Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to support its Solid Rocket Motor Engineering Team. The role focuses on solid rocket motor ballistics, including detailed component analysis, collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams, customer interaction, and technical leadership.
Responsibilities
- Perform detailed ballistic analyses of SRM components
- Collaborate with cross‑functional engineering teams
- Interface with customers
- Provide technical leadership across the program
- Applies engineering techniques to design, install, modify, analyze, repair and test tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment
- Reads and interprets blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports
- Confers with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information
- Researches and analyzes customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications
- Specifies system components or directs modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications
- Investigates equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations to maintenance crew
Skills
- The ideal candidate has deep expertise in internal ballistics, performance prediction, and propulsion system modeling, along with familiarity in industry-standard analysis tools
- Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines
- Associate's Degree and 5-7 years' experience
- Engineering degree required
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Oral and written communication skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Interpersonal skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Analytical thinking skills
- Applied mechanics
- Design engineering
- Design optimization
- Design review
- Mechanical engineering
- Prototyping
- Requirements engineering/analysis
- CAD software
- Computer-aided engineering (CAE) software
- Bachelor's Degree
Benefits
- Full-time position with a 9/80 schedule.
- Remote work is available, or candidates may work onsite at the Huntsville, AL, Niceville, FL, or Hampton, AR facilities.
- Eligible to participate in the Company’s Gain Sharing Program.
- Medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, and basic life insurance.
- Pre-tax spending accounts.
- Enrollment in the company's 401k plan.
- Eligible for the Non-Contributory Retirement Contribution.
- Voluntary benefits: Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Enhanced Legal Services, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Educational Assistance, and Employee Assistance Program.
- Paid holidays.
- 120 hours of PTO annually.
- Up to 3 weeks of paid family leave.
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