Principal Mechanical Engineer

Mount Indie is looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead development and deployment of a suite of products.

What you'll do:

• Lead a small team of Mechanical Engineers in the planning, design, analysis, and documentation of complex communications devices and integrated systems.
• Implement mechanical systems, equipment, and packages for electronics
• Generate and review mechanical drawings
• Run advanced simulations on complex mechanical components and assemblies
• Interact with vendors to quote mechanical parts
• Participate in integrated product teams and engineering/design reviews
• Lead team members in the preparation of detail design, design testing, and prototype fabrication
• Lead integration between hardware, software, and network systems
• Conduct and support test planning, execution, and post event reporting
• Define electro-mechanical subsystem requirements and specifications
• Conduct research and analysis of system interface documents in order to define, document, and design system connections and architecture
• Manage workflows and task prioritization for junior Mechanical Engineers across multiple projects

Requirements

Technical Leadership

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering and 15-20 years of experience
• Lead the architecture, design, analysis, and development of advanced mechanical systems and assemblies.
• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for mechanical design principles, materials, manufacturing processes, and system integration.
• Drive technical decision-making and ensure alignment with product performance, reliability, and cost objectives.
• Establish and maintain engineering standards, best practices, and design guidelines.
• Experience with analysis needed for airworthiness artifacts
• Advanced skills with Solidworks Simulation analysis (or similar software) to include Structural Static/Fatigue, Thermal (Conduction and Convection) and Computational Flow/Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Expert level of capability with Solidworks software including experience with eDrawings and Model Based Definition (MBD) of products and assemblies
• Experience with analysis for airworthiness artifacts
• Experience designing for thermal constraints
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC and TEMPEST requirements

Product Development

• Own complex projects from concept through production release.
• Conduct detailed engineering analyses including FEA, thermal analysis, tolerance stack-ups, and failure mode analysis.
• Oversee prototype builds, testing, validation, and design verification activities.
• Collaborate with electrical, software, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure seamless integration.

Innovation & Strategy

• Identify new technologies, materials, and processes to improve product performance and manufacturability.
• Contribute to long-term technical roadmaps and platform strategies.
• Support intellectual property development including patents and technical publications.

Mentorship & Collaboration

• Mentor and develop junior and senior engineers.
• Provide technical reviews and design approvals.
• Influence engineering culture and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Interface with customers, suppliers, and executive leadership on technical matters.
• Ability to operate effectively in a team environment as well as independently
• US Citizen
• Willingness and ability to obtain a secret clearance

Nice to have:

• Master's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• Experience with commercial and military documentation artifacts
• Experience in writing, or contributed to, Environmental Qualification Testing (EQT) test plans and coordinating with test houses to achieve design verification
• Experience working with production personnel and creating assembly instructions
• EIA-310 cabinet design and familiarity with Navy Environmental Qualification Testing desired
• Experience in system design, testing, and analysis
• Experience in agile, professional software development environments utilizing revision control, test driven development and continuous integration
• Active Secret Clearance