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The FFL is part of the Mechanical & Reliability Department which provides innovative solutions for electronic prototypes designed for advanced sensing, communication, and navigation systems. Areas of expertise include ground, airborne and shipboard systems. The FFL provides a high quality, cost-effective means for the greater MITRE community to rapidly field and demonstrate technologies and to solve the mechanical design challenges posed by our Sponsors. The FFL:
Plays a critical role for customer satisfaction and future business development by fielding and demonstrating new technologies to meet mission needs
Partners with projects to prioritize needs and schedules with flexibility to provide a range of services from low cost, quick engineering changes to full-scale design and fabrication
Handles real-time design/engineering changes, installations, and modifications of prototypes
Develops and fabricates a wide range of diverse and unique solutions
Provides low cost, quick turnaround custom prototypes
The Group seeks to hire a talented, creative, and motivated individual who demonstrates familiarity and skill with all the commonly used machine tools. The successful candidate will:
Work with shop supervisor, engineers, and other shop staff to fabricate and produce quality parts
Demonstrate flexibility to work from blueprints, specifications, detailed verbal instructions, or detailed sketches
Demonstrate knowledge and skill to fabricate prototype and short run production of parts from prints and CAD models with the ability to hold to +/- 0.001 tolerances when necessary
Have knowledge and experience in machining metals, plastics, fiberglass, composites, and wood
Support the engineering design group and technologists applying leading edge technology to develop electronic systems to solve challenging problems
Support fielding of systems and associated travel, as needed, to include kitting, set-up, operation, test and tear-down
Perform additional duties related to shop maintenance and operations including maintaining shop and equipment used in shop processes
Follow all proper safety guidelines including wearing proper PPE
Demonstrate ability to work in a team environment and display a collaborative approach in working with the fabrication team
Typically requires a minimum of 2 - 4 years of related experience with a High School Diploma or equivalent in education, or 2 years’ experience and an Associate degree, or equivalent combination of education and related work experience.
Understanding of machining and conventional fabrication technologies and experience with the programming, set-up, and operation of computer numerical control (CNC) milling machines and lathes
Knowledge, proficiency, and experience with Mastercam Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software
Ability to set-up and operate manual milling machines and manual lathes
Knowledge of machinist hand tools like micrometers, calipers, and dial indicators
Ability to safely operate grinders, shears, sanders, drill presses, horizontal and vertical band saws, table saws, radial arm saws, and all types of electric hand tools
Knowledge of trigonometry
Ability to travel up to 20% of time to support field work
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site
10+ years of related experience with a High School Diploma or equivalent in education, or equivalent combination of high school courses and related work experience
Fabrication skills to support high-precision and complex parts using equipment such as 4- and 5-axis milling machines
Knowledge and proficiency with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and ANSI and ASME drafting standards
Working knowledge of 3D & 2D CAD (Computer Aided Design) software
Ability to operate wire electrical discharge machining (EDM) systems
Work experience in a research & development (R&D) or prototype machine shop setting
Working knowledge of Solidworks PDM, or similar data/configuration management software
$70,000 - $87,500 - $105,000 Annual
Onsite
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