Senior Associate, Mechanical Engineering

Job Title:  Senior Associate, Mechanical Engineering‏

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Description: 

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  Provide mechanical engineering support for both new product development activities as well as factory support of existing products 

  
  

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  Translate product requirements into a mechanical specification and test plan to be used for development 

  
  

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  Execute verification testing as defined by the mechanical specification and test plan 

  
  

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  Conduct design analysis and testing, both structural and thermal, to prove design will meet customer requirements 

  
  

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  Responsible for understanding customer needs, generating test procedures and finally executing the test 

  
  

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  Generate and/or process engineering change orders (ECO’s) as required 

  
  

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  Work directly with mechanical designers on CAD models and part documentation 

  
  

Structural Engineering 

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  Structural analysis of aircraft modifications, including design support, and preparation of technical documentation necessary to ensure airworthiness  

  
  

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  Determination of stress levels in primary and secondary aircraft structure, systems, and equipment resulting from applied and induced loads, as well as the comparison of these stresses with material properties to predict failure and structural instabilities given due consideration to applicable failure theories 
   

  
  

Sustainment Engineering 

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  Involved in the installation coordination for design, modification, maintenance, and repair of aircraft structures, mechanical systems, and mission equipment installations 

  
  

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  Applies basic engineering design and/or analytical theory with understanding of structural analysis for application to integrated system design  

  
  

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  Support transition from engineering design to manufacturing, assembly and aircraft installation of designed products 

  
  

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  Application of principles supporting aircraft life cycle maintenance (repair, rework and designing replacement parts) 

  
  

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  Opportunity to work on a wide variety of tasks and aircraft systems on various aircraft platforms 

  
  

Qualifications: 

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  To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science Engineering or related field_or have completed their Master’s degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.