Mechanical System Design & Analysis Engineer 3 (Boeing) in Houston

Job Title: Mechanical System Design & Analysis Engineer 3
Company: Boeing
Location: Houston, TX

Location Houston, TXSecurity Clearance Required? No Security Clearance Required (https://jobs.boeing.com/help/glossary.html#security_clearance">about security clearance definitions)Position DescriptionSpace Exploration Houston is seeking several highly motivated and experienced mechanical design engineers on both the Commercial Crew Space Transportation CST-100 spacecraft reporting to the Mechanical and Structures Team Manager and also in the Houston Design Center (HDC) reporting the HDC Manager. The development of the CST-100 spacecraft is taking place in a fixed price environment where new approaches for satisfying NASA Human Rating Requirements and for NASA insight and oversight are being implemented. Key experience and skills required to be successful in this environment include: design and development of spaceflight and human space flight structural and mechanical systems using computer aided design (CAD) tools. The Houston Design Center supports various design needs across the Enterprise, but primarily supporting Boeing Commercial Aircraft product lines, including 787. Enterprise support work involves developing design models using CATIA and/or NX6 in a model-based definition (MBD) environment and releasing data sets in TeamCenter or Enovia/DCAC product data manager (PDM). Creates master models (MMs), relational layout models (RLMs), source control drawings (SCDs), component assembly requirements models (CARMs) to create and release assembly model MBDs. The successful candidate will have interpersonal skills to navigate new environments; leadership skills required to integrate with a diverse team; ability to find a way in a difficult environment; willingness to flag issues and ask for help; and the dedication required to succeed in a schedule driven development environment. Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners, and suppliers. Supports the development and documentation of mechanical and fluid system and thermal environment requirements to establish the system design. Supports the development, maintenance or modification of system, component and installation designs/proposals to provide design documentation and high-level requirements to downstream groups. Performs detail design development and modification of mechanical and fluid system installations. Performs and documents analyses to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications. Performs spatial integration at system or component level and modification of mechanical systems. Assists in preparing technical documents for mechanical components and systems. Assists in supporting proposal preparation and new business development efforts. Contributes to supplier development, test and production activities and directs the supplier to optimize integration and achieve program goals. Supports system components designs/proposals standards to provide installation and detail documentation. Works under general supervision and may train others.CompetenciesGeneral

[ + ] Coaching/Teaching
Clarifies expected behaviors, knowledge, and level of proficiency by seeking and giving information and checking for understanding. Provides instruction, positive modeling, and opportunities for observation in order to help fellow work group members, internal employees and occasionally external customers develop skills; encourages questions to ensure understanding. Gives timely, appropriate feedback on performance; reinforces efforts and progress. Establishes good interpersonal relationships by helping fellow work group members, internal employees and occasionally external customers, feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions.

[ + ] Collaboration
Works effectively and cooperatively with fellow employees, peers from other teams and/or parts of the organization and occasionally external customers; establishes and maintains good working relationships by actively involving others and helping them feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions. Places higher priority on team and/or organization goals than on own goals. Offers to provide help and/or leadership to other teams and/or employees and occasionally external customers when they need assistance.

[ + ] Communication
Clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Keeps the audience engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Frames the message in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used. Accurately interprets messages from others and responds appropriately.

[ + ] Customer Focus
Makes customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; develops and sustains productive customer relationships; uses information to understand customers' circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; periodically becomes involved in sharing information with customers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities; considers how actions or plans will affect customers; responds quickly to meet customer needs and resolve problems; assists higher graded employees and/or project team leaders in implementing ways to monitor and evaluate customer concerns, issues, and satisfaction and to anticipate customer needs.

[ + ] Systems Thinking
Evaluates job tasks and processes on how well they help meet team objective(s); identifies non-value-adding components and barriers. Formulates change strategies; seeks input from others to evaluate options for change and encourage buy-in. Makes appropriate changes to job/role structures and processes by communicating effectively and focusing on new skill development. Uses accurate measurement systems to monitor the implementation.

Technical

[ + ] Analysis/Design Optimization
Broad ability to evaluate complex vehicles and systems from a multitude of perspectives. Includes the ability to apply figures of merit and integrated optimization tools. Ability to perform multi-disciplinary trade studies to evaluate configuration alternatives for functional and spatial integration.

[ + ] Analyze & Interpret Engineerin
Complete ability to analyze and interpret company products (e.g., analyzing and troubleshooting GSE problems). Makes use of and applies job practices, techniques, standards, principles, theories, and concepts. Knowledge acquired through on the job training.

[ + ] Engineering Processes
Complete knowledge of responsibilities and tasks performed by various Engineering departments/disciplines (e.g., design, test, software, technology, avionics). Complete knowledge of the interaction between departments/ disciplines and how their products/processes affect one another and impact non-engineering processes (e.g., Operations, Logistics, Business).

[ + ] Mech Component/System Eng
Complete knowledge of mechanical component and system design, analysis, and integration. Complete knowledge of the tools required for design, analysis, evaluation, and integration (i.e. computer aided design systems, mathematical modeling software, tolerance analysis software).

Basic Qualifications For Consideration

Do you meet the criteria described in the "Typical Education and/or Experience" section for this requisition?

Do you have a minimum of 3 years experience in mechanical design engineering using computer aided design tools and releasing data sets in a product data manager?Typical Education/ExperienceDegree and typical experience in engineering classification: Bachelor's and 5 or more years' experience, Master's degree with 3 or more years' experience or PhD degree with experience. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.Other Job related information Business Unit Defense, Space&SecurityDivision Networks & Space SystemsProgram Space ExplorationJob Type Non-ManagementExperience Level Career/ExperiencedUS Person Status Required? Yes Closing Date: 09/02/2011 (https://jobs.boeing.com/help/glossary.html#closing_dates">about closing dates)

How to Apply

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This position, Mechanical System Design & Analysis Engineer 3 (Boeing) in Houston, was posted on August 22, 2011. The job is located in Houston. The employer is Boeing. Since this job has been published, it has been viewed 55 times.