Position Summary:

The University of Dayton, a top-tier Catholic research university, is seeking a talented and driven Associate Mechanical Engineer to join our esteemed UDRI Power & Energy division. This is a remarkable opportunity to be part of a dynamic team that is revolutionizing the energy industry through cutting-edge research and innovative solutions.

This position provides sustaining and digital engineering support for aerospace and vehicle sustainment technologies, with a focus on reverse engineering and lifecycle management of aircraft components and systems. Under the guidance of a senior engineer, this role will support research, evaluation, reverse engineering, design, testing/validation, and digital engineering efforts for aerospace and vehicle hardware. The ideal candidate will:

- Collaborate with client teams to identify, document, and reverse engineer aircraft and vehicle components to support lifecycle management (LCM) activities, service life extension programs (SLEP), and Digital Engineering (DigEng) initiatives.
- Work closely with client engineers to ensure documentation and product conformance with engineering design intent, performance requirements, and sustainment goals.
- Design and optimize mechanical components, including housings, brackets, structural supports, and other aerospace and vehicle hardware, for both traditional and additive manufacturing in compliance with GD&T standards.
- Develop and execute component- and system-level validation and qualification test plans, including analysis of test data and results to ensure product performance and reliability.
- This role primarily supports government clients in aerospace sustainment, but there may also be opportunities to work with commercial sector clients.

Minimum Qualifications:

- BS in Mechanical Engineering (or projected degree award by June 2025)
- Ability to create, read, and interpret models, technical drawings, schematics, and computer generated reports.
- Proficient in SolidWorks 3D CAD modeling software.
- Working knowledge in Excel and other MS Office Suite programs.
- Attention to detail.
- Development and management of large bills of materials
- Prior involvement with projects on government contracts
- Due to requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

- Advanced degree in engineering, business management, or project management
- Training in and/or application of ANSYS
- Training in and/or application of controls and logic design
- 1+ years engineering/technical product design, hardware ownership experience with working knowledge of GD&T standards.
- 1+ years developing military equipment product specifications
- 1+ years engineering support experience with US Air Force
- 1+ years project management experience
- 1+ years MS Access experience
- 2+ years engineering/technical experience supporting vehicles or military support equipment
- 1+ years experience with part optimization and quality improvement
- Coding and scripting (e.g. Matlab, LaTeX, VBA, Java. etc.)
- Demonstrated application with creating and executing component and system level validation and qualification test plans.
- Experience analyzing large sets of maintenance data and identifying equipment and component trends
- Familiar with various manufacturing processes such as casting, NC machining, forging, heat treat, and additive manufacturing for metals and/or plastics.
- Effective interpersonal communication skills, demonstrated at all levels of an organization.
- Self motivated & organized with ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated successful collaboration within a multi disciplinary team.
- Demonstrated problem solving and time management skills.

Special Instructions to Applicants: To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet. Closing Statement:

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity, achieve equitable outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, we will not discriminate against minorities, women, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, or on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.