ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Mechanical Systems

San Antonio, Texas

Employer: SWRI
Industry: 
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
  • Participate in large multidisciplinary teams to execute cradle-to-grave science and engineering projects that benefit national security.
  • Contribute mechanical design and multiphysics analysis to support DoD clients with sustainment and modernization of legacy hardware for flight, ground support, testing, and maintenance.
  • Support research and development of new technologies for national defense applications.

  • Generate mechanical requirements specifications, mechanical solid models, mechanical fabrication/assembly drawings, performance test procedures, operational procedures, and installation/integration instructions.
  • Conduct structural, thermal, dynamic, and dimensional analyses to validate design capability against detailed design requirements.
  • Interact with colleagues and project leadership to present results, share data, guide design development decisions, and write technical reports to document design milestone completions.
  • Support hardware testing activities to validate prototype performance against extreme environmental conditions.

  • Requires a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Structural Engineering or Mechatronics.
  • 1-5 years: Self-motivated with strong skills in organization, technical writing, oral/written communication, and professionalism
  • 1-5 years: Experience with mechanical design development processes and analysis-based design verification/validation.
  • 1-5 years: Experience developing mechanical solid models using at least one commercial 3D/2D CAD software (e.g., Solidworks preferred, but other programs qualify).
  • 1-5 years: Experience validating mechanical designs using at least one commercial FEA or multiphysics simulation package (e.g., ANSYS, Solidworks Simulation) and analytical/scientific programming software (e.g., Excel, Matlab, Python).
  • A valid/clear driver's license is required.
Created: 2024-06-07
Reference: 16-01385
Country: United States
State: Texas
City: San Antonio
ZIP: 78112

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