About the role

  • Development Engineer responsible for product design in defense systems at Ensign-Bickford Aerospace. Creating models and ensuring compliance for defense applications with a focus on energetic components.

Responsibilities

  • The Development Engineer is the technical lead on projects and is responsible for technical aspects of the product design from concept through development, qualification and production.
  • The Development Engineer will perform conceptual development and modeling of energetic components and systems, ensuring product designs meet the customer requirements.
  • Responsibilities include: Create 3D conceptual models to meet design requirements
  • Select material specifications to meet environmental requirements
  • Perform design trade studies, hand calculations, and tolerance studies to ensure design fidelity
  • Interact with customers on design, interface and functional details
  • Interact with suppliers to rapid prototype parts for risk reduction and prototype testing
  • Participate in problem solving and failure analysis activities
  • Requirements generation, allocation and flow down
  • Technical compliance and risk assessment/management
  • Coordination of project team technical tasks
  • Cost estimating and management for both proposal and program activity
  • Leading the project throughout the product development life cycle
  • Additional duties include coordination with other departments to ensure the production viability of new designs, creation of the required documentation, and internal and customer approval for this documentation.

Requirements

  • BS/MS in an engineering discipline (Chemical or Mechanical preferred)
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience in product design of defense and/or aerospace products
  • Ability to apply customer requirements and government/military specifications to new product designs
  • Demonstrated experience generating 3D solid models & 2D drawings (SolidWorks preferred)
  • Capable of applying GD&T, and understanding how it affects part cost and manufacturing
  • Strong written, verbal and presentation skills for interaction with various levels of management and customers
  • Proven ability to interpret and analyze mechanical, chemical and/or electrical specification requirements and data
  • Demonstrated competency in problem solving and root cause analysis
  • Must have or be able to obtain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance
  • Must be a U.S or naturalized Citizen capable of working on U.S. DoD and ITAR restricted products
  • Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time (if located in CT facility)

Benefits

  • Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

Job title

Development Engineer – Defense

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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