Senior Mechanical Engineer, Sensors Development - STR
Arlington, VA
About the Job
About the Team:
The Advanced Systems Development (ASD) Group within the STR Sensors Division executes a broad portfolio to advance sensing capabilities in contested domains including undersea and overhead. We develop novel sensing hardware and processing that spans acoustic, HF, and optical domains from multiple platforms including AUVs and cubesats. The common goal of these efforts is to field prototype hardware to demonstrate impactful applications.
The Role:
STR is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to support Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) programs for the design, fabrication, integration, and testing of sensor components, subsystems, and systems. Your role will involve collaboration with fellow researchers and engineers on multi-disciplinary teams within STR to contribute to the development, building, testing, and prototyping of sensing capabilities.
What you will do:
- Design, simulate, and fabricate mechanical structures in support of new sensor technologies and implementations related to transduction, orientation, and deployment.
- Perform engineering trade studies and analyses to optimize mechanical designs in relation to interoperability, performance, and survivability.
- Demonstrate technical leadership within small, multi-disciplinary teams that may span hardware, software, and test & evaluation.
- Clearly communicate with colleagues, customers, stakeholders, and prime- and sub-contractors.
Who you are:
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is needed by the U.S. Government
- MS or BS degree with background in Mechanical Engineering or related fields
- Demonstrated relevant experience in design, fabrication, integration, and/or testing of mechanical solutions (3+ years for MS, 5+ years for BS)
- Familiarity and proficiency with computer-aided CAD/CAM design tools such as COMSOL, ANSYS, SolidWorks
Even Better:
- Ability to marshal a solution through requirements development, design, fabrication, and integration.
- Experience with materials and designs to survive harsh conditions including overpressure and/or vacuum.
- Experience in thermal modeling, finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, or other multi-physics modeling and simulation.
- Experience in acceptance testing, including both experiment design, data collection, and interpretation of definitive data.
- Ability to interact with technical and non-technical customers and external teammates to understand their technical issues and frame potential solutions.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills in engineering and non-engineering venues.
STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, and Carlsbad, CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.
STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.
STR is not just any company. Our people, culture, and attitude along with their unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We can't do it alone, though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one, join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us at www.str.us for more info.
STR is an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process, email us at appassist@str.us and provide your contact info.
Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.