Senior Principal RF Mechanical Engineer
$132,400–$251,600 year
On-siteTucson, Arizona, United States
Tucson, Arizona, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$132,400–$251,600 yearSenior LevelDoctorate Or Professional DegreeAEROSPACEEnterprise
Full TimeSenior LevelDoctorate Or Professional DegreeEnterpriseAEROSPACE
Job Summary
Guide mechanical design activities for RF hardware, antennas, radomes, and RF test equipment while orchestrating trade studies to determine optimal solutions for complex problems. Convey task status on critical issues, influence strategic plans across engineering groups and customer leadership, and ensure cost, schedule, and performance expectations are consistently met. Provide technical oversight, delegate tasks, and mentor other employees to establish technology roadmaps and enable modernization. This role requires an active Secret clearance and onsite work in Tucson, AZ.
Required Qualifications
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance prior to start date
- Ability to obtain special program access after start
- Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
- Minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience
- Advanced Degree in a related field
- Minimum of 8 years of experience (for candidates with Advanced Degree)
- Performing design and analysis for the packaging of RF products
- Three dimensional (3D) Computer Aided Design (CAD) software
- Creation of Technical Data Packages (TDPs) using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance
- Ability to obtain special program access after start
Desired Qualifications
- Design experience with RF-specific products such as antennas, missile bodies, circuit card assemblies, and/or RF test chambers
- Master of Science (MS) in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering
- Experience serving as a Responsible Engineering Authority (REA), Control Account Manager (CAM), and/or Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL)
- Supplier management for built to print or build to specification RF products
- Experience in creating and presenting professional level design documentation to company leadership and program customers
- Creo Simulate or ANSYS Workbench for preliminary structural and thermal analysis of design concepts
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Failure investigation, root cause identification, and corrective action implementation
- Familiarity or direct experience with RF Printed Circuit Board (PCB) material stack ups and Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) layout
- One dimensional tolerance analysis for complex mechanical assemblies
- Development of technical proposals, engineering project estimates, and/or white papers
- Requirements verification test planning and execution
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