Survivability Armor Engineer at Softworld Inc

Job Title: Survivability Armor Engineer

Job Location: Sterling Heights MI 48312

Onsite Requirements:

• Experience in the design and development of armor vehicles; and/or armor plating.
• Ability to work within CAD based design systems.
• Familiarity with the US DoD ground vehicle requirements.

Job Description:

• Looking for a Survivability Armor Engineer to work in the Sterling Heights, MI office.
• Need at least 5 years of experience in Engineering, and have a bachelor's degree in engineeringor a related field
• Design and develop armor vehicles and armor plating (metallic/composite) for combat vehicles.
• Support and participate in armor subsystem and vehicle-level integration, armor testing and verification activities.
• Develop data and create design layouts, sketches, and notes necessary for design changes.
• Coordinate with Materials Engineer to ensure proper materials are used.
• Provide knowledge of survivability discipline; specifically related to the metals/materials used.
• Ability to communicate and determine design factors such as availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, efficiency of metals or materials while maintaining government specifications and requirements.
• Participate in the generation and revision of engineering drawings, reports, and procedures.
• Represent the company or the Survivability team at internal meetings or meetings with subcontractors, partners, and customers.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time. Occasional travel to Europe may be required.
• Undertake other duties as determined by the Engineering Director, Survivability Manager or their delegates.

Minimum Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (as demonstrated through experience, training and/or testing)

• Experience in the design and development of armor vehicles; and/or armor plating.
• Ability to work within CAD based design systems.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn model-based systems engineering techniques.
• Ability to present technical solutions to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Familiarity with the US DoD ground vehicle requirements.
• Knowledge of the US DoD process and procedures for vehicle development and acquisition.
• Knowledge of Military Standards.
• Familiarity with the US Army TACOM / TARDEC organizations.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Practical 'hands on' attitude with the ability to operate independently.
• Hands on knowledge on domain of vehicle survivability technologies and equipment.
• Practical 'hands on' attitude with the ability to operate independently.
• Ability to present technical solutions to clients and internal stakeholders in meeting environments.
• Has the ability to obtain US Defense clearance up to SECRET.
• Well-rounded engineering background with coursework in mechanical engineering, electrical, software and materials.

Education:

• BSc Engineering required (e.g. Mechanical, Materials, etc.)

Experience:

• 5+ Years of experience in Engineering

Preferred Qualifications:

• MSc Engineering (e.g. Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, etc.)
• Ability to manipulate or create components in 3D modelling software (CREO, etc.)
• Military experience
• Understanding of Systems Engineering and related Standards/ Processes

**3rd party and subcontract staffing agencies are not eligible for partnership on this position. 3rd party subcontractors need not apply.

This position requires candidates to be eligible to work in the United States, directly for an employer, without sponsorship now or anytime in the future.

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**