581 - Junior Mechanical Engineer

Azure Summit Technology is a mature, growing small business with locations in Melbourne, Florida, and Fairfax, Virginia, that develops and delivers high-performance RF hardware, firmware, and software products, and innovative, practical, multi-function RF systems solutions that address emerging missions of national importance for customers across the Department of Defense.  We are a diverse team of highly qualified RF systems engineers and mission subject matter experts (SMEs) with backgrounds in electrical, mechanical, RF, hardware, software, firmware, and systems engineering.  We work together within a creative, innovative, and highly collaborative culture to deliver innovative solutions for our customers.  To do this, we hire people with a passion to succeed. We are looking for problem solvers. People who have unique perspectives and diverse experience. 

Are you in?

Do you work well in a team environment and on your own as an individual contributor? Do you know how to set the bar high and achieve goals for yourself and bring others along with you?  Do you work hard and play hard? Do you want to help the company succeed and build your skill set and further your career at the same time?  Azure Summit Technology just might be the place for you.      

What do we do?

Azure Summit Technology provides a wide range of multi-channel software defined radio products, innovative signal processing solutions and end-to-end mission payloads and systems for the full range of advanced RF applications including EW, radar, communications, and multi-mode RF operations.  Systems can be tailored to meet a variety of requirements for bandwidth, dynamic range, number of channels, and computational resources. Supported platforms range from resource-constrained small UAVs and wearable devices to manned aircraft and maritime vessels.

What will you do?

Azure Summit Technology is currently seeking a Junior Mechanical Engineer. The selected candidate will be part of a dynamic, growing, cross-functional, and geographically distributed team.  This position is located on-site at our facility in Melbourne, Florida, with frequent, sometimes overnight travel to our Fairfax, Virginia, office, and our other locations as needed.  Your future team has worked together to produce the following job description:

The selected candidate will be responsible for mechanical design and support to our production and R&D operations in both Azure facilities and other locations as needed.  The candidate will work closely with program managers, systems engineers, electrical engineers, and test engineers in the planning and execution of new and existing hardware designs.  The candidate will be responsible for documentation regarding mechanical interfaces in support of all applicable programs including, but not limited to, test procedures, assembly documentation, and inspection.  The candidate will assist in the support of all programs related to test fixtures and tooling.  The candidate will be responsible for all aspects of mechanical design, heat transfer analysis, shock and vibration mitigation, and tolerance analysis in a manufacturing environment.  The candidate will work with machine shops in the fabrication of mechanical hardware through all phases of the manufacturing process.  The candidate will work with electronics/RF engineers to establish baselines for mechanical interfaces in proposed designs.  The candidate will support all existing mechanical designs and hardware currently in use in production as well as R&D.

Basic Requirements

• US citizenship, due to the nature of the work and contract requirement

• Ability to obtain a DoD SECRET security clearance, due to contract requirement

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or other relevant discipline

• Experience with mechanical design using CAD software

• Minimum 1 year experience performing mechanical engineering in a defense contracting environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance

• Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or other relevant discipline

• Mechanical design experience related to RFI/EMI enclosures, boxes, shielding

• Mechanical design experience of structures, fixtures, enclosures, frames for electrical printed circuit boards (PCBs)

• Experience using Catia, ProE, SolidWorks, AutoCad

• Experience with heat transfer analysis tools (AnSys)

• Hands-on experience using milling machine, lathe, drill press

• Experience writing inspection and assembly documentation

• Experience coordinating with machine shops in the fabrication of mechanical hardware

Azure Summit Technology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disabled Employer. Azure Summit Technology provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. Azure Summit Technology expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment or discrimination based on any of the characteristics mentioned above. Improper interference with the ability of other employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. To request accommodation, contact Julia Bergeman, 571-455-6486, julia.bergeman@azuresummit.com.