Mechanical Engineer

3 weeks ago

Palo Alto, California, United States Penn State University Talent Acquisition Full time
Job Description

Penn State University Talent Acquisition is seeking a highly skilled Mechanical Engineer to join our team in the Systems and Emerging Capabilities Division. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing, analyzing, building, and testing undersea electric propulsion systems for our program sponsors in the Navy, Department of Defense (DoD), and the Intelligence Community (IC).

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and develop mechanical components of electric propulsion systems, including hull sections, motor, motor controller, battery, and ancillary systems.
  • Design and fabricate assembly, maintenance, and support equipment.
  • Collaborate with engineers to package major subsystems, including battery, motor, motor controller, bus bars, bus capacitance, battery management system, and related equipment.
  • Interface with internal management, program sponsors, and stakeholders to communicate progress and technical challenges.
  • Develop assembly, acceptance test, and refurbishment procedures for mechanical assemblies.
  • Collaborate with drafting to create detailed drawings of individual parts and assemblies.
  • Collaborate with engineering support technicians on assembly and testing of mechanical components, subassemblies, and complete power plants.
  • Lead mechanical system troubleshooting efforts.
  • Manage projects of small or moderate size and scope, planning, scheduling, conducting, or coordinating detailed phases of work.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in an Engineering or Science discipline.
  • 5+ years related experience.
  • Experience with 3D CAD design and engineering drawing development (Siemens NX preferred).
  • Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings.
  • Proficiency with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (ANSI Y14.5).
  • Proficiency in completing free body diagrams and using hand calculations to calculate forces and resultant stresses on structures.
  • Experience packaging complex electromechanical assemblies.
Preferred Skills
  • Experience with heat transfer principles, heat exchanger designs, and related analysis.
  • Experience with fluid flow principles, including pump design considerations.
Work Environment

The working location will be fully on-site in State College, PA, with the potential for occasional hybrid on-site/work from home opportunities. This position may require occasional travel to off-site locations in support of testing.

Security Clearance

You will be subject to a government security investigation, and you must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Employment with the ARL will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Penn State University Talent Acquisition is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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