Mid-Career Mechanical Engineer - Machine Design

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Mid-Career Mechanical Engineer, supporting TOS II, at Arnold AFB in Manchester, TN. The Mechanical Engineer will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for supporting the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

The successful candidate for Mid-Career Mechanical Engineer, Machine Design will leverage their experience to provide Machine and Mechanism design.  This Engineer will independently perform complex design and analysis tasks, lead small to medium sized teams in development of designs, check design packages, lead design reviews, and mentor/oversee early career engineers.               

Typical tasks include (but are not limited to):

• Independently perform complex analysis and design of components, systems, and facilities by using the mechanical engineering skills of statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, machine element design, and manufacturability.
• Check complex analysis and design originated by less experienced engineers.
• Develop concepts for new hardware and provide thermal, structural, flow, or any other required analysis to support the proposed design.  Evaluate the analysis results for suitability relative to applicable codes and standards.
• Designing one-of-a-kind of mechanisms, wind tunnel models, and test fixtures including associated stress analysis.
• Provide engineering support to the appropriate craft workforce to facilitate maintenance and repair of existing systems.  Evaluate existing hardware for safety, security and potential for improvement.  
• Work with the design team (drafters, checkers, etc.) to produce complete design packages, including detailed drawings, analysis reports, and equipment specifications, and be capable of communicating the details of these design packages to the remaining project team (system engineers, test engineers, project managers, craft supervisors, etc.)
• Serve as responsible engineer/point of contact for the Design Engineering support to a complex, multi-year project.
• Coordinate with the appropriate system engineer, craft supervisor, and/or work planner to ensure that hardware is fabricated and installed in accordance with the approved design package.
• May serve as Team Lead (typically >5 members) conducting complex analysis and design of components, systems, and facilities.
• Serves as an expert on Design Engineering execution, providing coaching and guidance to the rest of the team.
• It is a condition of employment to wear company issued PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
• Perform other related duties as required.

• B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited college or university and a minimum of five (5) years’ experience with machine and mechanism design.
• Five (5) years’ experience in finite element analysis (FEA) and applications of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance and maintain authorized user access to the AEDC local area network.
• U.S. Citizenship is required due to federal government contract compliance requirements and the necessity to access secure federal databases and networks on Arnold Air Force Base.

• 5 years of experience with application of finite element analysis (FEA) (ANSYS Work Bench Finite Element Analysis).
• 3 years of experience utilizing CAD (AUTODESK INVENTOR).
• 3 years of experience in applications of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• 2 years of experience providing support to model/machine shop during fabrication, assembly, and installation. 
• Experience with FEM/structural software (such as ANSYS, ABAQUS, NASTRAN, or STAAD.Pro) and 3D modeling tools (Revit or Siemens NX).
• Familiarity with wind tunnel model design and fabrication.
• Experience with welding procedures, fabrication shop drawings, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Familiarity with turbine and rocket test cells, wind tunnels, space chambers, and/or arc heater facilities; or other industry product test facilities is desirable.
• Professional Engineering Licensure 
• Active DoD Secret security clearance

Beyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex. We chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC’s rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC’s Toward New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC’s capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today. Leveraging the capabilities of our parent companies, BNH specializes in testing and evaluation for military and space systems combined with proven capability in large-scale Government program management, integration, engineering, and construction services for specialized and technically advanced high-hazard facilities.

U.S. Citizenship is required. At this time BNH will not sponsor any applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1b, F1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount BNH is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time jobs will be adjusted based upon the number of hours agreed to work at location Tennessee: Arnold Air Force, TN. 

L08: $99,500 - $132,500; L09: $119,500 - $159,000 / year at Arnold Air Force Base, TN. 

BNH is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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