About this role
SAIC is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer at NSA Crane. The Navy is developing upgrades to provide future capabilities to the Trident II missile as part of the Life Extension 2 (LE2) program. You will be part of a collaborative team of engineers and support technicians working to bring a variety of mechanical designs from the early concept stage all the way through fabrication for the LE2 program. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership and management services for several mechanical launch/platform systems.
Job Duties:
Tasking will include project management of products assigned, including resource management, scheduling, and quality assurance of products.
- Work directly with vendors and manufacturers of mechanical systems, custom fabrications, and assemblies to ensure on time and sufficient deliverables.
- Demonstrate strong organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently with changing deadlines and priorities.
- Interact directly with customers to extract requirements, generate a plan, and report status.
- Responsible for leading multi-disciplined team of engineers, logisticians, and technicians to ensure program objectives are met.
- Candidate shall be responsible for ensuring that technical and programmatic issues associated with the effective execution of the program are resolved.
- Candidate shall be responsible for reviewing and interpreting technical requirements, developing, and defending the program budget, and ensuring project execution.
Required Qualifications:
- B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and five (5) years or more experience or Master's and three (3) years or more experience.
- Experience with engineering design and analysis in areas such as vibration, acceleration/shock, thermal and pressure.
- Experience with Systems Engineering principals.
- Problem solving capabilities - identifying and analyzing problems, seeks/generates and evaluates alternative solutions.
- Demonstrates ability to clearly and effectively communicate and present information to a wide range of audiences.
- Must be a US citizen able to obtain clearance up to the level of SECRET.
Desired Qualifications:
- FEA (ANSYS), MATLAB, CFD/Aerodynamics, Vibration analysis, and Heat transfer/thermal analysis.
Other facts
About SAIC
SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion.
What you'll do
- The successful candidate will provide technical leadership and management services for mechanical launch/platform systems. Responsibilities include project management, vendor interaction, and leading a multi-disciplined team to meet program objectives.
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