Intermediate Mechanical Engineer

Amentum is now hiring for an Intermediate Mechanical Engineer in support of the Field, Lab and Air Integration / Experimentation / Modeling and Risk Reduction (FLAIR) office at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD and other locations. This project will provide the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Research (C5ISR) Center services to include programmatic/business management services, engineering support services, field engineering, laboratory, logistics, and acquisition / administrative support services to augment FLAIR core Government personnel and turn-key solutions to support the missions of FLAIR and its associated Managers and customers. This support will be conducted in close coordination with Government project leads within FLAIR.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Research, develop, plan, and design mechanical and electromechanical products and systems that may involve nanotechnology.

• Oversee and coordinate activities involved in the fabrication, operation, application, installation, and repair of mechanical or electromechanical products and systems. Activities may involve but are not limited to electric generators, internal combustion engines, and steam and gas turbines, power-using machines such as refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, machine tools, material handling systems, elevators and escalators, industrial production equipment, and robots used in manufacturing, etc.

• Excludes supervisory and paraprofessional level positions.

• Research and analyze data, such as customer design proposal, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application.

• Design products or systems, such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines, and mechanical, thermal, hydraulic, or heat transfer systems, applying knowledge of engineering principles.

• Plan and oversee engineering personnel in fabrication of test control apparatus and equipment, and development of methods and procedures for testing products or systems.

• Direct and coordinate fabrication and installation activities to ensure products and systems conform to engineering design and customer specifications.

• Coordinate operation, maintenance, and repair activities to obtain optimum utilization of machines and equipment.

• May design products and systems to interface machines, hardware, and software.

• May use Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) for design data processing and for developing alternative designs.

• May evaluate field installations and recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.

• May specialize in specific field of mechanical engineering, such as heat transfer, hydraulics, electromechanical, controls and instrumentation, robotics, nuclear systems, tooling, air-conditioning and refrigeration; or in type of product, such as propulsion systems or machinery and mechanical equipment; or in type of work, such as steam or gas generation and distribution, steam plant engineering, or system planning.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor’s of Science degree.

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience.  Will accept 5 years of additional experience in lieu of degree.

• Must have an Active SECRET or TOP SECRET US Government Clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to maintain a SECRET or TOP SECRET Clearance. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting C5ISR DEVCOM programs.

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