Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer - Camarillo, CA

1 Year Contract to Hire - Targeting a pay range of $50/hr to $65/hr (flexible based on experience)

All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as:

• Any individual who is granted U.S. citizenship; or
• Any individual who is granted U.S. permanent residence ("Green Card" holder); or
• Any individual who is granted status as a "protected person" under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Job Description

Responsible for:

• Applying sound engineering principles in performing product design/layout functions and providing related engineering services.
• Providing engineering support for new product development as well as sustaining engineering.
• Magnetic/electrical design of motors, including motor layout.
• Conducting root cause investigation, failure analysis, and solution identification for customer issues.
• Supporting engineering functions throughout the company as required.
• Creating development and/or qualification test plans as required.

Position Duties:

Essential functions of the position include, but are not limited to:

• Application of design engineering concepts and methods to the design of new, standard, or modified components and products.
• Working alone or under the direction of the Director of Engineering, a senior engineer, or team leader as part of a multifunctional design and development team.
• Serving as team leader on multi-discipline product development teams.
• Working with the project engineer or engineering data to define and develop design concepts to meet customer requirements.
• Preparing preliminary or working layouts, estimating engineering time, and completing dimensional studies, calculations, and selection of materials.
• Analyzing, interpreting, and applying military and commercial specifications for materials, finishes, and processes.
• Ensuring design conformance with Group standards, customer standards, and Group policies.
• Reviewing design problems with concerned departments; preparing and processing engineering change orders as required.
• Communicating with customers, suppliers, and other outside representatives on matters relating to product design.
• Performing customer specification reviews and updating the customer specification cross-reference database.
• Providing product support to the shop floor during the assembly of new and existing designs.
• Keeping current on new developments in the design-engineering field.
• Possessing good oral and written communication skills and maintaining a high level of moral and ethical standards.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience:

1. B.S. Degree in a related engineering field or A.S. Technical degree with a minimum of five or more years of product design engineering.
2. Preferable motor design experience with a strong emphasis on actual product assembly/troubleshooting.
3. Strong hands-on mechanically oriented engineer capable of handling multiple projects, identifying the root cause, and developing technical solutions.
4. Working knowledge of setting up and running motor performance tests.
5. SolidWorks experience is a definite benefit.
6. Ability to work within product teams or separately.

Other:

This position requires the use of information that is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as:

• Any individual who is granted U.S. citizenship; or
• Any individual who is granted U.S. permanent residence ("Green Card" holder); or
• Any individual who is granted status as a "protected person" under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).