Specialist, Mechanical Engineering (Electromechanical Engineer)

Job Title: Specialist, Mechanical Engineering (Electromechanical Engineer)

Job Code: 39190

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Schedule: 9/80 Reg

Job Description: The Electromechanical Engineer will be responsible for testing, troubleshooting, overhauling, calibrating, and repair of complex electromechanical components using a variety of test instrumentation and custom test sets. Following diagnostics, the engineer will provide recommendations to technicians and the manufacturing team for repair of various sensors, electro-mechanical systems, and electronic assemblies. Maintenance and design assistance of test sets required as needed.

Essential Functions:

• Primary responsibilities include testing, troubleshooting, and repair of complex sonar systems and test sets.


• Create and maintain test operations procedures, specifications, and schematics


• Troubleshoot and repair electromechanical systems and sensors, such as piezoelectric transducers.


• Document test findings and diagnose and analyze problems utilizing a variety of test equipment.


• Provide input for process improvements and development of top-level test procedures.


• Construct, calibrate, adjust, test, and maintain equipment used to support sonar testing/tuning.


• Prepare and review design documentation in accordance with contract requirements and/or internal standards.


• Assist Purchasing Dept. with procurement of necessary items as needed.


• Contribute to technical proposal efforts and test readiness reviews.


• Support the assembly and integration of products/systems. Support mechanical system and component alignment, testing, troubleshooting and evaluation.


• Ensure quality through adherence to the Quality Systems Manual, applicable Standard Work Instructions and other standards invoked internally or contractually.


• Work under general supervision and check/verify work performed by peers.


• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering discipline, Physics, or a related discipline with 4 or more years of experience in a field utilizing electromechanical systems. Graduate Degree and a min of 2 years of experience.


• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance


• Software used: SolidWorks, MATLAB, Minitab, LabVIEW, ANSYS, Microsoft Office Suite


• Experience with transducers and other electromechanical systems and sensors


• Experience with test equipment such as network analyzers, scopes, DMMs, DAQs, signal generators, and spectrum analyzers


• Rudimentary ability to understand and analyze circuit diagrams


• Experience using LabVIEW or other software protocol to communicate with commercial instrumentation and analog and digital data acquisition systems

Preferred Additional Qualifications and Skills:

• Exposure to acoustic and sonar systems and theory


• Experience with dipping sonar and towed bodies and arrays


• Knowledge and use of piezoelectric ceramic transducers (hydrophones, projectors, other)


• Proficiency with software protocols such as Python or other scripting languages


• Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer or above


• Excellent written, oral, presentation, and team skills


• Willing to travel up to 10% of time