Title:  Specialist, Mechanical Engineering 1

Job Code: 36677

Job Location: Plano, TX (Onsite)

Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Agile Development Group (ADG) specializes in developing disruptive, next-generation technologies for advanced Unmanned Air Systems (UAS / UAV), advanced radar systems, next-generation weapon systems, and other RF sensor technologies using small company agility and big company experience.  Team is seeking a mechanical technician to assist mechanical engineers in creation and revision of drawings, fabrication of prototypes, installation and testing to support the development of new electro-mechanical products. Rely on mechanical experience and judgment to plan and accomplish objectives.

Essential Functions:

• Fabricate engineering prototype mill, lathe, and sheet metal parts in support of engineering product development.
• Evaluate schedule and organize work to be completed in machine shop.
• Ensure clean and safe operations of machinery and adherence to safety standards.
• Mentor interns and junior technicians ensuring all safety and quality aspects of their work.
• Work from layouts, diagrams, and procedures to perform testing.
• Set up & perform engineering tests, record data & accurately document results.
• Reviews processes and recommends modifications to components or test procedure to meet desired specifications.
• Designs, fabricates, and assembles new or modified mechanical components or assemblies.
• Build test fixtures and assembly jigs used in prototyping and production.
• Conducts tests of mechanical and thermal properties for materials and components.
• Independently support mechanical needs at remote test sites.
• Assembly of prototype mechanical or electromechanical components and systems.
• Partner with a team of engineers, designers, and other technicians to resolve technical issues associated with the prototype hardware.
• Build, test, troubleshoot and repair production subassemblies and instruments.
• Assist in the development of documentation such as methods, procedures, sketches, CAD drawings, and ECNs.
• Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain any additional clearances as required.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent with 6 years of prior experience, 2-year post-secondary/AA Degree and 2 years prior experience
• Minimum 6 years of experience fabricating machine and sheet metal parts.
• Minimum 6 years of experience with multi-axis CNC programming for mill and lathe.
• Minimum 2 years of experience with Additive Manufacturing.
• High School Diploma
• U.S. Citizenship
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to travel up to 20%

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and processes used in electro-mechanical assemblies.
• Mastery of basic hand tools & power tools (such as drills, saws, wrenches, pneumatic tools, etc.).
• Creativity, verbal and written communication skills, analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Demonstrated ability to build production subassemblies by reading procedures, BOMs, and assembly drawings.
• Ability to make sketches, engineering drawings and common computations.
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical or electromechanical components and systems.
• Ability to perform detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction and installation standards and specifications.
• Proficient with drafting standards, practices, and interpretation of engineering drawings.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite.
• 2 years of formal technical training.
• Experience with mechanical drawing, CAM/Cad software and solid modeling software such as BobCAD/CAM and SolidWorks.
• Some experience with Additive Manufacturing.
• Existing DoD clearance with current 5 year update.