Senior Mechanical Engineer

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location: Wichita, KS - RELOCATION ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE US IS AVAILABLE

We are seeking a hands-on Senior Mechanical Engineer to design and develop mechanical components and assemblies for motors and electromechanical systems. This role offers cradle-to-grave ownership across design, analysis, qualification, reliability, and sustaining engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design and model mechanical components and assemblies for motors, actuators, geartrains, housings, shafts, and related hardware.
• Create and maintain 3D CAD models, detailed drawings, BOMs, specifications, and tolerance schemes.
• Perform material selection, stress analysis, tolerance stack-ups, and design-for-manufacturability reviews.
• Support geartrain, shaft, bearing, housing, sealing, and lubrication design.
• Support FMEA, MTBF/reliability analysis, qualification testing, and root-cause investigations.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, test, and customers to resolve technical issues.
• Support prototype builds, production transition, sustaining engineering, and product improvements.
• Integrate mechanical designs with motors, sensors, feedback devices, and other electrical components.

Required Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5–7 years of electromechanical actuator or similar high-reliability product design experience.
• Strong experience with geartrain design, tolerance analysis, and design for manufacturability.
• Experience taking products from concept through release and sustaining engineering.
• Hands-on experience with prototype hardware and troubleshooting.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• U.S. Person required for export-control compliance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with DO-160 / MIL-STD-810.
• Experience with Autodesk Inventor, Nastran, Mathcad, Ansys, or similar tools.
• Experience with electric motors, actuators, rotating equipment, or aerospace hardware.
• Experience with reliability analysis and qualification testing.
• Aerospace, defense, or high-reliability industrial experience.