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Kymeta is looking for an experienced Lead Mechanical Engineer who can work in an integrated engineering and product team environment. Position is focused on leading project team to transform research and other early NPI projects into a structured engineering designs ready for manufacturing. This role will require a combination of project leadership, communication skills, and with mechanical technical acumen.  

Problems that need to be solved include design for electronics packaging in harsh environments, weight and size optimization, and enabling scalable designs for cost/manufacturability.  Experience with product simplification and design for cost/ manufacturing are highly desired.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the mechanical portion of next generation flat panel satellite flat panel antenna within a structured NPI program. Requires both individual and project leadership deliverables. Must be willing and able to work through large amounts of change and ambiguity throughout program
• Scope and direct mechanical project team on what problems to solve. Review and integrate designs into larger system. Individual design ownership is also required
• Decompose product level use cases and objectives into actionable engineering workstreams and defining figures of merit and acceptance criteria
• Coordinate with program management office and other engineering teams to align on resources and deliverables
• Leverage subject matter experts within the team to define solutions and iterate on design proposals to optimize for performance vs costs (tolerances, manufacturing, assembly, test, materials, and thermal performance to meet lifetime reliability)
• Coordinate with supply chain and manufacturing teams to incorporate DFM/A feedback
• Take part in initial assembly of engineering units to understand design shortcomings and iterate prior to product release
• Collate data and provide updates to program team via design reviews
• Ability to adapt quickly to complex problems and orchestrate parallel path including A/B test processes
• Mentor and train early-career engineers

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years’experience in leading a small (3-5) NPI project teams. Familiarity with typical programs gates and associated deliverables
• 10+ years of experience in mechanical systems design and integration of electro-mechanical components, transitioning products from concept to volume manufacturing
• Experienced in designing sheet metal, injection molded plastics, castings, and CNC machining
• Additional experience electronics packaging for harsh environments (thermal, environmental, vibration), ingress (IP66/67/66K), and/or microwave/RF design integration strongly desired
• Experience with scalable designs that focus on cost, schedule, and product simplification, enabling manufacturing to transition from low to higher volume production
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and associated tolerances and how that impacts part cost
• Part and assembly modeling & detailing. Drawing creation for parts and assemblies including GD&T per ASME Y14.5. Solidworks experience preferred, but not required
• Familiar with engineering configuration management processes & tools, BOM, ECN, ECO, etc.
• Strong communication skills, experienced working cross-functionally across organizations, soliciting input, and making recommendations, utilizing best practices, and optimizing efficiency in a fast-paced product development environment
• Ability to navigate, analyze and influence program level decisions at all levels of the corporate organization. Able to speak up and challenge the status quo
• Experience with finite element analysis desired but not required

EDUCATION

• BS/MS in mechanical engineering or equivalent

As part of our hiring process, we request that all applicants complete the Predictive Index Behavioral Assessment by clicking on this link: Link. The assessment will take ~5-10 minutes.

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Required Skills Required Experience

Qualified candidates will have a High School Diploma or equivalent and 3-5 years of experience or a technical degree and 1 year of experience.  Basic PLC/CNC knowledge is a plus.  Qualified candidates must also achieve a passing score on required assessments.  The ability to read to read tape measures and efficiently operate all other required measuring devices is also required.  Candidates best suited for this role will have a proven ability to work effectively independently and in a team environment.

 COVID-19 Vaccination required. Reasonable accommodations will be considered.