Mechanical Engineer II

Company Overview

ARA is a leading C5ISR company that designs, manufactures, tests and installs innovative technologies that provide the national security community with unparalleled situational awareness, threat detection, and communications capabilities.

Our disruptive, integrated solutions, assemblies and subsystems rise to the challenging demands of discerning, mission-critical customers.

We leverage our capabilities to meet and exceed the requirements of our customers and empower them to remain ahead of evolving threats and complexities in a dynamic security landscape.

Job Summary

We are seeking Mechanical Engineer II who will support the designing of new antenna products, system designs, and accessories.  The ideal candidate will prepare engineering drawings, support proposals through technical design, assembling and testing prototypes, creating test requirements and manuals, and provide support for other mechanical engineering and production team members, ensuring that our products meet performance, reliability, and industry standards.  The candidate will collaborate on product development teams of multiple disciplines. 

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Effectively collaborate in a cross-functional team to produce superior products for the end-customer
• Use SolidWorks and FEA to realize design concepts of electronics packaging, structural designs, PCB layouts and other mechanical systems needed for product development.
• Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems and needs.
• Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
• Develop and test models of alternate designs and processing methods to assess feasibility, operating condition effects, possible new applications, and necessity of modification.
• Understand and communicate risk of design elements during development.
• Conduct research that tests and analyzes the feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components and systems and recommend design modifications to ensure that customer specifications are met.
• Run design reviews & assess design feasibility.
• Understand how to apply MIL-STD specifications to designs and testing processes.
• Design test control apparatus and equipment and develop procedures for testing products.
• Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
• Design test control apparatus and equipment and develop procedures for testing products. 
• Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.

Position Qualifications

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Competency Statements

• Adaptability - Adapts to change, open to new ideas and responsibilities
• Communication - Ability to communicate thoughts clearly, both oral and written
• Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keeps job knowledge current
• Dependability - Meets deadlines, works independently, accountable, maintains focus, good attendance record
• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve products/services
• Ethics - Honest, accountable, maintains confidentiality
• Initiative – Takes action, seeks new opportunities, strives to see projects to completion
• Decision Making - Able to reach a decision, takes thoughtful approach when considering options,  seeks input from others, makes difficult decisions
• Customer Service - Works well with customers, promotes a positive image of the company, strives to solve issues raised by customers

Experience and Skills

• Experience in electronics packaging for the defense industry or related field
• Proficient in use of Solid Works and drawing creation to ASME Y14.100 standard.
• DFMEA experience

• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment
• Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and problem-solving abilities
• Great written and verbal communication skills for documenting findings, report writing and collaborating with team members
• Strong background in manufacturing methods including knowledge of additive manufacturing
• Fifteen (15) plus years of experience

• Proficient in use of FEA for structural and thermal design support and verification
• Advanced understanding of mechanical design principles and prototype testing
• Knowledge of mechanical design and construction of microwave antennas, mounts, and accessories

Education

• BSME required
• MSME preferred

Antenna Research Associates, Inc. and its subsidiaries encourage diversity in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender/ Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran