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SURVIVABILITY ARMOR ENGINEER

Location: Sterling Heights

Pay $48 - $60 an hour depending on experience

Contract to hire ( Possible Direct Hire )

JOB SUMMARY:

Our client is looking for a Survivability Armor Engineer to work at their facility in Sterling Heights, MI. If you have at least 5 years of engineering experience in design and development of armor vehicles; and/or armor plating , we are interested in reviewing your qualifications!

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Design and develop armor vehicles and armor plating (metallic/composite) for combat vehicles.
• Support and participate in armor subsystem and vehicle-level integration, armor testing and verification activities.
• Develop data and create design layouts, sketches, and notes necessary for design changes.
• Coordinate with Materials Engineer to ensure proper materials are used.
• Provide knowledge of survivability discipline; specifically related to the metals/materials used.
• Ability to communicate and determine design factors such as availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, efficiency of metals or materials while maintaining government specifications and requirements.
• Participate in the generation and revision of engineering drawings, reports, and procedures.
• Represent the company or the Survivability team at internal meetings or meetings with subcontractors, partners, and customers.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time. Occasional travel to Europe may be required.
• Undertake other duties as determined by the Engineering Director, Survivability Manager or their delegates.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• BSc Engineering required (e.g. Mechanical, Materials, etc.)
• 5 years of experience in Engineering
• Experience in the design and development of armor vehicles; and/or armor plating.
• Ability to work within CAD based design systems.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn model-based systems engineering techniques.
• Ability to present technical solutions to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Familiarity with the US DoD ground vehicle requirements.
• Knowledge of the US DoD process and procedures for vehicle development and acquisition.
• Knowledge of Military Standards.
• Familiarity with the US Army TACOM / TARDEC organizations.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Practical ‘hands on’ attitude with the ability to operate independently.
• Hands on knowledge on domain of vehicle survivability technologies and equipment.
• Practical ‘hands on’ attitude with the ability to operate independently.
• Ability to present technical solutions to clients and internal stakeholders in meeting environments.
• Has the ability to obtain US Defense clearance up to SECRET.
• Well-rounded engineering background with coursework in mechanical engineering, electrical, software and materials.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MSc Engineering (e.g. Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, etc.)
• Ability to manipulate or create components in 3D modelling software (CREO, etc.)
• Military experience
• Understanding of Systems Engineering and related Standards/ Processes

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