Development Engineer – Defense
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD)
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Simsbury • Connecticut • Kentucky • United States
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About the role
- The Development Engineer is the technical lead on projects and is responsible for technical aspects of the product design from concept through development, qualification and production.
- The Development Engineer will perform conceptual development and modeling of energetic components and systems, ensuring product designs meet the customer requirements.
- Responsibilities include: Create 3D conceptual models to meet design requirements
- Select material specifications to meet environmental requirements
- Perform design trade studies, hand calculations, and tolerance studies to ensure design fidelity
- Interact with customers on design, interface and functional details
- Interact with suppliers to rapid prototype parts for risk reduction and prototype testing
- Participate in problem solving and failure analysis activities
- Requirements generation, allocation and flow down
- Technical compliance and risk assessment/management
- Coordination of project team technical tasks
- Cost estimating and management for both proposal and program activity
- Leading the project throughout the product development life cycle
- Additional duties include coordination with other departments to ensure the production viability of new designs, creation of the required documentation, and internal and customer approval for this documentation.
Requirements
- BS/MS in an engineering discipline (Chemical or Mechanical preferred)
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in product design of defense and/or aerospace products
- Ability to apply customer requirements and government/military specifications to new product designs
- Demonstrated experience generating 3D solid models & 2D drawings (SolidWorks preferred)
- Capable of applying GD&T, and understanding how it affects part cost and manufacturing
- Strong written, verbal and presentation skills for interaction with various levels of management and customers
- Proven ability to interpret and analyze mechanical, chemical and/or electrical specification requirements and data
- Demonstrated competency in problem solving and root cause analysis
- Must have or be able to obtain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance
- Must be a U.S or naturalized Citizen capable of working on U.S. DoD and ITAR restricted products
- Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time (if located in CT facility)
Benefits
- Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
3D modeling2D drawingsGD&Tdesign trade studieshand calculationstolerance studiescost estimatingfailure analysisrequirements generationrisk assessment
Soft Skills
problem solvingroot cause analysiswritten communicationverbal communicationpresentation skillscustomer interactionteam coordinationtechnical leadership
Certifications
U.S Department of Defense security clearance