Mechanical Engineer, Senior

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

• →Responsible for providing guidance and expertise in mechanical engineering to design complex mechanical equipment and systems, and to investigate, evaluate and develop new applications for existing equipment and systems.
• →Determines theoretical principles involved and applying advanced analytical and investigative methods and techniques.
• →Analyzes assigned tasks to provide estimates of manpower and material required to complete.
• →Prepares schedules for accomplishing tasks within estimates.
• →Supervises and coordinates technicians in fabrication and installation of complex mechanical and related electronic equipment and systems.
• →May direct field operation and maintenance activities of mechanical equipment/systems installations.
• →Evaluates operational systems and designs modification to eliminate causes of malfunctions or changes in system requirements.
• →Develops new applications requiring appreciable originality and ingenuity, and complex test procedures for equipment and systems which are significantly different from existing designs.
• →Plans, organizes and conducts the development of each assignment; coordinates manpower assigned to each activity and coordinates the activities of group involved in various stages of overall program to ensure effective integration.
• →Provides technical guidance to personnel involved with producing design fabrication drawings.
• →Reviews and corrects drawings to ensure proper engineering techniques and required specification have been utilized.
• →Develops, releases and maintains documentation in accordance with company and contractual requirements.
• →Reviews, writes and edits reports such as evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals, etc. to provide recommendations, conclusions, and other data.

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• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Math, Physics, or Computer Science
• Active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance
• Five years experience with ship alterations engineering requirements
• Seven years of collective experience in:
  • Modeling and simulation of new designs as well as facilitating changes to existing designs using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) tools and software
  • Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software
  • Weight & Moment analysis
  • Static analysis
  • Commercial and military specification material selection
  • Materials alternatives analysis

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $125,000.00/Yr. - USD $145,000/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance.

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