and two (2) years or more experience; four (4) years of experience in lieu of degree. 

Required Skills:

• Proficient using SolidWorks CAD, SolidWorks PDM, MS Windows, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Visio).

• Experience designing, developing, and integrating hardware and/or mechanical components. 

• Prefer experience developing military weapon components and/or systems. 

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Required Security Clearance:

• Must be eligible for a Secret Security Clearance; US Citizenship required

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are more than 26,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a respectful work culture based on diversity, equity, and inclusion that values all contributors. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.