About this role
About the Role KAIROS, Inc is seeking an energetic, experienced, and highly motivated Mechanical Engineer, Junior to join our Newport, Rhode Island team. This role will research, design, manufacture, and test tools, engines, machines, and other mechanical devices, supporting power-producing machines such as electric generators, internal combustion engines, and steam and gas turbines, as well as power-using machines including refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, machine tools, material handling systems, elevators and escalators, industrial production equipment, and robots used in manufacturing. What You'll Do
- Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
- Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements.
- Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
- Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
- Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
- Utilize computers to assist in efficiently performing computations, and by permitting the modeling and simulation of new designs as well as facilitating changes to existing designs. Utilize Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) for design data processing and for turning the design into a product. What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- U.S. Citizenship; eligible for Active Secret Security Clearance; ability to complete the full background investigation.
- Strong customer relations, analytics, and documentation skills; excellent written and verbal communication.
- Self-starter with a strong work ethic; able to work in a challenging, fast-paced, team-oriented environment and also independently; ability to multi-task and meet deadlines; detail oriented.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Willingness to adapt to evolving technology and business processes. Nice to Have
- Experience with PLM, MBSE, AutoCAD and 3D Modeling.
- Experience with Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, MATLAB, Electronics and Instrumentation, Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics Based Design, Finite Element Analysis. Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: USD 68,000 to 85,000 per year.
- Benefits include Medical Coverage; Employer-Paid Dental, Vision, Basic Life/AD&D; Short-Term/Long-Term Insurance; Health Savings Account with Employer Contribution; 401K Plan with Employer Matching; Annual Discretionary Bonuses; Paid Time Off; Eleven (11) Paid Holidays; Certification Reimbursement; Tuition Reimbursement; Paid Parental Leave; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); Rewards and Recognition; Community outreach via KAIROS Kares group.