Senior Mechanical Engineer
COM DEV, posted 11 days ago in Engineering.
- Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Education level required: Bachelors
- Years of experience required: 5
- Amount of travel required: Light
- Relocation costs: Paid partially
Description
Senior position in Space Electronics and Instruments BU to design, manufacture and test primarily mechanisms, and opto-mechanical hardware for space science projects.
Electronics Packaging Hardware design will also be an important secondary task.
Ensure that the mechanical design of company products are compliant with customer requirements and COM DEV practices stated by design processes, OPP’s and CWI’s.
Take complete ownership of related work packages. Ensure work packages outputs/milestones are clearly defined and mapped into the schedule. Responsible for meeting the Work packages schedules and costs.
Perform structural, thermal and other related analysis and prepare documents to support the design. Support Mechanical engineering in developing concepts for proposals.
Prepare and document risk assessment during specifications review and for change of scope requested by customers.
The risk assessment shall include technical as well as cost and schedule impacts.
Review design drawings, specifications, support internal and external meetings, supervise environmental testing.
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering program
5 to 10 years experience working with mechanisms intended for space applications. In particular, experience in the selection of motors, bearings, gears, lubricants, surface coatings etc.
The successful candidate shall exhibit solid understanding of these components, ability to analyze and device tests to ensure that all lower and top-level system requirements are met under worst-case environment.
The successful candidate must demonstrate experience in understanding complex science mechanical requirements and translate them into functional requirements specifications for the top-level system as well as for the lower level procurement specifications.
The successful candidate must demonstrate experience writing verification plan(s) to address how each requirement specification is verified.
The successful candidate must exhibit broad exposure and understanding of current and future trends and developments in the field of mechanism and gimbals with the intention of future development
Experience with finite element analysis and other software for the analysis of gear and bearing such as A.B. Jones
Preferred candidate will have 1-2 year’s experience of designing mechanisms to operate in cryogenic conditions.
Additional Information
Security Clearance: CGP, ITAR
About COM DEV
This IS rocket science.
85% of all commercial communications satellites ever launched have had COM DEV technology on board.
COM DEV, based in Cambridge, Ontario is the largest Canadian-based designer and manufacturer of space hardware subsystems. With facilities in Canada, the US and the United Kingdom, COM DEV manufactures products that are sold to major satellite prime contractors for use in communications, space science, remote sensing and military satellites.
For 35 years COM DEV has been and continues to be, central to the space industry. Decades of experience solving unique space engineering problems enables COM DEV to take on some of the most complex technical challenges of our time.
At COM DEV, you will find an environment rich with opportunities for learning and growth. We strive to ensure our employees have opportunities to achieve their full potential and contribute to the success of our company.
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