Penn State UniversityRemote
Mechanical Research & Development Engineer
United States
Full Time
2 hours ago
$109,000 - $191,000 USD
No H1B
Key skills
Mechanical EngineeringMechanical designanalysisMATLABSOLIDWORKSSystems engineering fundamentalsAbaqusSiemens NXMission EngineeringProject managementcommunication skillsWriting skillsPresentation skillsTeam playerAgileProject ManagementCommunicationCollaborationPresentation Skills
About this role
Penn State University is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Mechanical Engineer to join their Agile Systems Engineering Department at the Applied Research Laboratory. The role focuses on supporting research, design, and application of engineering development methodologies to enhance warfighter capability, requiring collaboration across engineering disciplines and project management responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
- Interface with project stakeholders to understand their requirements and ensure project success
- Support Analysis of alternative solutions, gaps analysis, and trade-space analysis
- Requirements development and linkages throughout system architecture
- Coordination across engineering disciplines with internal and external collaborators
- Project management and supervision / mentorship of junior engineers
- Occasional travel for stakeholder engagements
- Indirect supervision and mentorship of other engineers
- Monitoring and tracking of funding and budgets
- Work independently on moderately complex work assignments, reviews progress, and evaluates results
- Communicates with external audiences for scheduling/coordination
- May communicate with external audiences for business purposes
Requirements:
- Technical background in Mechanical Engineering
- 8+ years' experience with mechanical design and analysis of complex systems and subsea / seabed warfare systems utilized by the Department of Navy and/or Department of Defense
- Developing and maintaining a strategy and vision to achieve objectives
- MATLAB, SOLIDWORKS, Abaqus, or Siemens NX
- Mission Engineering, Concepts of Operations, and other related technologies
- Systems engineering fundamentals and project management
- Experience developing white papers and proposals to pursue projects
- Excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills
- Possess Active Top Secret with SCI clearance level
- Bachelor's Degree - Engineering or Science 14+ years of relevant experience (if filled as Research and Development Engineer - Senior Professional)
- Bachelor's Degree - Engineering or Science 5+ years of relevant experience (if filled as Research and Development Engineer - Advanced Professional)
- Modeling & Simulation as applied to mechanical or systems engineering
- Model Based Systems Engineering training and experience
- Experience contributing as a team player