Sights And Electro-Optical Sensors Mechanical Engineer

Position Description:

This position is for a Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and release of mechanical components and subsystems for military Electro-Optical products.  This engineer will also develop component designs and mounting provisions for various devices.  The areas of focus will include mounting of precise optical elements and sub-assemblies, developing electro-optical mechanisms used in sighting systems,
developing various fire control sensors including Hand controllers, Gyros, Accelerometers,
Periscopes, Auxiliary Sights, Muzzle Reference Sensors, and others.

• Design Subsystems and components to meet vehicle performance requirements including human factors, safety, environmental, and mine blast requirements.
• Conduct material selection and finish for commercial and military Electro-Optical system components, conduct detailed design of Electro-Optical custom components and also generate key characteristics, component specifications, and perform component selection for supplier-purchased parts.
• Support various projects by doing analysis and design, drawing mark-ups, tolerance stacks, and generating source data for engineering changes.  Write material requests and shop work orders, track delivery and stock of parts, participate in integration reviews, fit checks, and write reports.
• Provide support to prototype and production vehicle build and follow-up, technical corrective action formulation, troubleshooting, and re-design activities.
• Interact frequently with inter-organizational and external customers and represent SEOS in presenting solutions to those customers for difficult tasks.
• Present design concepts and program status to functional and program management.
• Perform testing and evaluation of Electro-Optical components in the GDLS Electro-Optics Lab.

Position Requirements;

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Relevant Sights and Electro-Optics experience will be considered in lieu of stated experience requirements.
• Be experienced in working with teams and effective in communicating across many disciplines and functional organizations.
• Experience with military vehicles, other heavy vehicle platforms or industrial applications of Electro-Optics is desired.
• Two years minimum of Solid modeling experience with CAD tool is required (6 Months or more experience with CREO is strongly desired) and fluency with Teamcenter and VIS Mockup is a plus.
• A strong working knowledge and direct application of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
• (GD & T) per ASME 14.5 is strongly desired.
• Previous experience with the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) family of vehicles is strongly desired.
• Must have the ability to climb into military vehicles.
• Strong technical writing and presentation skills is desired.

Company Information 

General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over
90,000 employees world-wide.  General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General
Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities
to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity
improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness.  Land
Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain
survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.

Hybrid/Onsite:  Due to the nature of the work, this role may require on-site presence up to 80%.

What We Offer:

Starting your career or you are an experience professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is Impactful and built for you.

·       Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending

• competitive base pay, incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.
• 401k Match (6%)
• Educational Assistance
• 9-80 Work Schedule (This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.)
• On-going learning opportunities within a diverse, inclusive and rewarding work environment
• Onsite Cafeteria, remodeled with new equipment Fitness Center, and Outdoor fitness track