Structure Engineer at Softworld Inc

Job Title: Structure Engineer

Job Location: Sterling Heights Michigan 48310

Onsite Requirements:

• CAD
• Creo
• Siemens NX

Job Description:

• The Structure Engineer position is a product design and development engineering role within the Advanced Structure & Survivability Group.
• The charter of the Advanced Structure & Survivability Group is the design, development, verification, and implementation of components related to Hull Structure, Integral and Applique Armor, Crew Hatches and Access Panels (including accompanying mechanisms), Covers and Guards.
• This functional engineering team supports the entire portfolio of products and programs within ranging from new technology demonstration to pre-production development and ultimately full-scale vehicle production.
• As a member of this functional engineering team, the Structure Engineer will execute the design and development of assigned detail hardware and/or welded assemblies associated with Hull Structures and peripheral mechanical hardware including Hatches, Access Panels, and Covers & Guards across all vehicle platforms.
• Achieving this broad function will involve the following activities:
• Operating within cross-functional teams supporting program deliverables related to technical requirements, cost, and schedule.
• Developing detail hardware concepts using CAD modeling tools and ensuring developed concepts meet all technical requirements.
• Collaborating with engineering peers within the project team to ensure developed concepts support a balanced system level approach that achieves the necessary performance requirements.
• Collaborating with drafting personnel in maturing design concepts to a production-ready state
• Oversee the release of hardware models and prints.
• Provide support to the manufacturing organization in the fabrication and integration of developed hardware onto prototype and/or production platforms.
• Provide support, as required, for testing and verification of developed hardware.
• Provide support for Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) analysis to resolve identified technical issues with prototype and/or production hardware.
• The Structures Engineering roles can be junior to senior-level Engineers.
• Successful candidates will meet the following qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering
• 2+ years of experience developing and releasing technical designs on a vehicle program level is required.
• Experience executing designs from paper to physical hardware and overseeing their successful integration at the subsystem and system level is required.
• Experience developing structural hardware including technical familiarity with welding techniques and requirements is desired.
• Experience with RCCA methods is required.
• Experience with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing methods is required.
• Familiarity with Teamcenter is desired.
• Must be proficient with CAD modeling techniques. Proficiency with specific CAD software packages, VisMockup, Siemens NX and/or Creo, is desired.
• Must be proficient with MS Office applications.
• Must possess good communication skills.
• Must be able to work on-site a minimum of 3 days per week.
• Must be able to travel as required.
• Must be able to work up to 10% overtime as required.

**This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role.**