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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our Lifecycle Engineering team of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University.  ARL/Penn State’s purpose is to develop innovative solutions to challenging national problems in support of the Navy, DoD, and Intel communities’ engineering and technology needs.

You will:

• Develop tangible solutions to maintenance and manufacturing problems in a shipyard/depot level environment
• Occasional travel to various shipyards and depots
• Work closely with onsite technicians to solve problems
• Use large fabrication equipment including lathes, welders, mills, and soldering irons to prototype equipment
• Work in both an office and shop environment
• Generate formal drawings and three dimensional models

This job can be filled at the professional, intermediate or advanced professional level, depending on the successful candidate’s education, and experience.  Minimally requires a Bachelors’ degree in an engineering or science discipline. 

Additional education and/or experience required for higher level positions

Additional responsibilities for the intermediate professional level include:

• May mentor and/or train lower level employees and students
• Initiate or contribute data/analysis/design for use in technical reports

Additional responsibilities for the advanced professional level include:

• Author or co-author papers, proposals, presentation and reports
• May supervise lower level employees and students

Required skills/experience areas include:

• Knowledge of software including Solidworks, Siemens NX, AutoCAD, Arduino
• Experience designing, installing, and debugging automation and control systems in the field, including upgrading legacy hardware to modern standards.
• Capability to use large fabrication equipment including lathes, welders, mills, and soldering irons.
• Experience in generating formal drawings and three dimensional models.

Preferred skills/experience areas include:

• Experience leading teams of engineers on various projects.
• Familiarity with integrating various analog and digital sensing technologies.
• Previous DOD and classified work experience

Candidates for consideration must submit a cover letter of interest