Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer

Coherent Aerospace & Defense, Emerging Products & Technologies Business Unit is seeking a mechanical engineer to contribute to the development of advanced laser systems for defense applications.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Lead Mechanical Designer: Works as a member of a cross-disciplinary team of systems engineers, optical engineers, FPGA engineers, and software engineers. Responsible for execution throughout all phases of the product design cycle including concept development, detail design, qualification, and transition to manufacturing. Leads and collaborates with cross-functional teams to support customer design requirements and acceptance. Responsible for troubleshooting and support of technical issues that could arise during the manufacture and test of prototype and deliverable product and for assessing root cause and generating corrective action plans as necessary. Serve as the primary customer interface for mechanical design on major government/aerospace programs.

New Business Development: Participates in writing proposals and providing cost and schedule estimates in support of new business pursuits.

Technical Expertise: Serves as one of the organizations subject matter experts with extensive knowledge and expertise in mechanical design. Extensive knowledge and expertise with extremely complex assignments that very few employees can master. Work is accomplished without considerable direction. Implements new products, processes, standards or operational plans that will have impact on the achievement of functional results.

Education & Experience

Minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelors degree; or 10 years and a Masters degree; or a PhD with 7 years experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills

Necessary applicable experience/skills in the following areas:
Design, development, and basic analysis of electromechanical hardware and systems for military/avionics/space applications
Product/factory support of DoD military electronics/avionics equipment
Proficient with mechanical engineering design and development tools (SolidWorks and SolidWorks PDM preferred)
Mechanical design/packaging of multilayer circuit card assemblies
Product prototype & test
Knowledge of engineering development processes
Solid understanding of design for assembly and integration in complex opto-mechanical devices including tolerance stack analysis
Comfortable with “hands-on” laboratory work and use of instrumentation, equipment, processes, and hand tools
Experience in preparing and maintaining drawings, procedures, work instructions, and Bill of Materials in an environment of complete document and configuration control
Familiarity with MIL specs & standards, industry standards including ASTM, SAE, DOD, NASA
Preparation and presentation of customer review presentations
Experience leading teams of mechanical engineers and delegating objectives and tasks to achieve goals
Must be able to obtain/maintain a US Government security clearance if one is required to perform the job responsibilities.

Desired applicable experience in the following areas:
Laser systems and opto-mechanical design experience, or relevant area of photonics/fiber optics/bulk optics in an industrial R&D environment
Design for space/vacuum environments
SolidWorks Simulation, ANSYS, or similar FEA software
Design and analysis of materials such as ceramics, specialty metals (Invar), carbon fiber composites, and optical coatings
Understanding of attachment methods for opto-mechanical systems; preparation and use of primers, epoxies, RTV, and elastomers
Manufacturing, production, and sustainment of opto-mechanical systems and hardware
Design for manufacturing (DFM) principles
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T Y14.5)
Vibration isolation, dynamics, kinematics, laser beam delivery, motion analysis, and laser applications

Working Conditions

Primarily an engineering design and development function with office and laboratory working conditions.

Physical Requirements

Primarily an engineering design and development function with office and laboratory working conditions.

Safety Requirements

All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.

Quality and Environmental Responsibilities

Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.

Culture Commitment

Ensure adherence to companys values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. person, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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