[Remote] Mechanical Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dice is hiring a Mechanical Engineer to support aerospace mechanical equipment design, analysis, development, testing, and compliance. The role focuses on environmental control systems, thermal analysis, CAD modeling, hardware troubleshooting, and presenting design reviews to customers and internal teams.
Responsibilities
- Organizational skills with the capability of working towards tight deadlines
- Able to work with demanding customer
Skills
- Bachelors degree (B.S.M.E) from four-year College or University
- Two to five years of experience with design, analysis and development of industrial equipment
- Aerospace domain experience is a must
- Knowledge of applied thermodynamics and mechanical design
- Capable of carrying out assignments concerned with mechanical equipment
- Hands-on test and hardware experience is required
- Requires strong oral/written communication skills and must be capable of conducting effective oral presentations to customers
- Environmental Control Systems (ECS): Designing aircraft air cycle, vapor cycle, bleed air, or cabin pressure architectures
- Component Sizing & Selection: Calculating specifications for valves, regulators, heat exchangers, actuators, compressors, and fans
- Fluid & Gas Dynamics: Modeling pneumatic flow rates, routing ducting networks, and analyzing system pressure drops
- Electro-Mechanical Integration: Interfacing mechanical hardware with basic electrical circuits, wiring harnesses, and feedback sensors
- Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer: Performing manual thermal math or complex 3D heat-load calculations
- Control Theory & Logic: Developing feedback control loops to actively regulate temperature, pressure, or airflow
- Thermal Analysis Software: Utilizing specialized simulation tools like Thermal Desktop, Ansys Fluent, Flowmaster, or Simscape
- CAD Modeling & Drafting: Generating production-ready 3D models and technical drawings using NX, CATIA, or SolidWorks
- Hardware Troubleshooting: Resolving mechanical failures during the physical assembly, functional testing, or component repair phases
- Aerospace & Defense Standards: Aligning qualification test procedures with rigorous compliance benchmarks like MIL-STD-810 and DO-160
- Test Plan Execution: Drafting test documentation, building test setups, and analyzing environmental test data
- ECS Subsystem Integration: Hands-on experience with aircraft or spacecraft bleed air, cabin pressurization, oxygen generation, or severe-environment ducting and layout
- Thermal System Design & Analysis: Experience sizing heat exchangers, vapor cycle systems, cooling loops, or air cycle machines using software like Thermal Desktop, ANSYS Fluent, Flow master, or MATLAB/Simulink
- Component Selection & Validation: Proven track record calculating fluid flow, pressure drop, and thermal loads to select or design valves, regulators, fans, or compressors
- Industry Standards & Testing: Direct familiarity with aerospace/defense testing compliance, specifically DO-160, MIL-STD-810, or ARP862 for environmental control equipment
- Cross-Functional & Control Logic: A strong understanding of structural interfaces, sensor integration, and basic control theory (e.g., feedback loops) to regulate temperatures and pressures
- Technical Presentation & Leadership: Experience acting as a secondary project owner, leading small groups of drafters/designers, and presenting design reviews (PDR/CDR) to internal teams or customers
- Organizational skills with the capability of working towards tight deadlines
- Able to work with demanding customer
- Knowledge of drawing and drafting standards a plus
- Understanding of military specifications, environmental specifications, and test specifications desired
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