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Mechanical Design Manager

Aerolab Inc 🇺🇸 Howard County, Maryland, United States of America

$70,000 - $80,000 Full-time

Lead and coordinate a small team of mechanical designers producing SolidWorks models and drawings for wind tunnel equipment, ensuring designs meet project requirements and are accurate and suitable for fabrication and installation. Review and release drawing packages, manage design standards and revisions, resolve shop-floor design issues, mentor designers, and track progress against project schedules and budgets.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate a small team of mechanical designers producing SolidWorks models and drawings for wind tunnel equipment, ensuring designs meet project requirements and are accurate and suitable for fabrication and installation. Review and release drawing packages, manage design standards and revisions, resolve shop-floor design issues, mentor designers, and track progress against project schedules and budgets.

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent education and mechanical design experience, plus at least five years of mechanical design experience, including two years in a lead or supervisory role. Candidates should have strong SolidWorks, drawing review, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and steel fabrication knowledge, along with the ability to coordinate projects and lead designers.

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Performance-Based Bonus
  • Company Parties
  • Competitive Salary
  • Dental Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Advancement Opportunities
  • Paid Time Off
  • Vision Insurance

Key Skills

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About Aerolab Inc

Aerolab was founded in 1947 and quickly revolutionized the landscape of both research and education oriented wind tunnels. Since then, Aerolab has reliably transformed complex aerodynamic, instrumentation, software, and logistical requirements into fully functional test facilities for hundreds of satisfied customers in the academic, research, government, and commercial markets both in the United States and around the world. Aerolab's specialities include the design, fabrication, construction and installation of aeronautical wind tunnel facilities, oceanographic and climatic simulation facilities, and indoor skydiving facilities.

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