Description
TRI Austin seeks a hands-on Mid-Level Mechanical Engineer to join our multidisciplinary R&D team. This role combines mechanical design and analysis, prototype fabrication and testing, and contributions to technical capture activities, including customer discovery, solution development, and proposal writing. The position is tailored for engineers who have worked on DoD or military programs, have practical materials experience, and are eager to contribute to winning and executing government research projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to all phases of mechanical design from concept to prototype, including 3D CAD, detailed drawings, BOMs, and manufacturability reviews. Rapidly iterate designs to support fabrication and field testing.
- Fabricate, assemble, and test prototypes in the lab and at field sites; write and execute test procedures, analyze test data, and document results in technical reports and presentations.
- Perform engineering analyses using FEA or other tools to support design decisions and risk reduction.
- Engage in hands-on composite work: fabricate, repair, and test fiber-reinforced systems (layups, curing, NDE, thermomechanical testing) and translate materials behavior into robust designs.
- Support proposal and capture efforts by developing technical approaches, preparing scopes of work, writing technical sections, and providing inputs for cost and schedule estimates.
- Integrate mechanical, electrical, and software subsystems where applicable; coordinate with vendors, subcontractors, test resources, and external collaborators under the guidance of senior staff.
- Assist in mentoring junior engineers/technicians and maintain rigorous engineering documentation (lab notebooks, drawings, test logs).
