About the Role:
The Senior Structure Engineer position is a product design and development engineering role within the Structure & Survivability Group. The charter of the Structure & Survivability Group is the design, development, verification, and implementation of components related to Hull Structure, Integral and Applique Armor, Crew Hatches and Access Panels, including accompanying mechanisms, and Covers and Guards. This functional engineering team supports the entire portfolio of products and programs within GDLS ranging from new technology demonstration to pre-production development and ultimately full-scale vehicle production.
Company Information
General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable, and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.
Hybrid or onsite-
Due to the nature of the work, this role requires on-site presence up to 70%
What We Offer:
Starting your career or you are an experience professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is Impactful and built for you.
Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending
competitive base pay, incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.
401k Match (6%)
Educational Assistance
9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.)
On-going learning opportunities within a diverse, inclusive and rewarding work environment
Onsite Cafeteria, remodeled with new equipment Fitness Center, and Outdoor fitness track
Responsibilities to Anticipate/Expect:
Operating within cross-functional teams and providing technical leadership to help achieve program deliverables related to technical requirements, cost and schedule.
Developing detail hardware concepts using CAD modeling tools and ensuring developed concepts meet all technical requirements.
Collaborating with engineering peers within the project team to ensure developed concepts support a balanced system level approach that achieves the necessary performance requirements.
Collaborating with drafting personnel in maturing design concepts to a production-ready state
Oversee the release of hardware models and prints
Collaborate with the manufacturing organization in the fabrication and integration of developed hardware onto prototype and/or production platforms
Take a leadership role in testing and verification of developed hardware
Conduct Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) analysis to resolve identified technical issues with prototype and/or production hardware
Supporting the Area Manager by acting as a technical point of contact for assigned projects and ensuring deliverables are being achieved
Assist with project planning and maintaining project progress reports
Provide mentoring to junior team members
Perform other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications / What you must have
The Senior Structures Engineer role is a senior technical leadership engineering position. Successful candidates will meet the following qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering
10-15 years of experience developing and releasing technical designs on a vehicle program level is required
Experience executing designs from paper to physical hardware and overseeing their successful integration at a system level is required
Experience developing structural hardware including technical familiarity with welding techniques is required
Experience with RCCA methods is required
Experience with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing methods is required
Familiarity with Teamcenter is required
Must be proficient with CAD modeling techniques. Proficiency with specific CAD software packages, VIS, Siemens NX and/or Creo, is required
Must be proficient with MS Office applications
Must possess excellent communication skills
Additional Information
This position requires eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance)
No sponsorship offered.
The candidate will need to have strong written and oral communication skills.
Able to work overtime when required.
Able to bring continuous improvement processes and methodologies to the position.
Limited travel may be required.
GDLS considers factors such as, scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience, education/training background, in addition to local market comparable and business considerations when extending an offer.
General Dynamics Land Systems is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race and/or ethnic background, national origin and/or ancestry, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital/parental status, age, military service, veteran status, disability, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, genetic information, or membership in any class protected by applicable law from discrimination in employment.