Mechanical Engineer

Work Where it Matters

Akima Infrastructure Services (AIS), an Akima company, is not just another staffing contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AIS, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, AIS provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AIS supports vital missions with the most in-demand and specialized skill sets in the world.

As an AIS employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.

We are seeking an R&D Mechanical Engineer to join our dynamic team! We are responsible for the design, development, testing, and qualification of multiple telemetry products across the ND portfolio. As a Mechanical Engineer, you will contribute to the mechanical design, conduct full product environmental testing, and verify requirements in support of qualification and product delivery. Your role will also include fixture development, documentation, hardware assembly, and managing fabrication processes. Our telemetry units are highly integrated electro-mechanical designs that must operate effectively in severe environments. Success in this role requires the ability to collaborate with a multi-faceted engineering team.  To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!

A successful candidate would have skills and experience with the following:

• Mechanical Testing (Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Pressure, Humidity) and data analysis
• Strong design skills in CAD (CREO preferred)
• Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) knowledge
• Experience designing for multiple manufacturing processes including machined aluminum, sheet metal and 3D printing (FDM)
• Demonstrated strong documentation related to product development within a quality management system
• Mentorship and leadership ability
• Strong, methodical approach to problem-solving

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and document system needs and requirements for Telemetry hardware
• Work with a cross-functional team to establish long-term visions and short-term priorities for the mechanical engineering team
• Utilize critical thinking to troubleshoot both mechanical and electromechanical issues, providing solutions within programmatic constraints
• Engage in hands-on work with the Telemetry product through fabrication and testing activities
• Use CREO and PDMLink to design and model the Telemetry product
• Perform and analyze fine element analysis (FEA) simulations for stress, strain, modal and thermal environments
• Work with vendors and buyers to procure development parts
• Work with MCAD and the product definition team to create and authorize product drawings
• The position requires an ability to travel up to 25% to support the mission
• Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time at the Livermore, CA facility

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development
• Demonstrated experience with Creo, Solidworks, or similar MCAD design tool
• Demonstrated experience developing or executing procedures associated with high value hardware (flight, customer deliverable, production)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance

Desired Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation)
• Experience with mechanical engineering and product realization in the NNSA complex
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams
• Demonstrated breadth of knowledge in Mechanical Engineering and other engineering fields through school projects or work experience
• Demonstrated experience drafting drawings using GD&T per ANSI Y14.5
• Experience in roles that required leadership and/or mentorship
• Demonstrated experience working with and across a broad range of stakeholders
• Active DOE Q-Level Security Clearance or other transferable U.S. Government Clearance
• Understanding of nuclear weapons and Joint Test Assembly design principles
• Demonstrated experience designing, testing, or fabricating aerospace hardware
• Demonstrated experience with testing in the following fields or similar: vibration, shock, thermal, vacuum, centrifuge
• Demonstrated experience developing test plans for validation or verification of requirement sets

Physical Demands:

• If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sub-contractor you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs
• If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sub-contractor, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date