Mechanical Engineer R&D

with Solidworks or other CAD Software, Engineering Resource Planning (ERP) software, and Document Control systems will be required for this role.

• Support all thermal and mechanical development phases including design, design refinement, validation, and pilot production of mechanical parts.
• Work closely with the R&D teams to determine battery design and mechanical characteristics from early development through scale up
• Interface with multidisciplinary team of Engineers and Scientists
• Work with internal production team to develop processes/tooling for pilot scale manufacturing.
• Coordinate and execute product development trials. Summarize and present respective results, with conclusions, and recommendations.
• Develop assembly instructions and specifications, along with other engineering documents.
• Generate drawings, BOMs and follow EaglePicher’s Document Control methods
• Determine the best practices and most efficient method of achieving a consistent design/drawing package while maintaining configuration control.
• Perform tolerance stack-ups and while calculating dimensions, weight limitations and requirements in materials.
• Work integrally with both the electrical design and mechanical hardware to communicate technical ideas for accomplishing environmental testing involving vibration, shock, altitude, acceleration and temperature/humidity testing.
• Participate in the resolution of hardware problems or process non-compliances working with supervisors of Quality, Engineering and Production.
• Experience with multiple welding and joining technologies is preferred

To succeed in this position, you must:

• U.S. Persons.
• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing/Engineering technology, or related discipline.
• 0-7 years experience in R&D or Product Development.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written.
• Able to contribute to collaborative team environment.
• Self-motivated and hands-on. Detail oriented and able to manage multiple tasks.
• Fluency with 3D CAD modeling using SolidWorks.
• Experience in FEA (ANSYS) and other numerical modeling methods will be helpful.
• Skilled in use of Microsoft Office applications (Project, Excel, Word Outlook).
• This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management

In addition to meeting the basic requirements, the most successful candidate will also have:

• Defense or Aerospace industry experience and familiarity with ERP Systems and Document Control Systems
• ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certifications and stage gate development processes is highly desirable.
• Motivated, passionate self-starter with a track record of delivering above and beyond expectations.
• A can-do attitude, passion to succeed and an ability and willingness to wear multiple hats as needed
• Solid problem solver, exceptionally well organized and detail oriented
• Proven ability to handle more than one project simultaneously
• Strong interpersonal, communication, writing, and presentation skills.

Some of the great things about being an EaglePicher employee include:

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance;
• 10 paid holidays and PTO;
• Matching 401K;

• Tuition reimbursement;
• Dependent scholarship programs.