Description:

　　Our client is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join their Hardware Engineering Group in Manassas. The successful candidate will perform mechanical design and component integration for new handheld products, working on a team with other mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, software engineers and project management to meet customer requirements. In addition, our mechanical engineers support our production team through first article builds, product updates, assembly processes, and quality control procedures.

　　Our client specializes in designing small handheld devices or stand-alone communication devices that require the electro-mechanical integration of Iridium/GPS/Cellular RF modules, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. NAL’s product line emphasize high performance combined with low size, weight and power (SWaP).

　　Responsibilities:

　　Conceptualizing and engineering rugged electro-mechanical designs of small handheld and standalone satellite communication devices

　　Work with the electrical engineering team defining printed circuit board outlines and electromechanical component placements and provide chip level thermal dissipation guidance

　　Work with the RF engineering team locating antenna elements and providing surrounding material options

　　Create jigs and fixtures to improve production efficiency or reduce component damage and waste

　　Support test engineering with planning and executing thermal, drop, and submersion verification tests

　　Develop technical approach trade-off studies and production cost analyses

　　Select vendors for mechanical components, custom parts and assemblies. Evaluate their quality control processes and note on our documentation recognized quality standards they shall meet

　　Generate revision controlled fabrication documentation in accordance with ASME Y14.5-2018 & ASME Y14.41-2019.

　　Support drafting in the generation of assembly documentation and BOMs

　　Participate in the CE RoHS/safety and REACH certification process

　　Required:

　　Technical degree (BS) in mechanical engineering with 8+ years of experience or an Associate degree with 12+ years of experience preferably in the field of handheld electronic packaging or IP67/IP68 ruggedized electronic devices

　　Working knowledge of SolidWorks CAD with a minimum of 3+ years of experience.

　　Experience conducting thermal analysis using SolidWorks Simulation or similar FEA-based modeling software

　　Experienced in interacting with multiple engineering disciplines, including the production team and 3rd party engineering teams

　　Understanding of project scheduling, daily task time tracking, and weekly progress reporting

　　Experience with Microsoft Office, create presentation and report material for illustrating designs

　　Preferred:

　　Knowledge of SolidWorks PDM is an advantage

　　Experience in engineering devices with COTS LCD screens, touch panels, RF modules, antennas, printed circuit boards, and embedded rechargeable batteries

　　Experience with machined, molded, and die cut fabrication technologies

　　Experience with the use of rapid prototyping within the design process

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