Mechanical Design Engineer

As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for designing parts and assemblies for military aircraft, test fixtures for qualification and acceptance testing of parts and assemblies, performing production support to support prototyping through production, collaborating with manufacturing teams, writing technical documentation and reports, and resolving technical issues to ensure seamless production of our products. You will work on a variety of projects, using your technical expertise to drive results and improve processes.

Requires a willingness to work outside of normal business hours to meet deadlines, if necessary.

Must be able to communicate in the English Language.

• Drawing interpretation of customer prints
• Load and revise bills of material (BOMs) in Costpoint (ERP system)
• Evaluate alternate and substitute parts to support legacy production lines
• Revise internal technical documentation to include drawings and test plans/procedures
• Take immediate action to support production with the use of redlined drawings
• Design mechanical hardware and drawings in Solidworks
• Create Lab View programs to run autonomous testing
• Use FARO arm and Dezign Works software to reverse engineer complex mechanical hardware
• Write detailed Acceptance Test Procedures
• Support new design projects through prototype build and testing
• Participate in internal and external design reviews and technical interchange meetings with stakeholders
• Design, develop and test all aspects of mechanical components, equipment and machinery for assigned projects
• Work on clean sheet design projects for hydraulic and pneumatic valves, pressure switches, gearboxes, reliefs, sensors, and timers
• Work on reverse engineering projects for valves, trailers, actuators, and gearboxes
• Identify Continuous Improvement projects and present them to management
• Work to resolve problems throughout the organization
• Identify, analyze, and solve obsolescence issues
• Other duties as assigned

Reports To: Reports directly to Engineering Manager.

• Two to five years of experience in addition to a BS Degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical
• Or five plus years of experience in Engineering/Manufacturing

• Support the solicitation process by providing research, estimating Engineering hours, creating a detailed Engineering schedule, and writing technical papers on design process and preliminary design
• Operation of optical comparator for reverse engineering needs
• Operation of coordinate-measuring machine for reverse engineering needs
• Operation of laser engraver
• Knowledge of CNC programming
• Skilled user of Microsoft Office Products
• Possess strong communication skills both written and verbal

This position involves safety-sensitive job tasks or duties that could affect the safety and health of the employee or others, including, but not limited to, operating a motor vehicle, other vehicle, equipment, machinery, or power tools. Repairing, maintaining, or monitoring the performance or operation of any equipment, machinery, or manufacturing process, the malfunction or disruption of which could result in injury or property damage.

As set out more fully in the Drug and Alcohol Policy, employees in this position are subject to discipline up to and including termination of employment in the event of a positive drug test for marijuana components or metabolites, regardless of whether such employee has a valid Oklahoma medical marijuana license.

United Dynamics is a small business‑certified Hub Zone located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. United Dynamics was founded in 1993 by reverse engineering aerospace parts to assist the US government with obsolete parts. This company has an engineering staff capable of designing and reverse engineering numerous types of aerospace parts and solutions. United Dynamics is approved for manufacturing over 168 National Stock Numbers (NSNs).

This includes in‑house machining capabilities, parts assembly, and testing. United Dynamics has an MRO shop and is approved to overhaul over 53 National Stock Numbers (NSNs). This company manufactures and overhauls aerospace parts for numerous aircraft, including the KC‑135, B‑52, B‑1, B‑2, E‑3, A‑10, F‑15, F‑16, KC‑46, and C‑130. United Dynamics' sales history is focused explicitly on Department of Defense (DOD) sales.

• Mission:
  Our mission is to support DOD and emerging markets with Engineering, Manufacturing, and MRO solutions.
• Vision:
  Technologies and solutions yet to be imagined.
• Core Values:
  Integrity, Teamwork, Excellence.