Principal Mechanical Engineer – SRM Thermal Analysis

🔥 12 hours ago

🏈 Alabama – Remote

🏈 Alabama – Remote

💵 $119k - $161k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🧑‍🔧 Mechanical Engineer

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General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems

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1001 - 5000 employees

🚀 Aerospace

🎖️ Defense

🏭 Manufacturing

Aerospace • Defense • Manufacturing

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems is a global aerospace and defense company that specializes in providing a diverse array of armaments, ammunition, and protection systems for the U. S. military and its allies. Their extensive product offerings include advanced guns and gun systems, missile subsystems, small to large caliber ammunition, and composite aerospace structures. The company is dedicated to empowering warfighters through innovation and superior readiness, ensuring they are equipped with state-of-the-art munitions and support systems.

📋 Description

• Conduct detailed thermal analysis of solid rocket motor components • Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams • Interface with customers and drive technical excellence • Apply advanced engineering techniques to design, install, modify, analyze, repair, and test mechanically functioning equipment • Guide interpretation of blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports • Collaborate with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information • Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data • Evaluate design or application feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements • Specify system components or direct product modifications to meet engineering design and performance specifications • Investigate equipment failures and recommend corrective actions • Size internal insulation, external thermal protection systems, and structural insulators • Validate models with test data • Develop predictive ablation and erosion models • Define sub-scale tests for characterizing insulator and ablator material properties • Evaluate and recommend ablative materials and thermal protection system solutions • Create reports and presentations documenting analysis and supporting work • Present to peers and customers in design reviews • May lead functional teams or projects

🎯 Requirements

• Associate's Degree and 8–10 years' experience • Engineering degree required • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) • Oral and written communication skills • Ability to meet deadlines • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team • Problem-solving skills • Analytical thinking skills • Applied mechanics • Design engineering • Design optimization • Design review • Mechanical engineering • Prototyping • Requirements engineering/analysis • CAD software • Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) software • Must be able to remain stationary at a desk and/or computer for extended periods • Requires regular movement throughout GD-OTS facilities • May need to stand for long periods • Work may require indoor and outdoor exposure to changing climate and/or machinery operation • May be requested to work a different shift • Up to 25% travel likely

🏖️ Benefits

• Compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits • Career development and recognition programs • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Short- and long-term disability insurance • Basic life insurance • Pre-tax spending accounts • 401(k) plan • Non-Contributory Retirement Contribution • Critical Illness Insurance • Accident Insurance • Identity Theft Protection • Enhanced Legal Services • Hospital Indemnity Insurance • Educational Assistance • Employee Assistance Program • Paid holidays • 120 hours of PTO annually • Up to 3 weeks paid family leave • Gain Sharing Program eligibility • 9/80 schedule • Remote work option • Up to 25% travel likely