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Mechanical Design Manager

Aerolab 🇺🇸 Jessup, Anne Arundel County, MD 20701, United States of America

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

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 budgets and schedules.

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 budgets and schedules.

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, or an equivalent combination of 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 effective organizational, communication, and project coordination skills.

Benefits

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

Key Skills

SolidWorks Mechanical Design GD&T Tolerance Analysis Steel Fabrication Technical Drawing Review Project Coordination Team Leadership Mentoring Designers Budget Management Schedule Tracking Problem Solving Communication Skills Organizational Skills Wind Tunnel Equipment CAD Standards Design Documentation Revision Control Collaboration with Manufacturing Quality Assurance

About Aerolab

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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