CHAOS Industries

aerospace and defense

SeniorPrincipalMechanicalEngineer,PlatformIntegration

$205–245k Hawthorne, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer, Platform Integration at CHAOS Industries. Skills: Platform integration, Mechanical design, System integration, Ruggedized hardware. Provide technical authority. Provide mechanical integration”

Industry & Context.

aerospace and defense
Problems you'll solve

Technical resolution; Integration issue resolution

Eligibility Requirements

Obtain security clearance, Maintain security clearance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, 11+ years of experience, Platform-level mechanical design experience, System integration experience, Integrate mechanical subsystems experience, Integrate mission systems experience, Integrate into vehicles experience, Integrate into mobile platforms experience, Integrate into fixed installations experience, Proficiency with CAD tools, Large assemblies CAD experience, Top-down design CAD experience, Mechanical interfaces expertise, Tolerancing expertise, Alignment expertise, Installation practices expertise, Interface control documents expertise, Structural analysis methods familiarity, Ruggedized military hardware experience, Environmental qualification considerations experience, Interpret military standards experience, Apply military standards experience, Lead technical decisions ability, Resolve integration challenges ability, Operate in multi-project environments ability, Obtain security clearance ability, Maintain security clearance ability

Nice to Have

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical technical authority experience, Mechanisms and actuation systems experience, System-level requirements allocation experience, Vehicle integration constraints familiarity, FEA or multiphysics simulation package experience, Manufacturing and assembly processes knowledge, Prototyping experience, Additive manufacturing experience, CNC machining experience, Fabrication techniques experience, Producibility constraints understanding, Military-style connectors familiarity, Field installation experience, Retrofit experience, Sustainment of complex sensor systems experience, Sustainment of mobile platforms experience

What You'll Do.

Provide technical authority

Provide mechanical integration

Integrate electronics into platforms

Integrate enclosures into platforms

Integrate effectors into platforms

Integrate launchers into platforms

Integrate mechanisms into platforms

Integrate support equipment into platforms

Architect mechanical structures

Design mechanical structures

Develop 3D CAD models

Maintain 3D CAD models

Perform structural analyses

Perform thermal analyses

Perform requirements allocations

Lead integration activities

Lead qualification activities

Lead acceptance activities

Oversee fit-check efforts

Own technical resolution

Serve as technical interface

Interface with customers

Interface with platform providers

Interface with suppliers

Interface with manufacturing partners

Perform make-buy assessments

Support production transition

Support configuration control

Support fielded system sustainment

Investigate integration issues

Resolve integration issues

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-disciplinary engineering efforts; Cross-disciplinary technical resolution; Multi-disciplinary system integration

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