Mechanical Engineer en ECS Federal

ECS is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to work in our Stennis, MS location. 

This position will be supporting The National Data Buoy Center mission, NDBC is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS). NDBC designs, develops, operates, and maintains a network of data collecting buoys and coastal stations. The NDBC is located in southern Mississippi as a tenant at the John C. Stennis Space Center, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) facility.  This position is onsite in Stennis, MS.

• Perform full lifecycle product development (design, develop, test prototypes, manufacture) producing prototype and production drawing packages.
• Engineering and Design of full ocean depth enclosures to house different instrumentation, such as: stand-alone positioning recorders, temperature sensors, acoustic release modems, & ADCP’s (Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers).
• Configuration management of designs, drawings, and test procedures using Vault software.
• Formulate and manage activities and projects that involve operations, new technology, and application while monitoring execution plans, budgets, and operation performances.
• Formulating plans and initiatives while coordinating with other agency departments to ensure designs, configurations, field testing, technology, and implementation are properly executed.
• Procurement procedures and requirements for equipment and services such as writing specifications, preparing statements of work, and evaluating proposals.
• Regularly interact with machinists, welders, & project managers to facilitate design and build of all NOAA/NDBC buoys, integrating the mechanics & electronics into one interchangeable package.
• Create and deliver concept, preliminary, and critical design review presentations on Engineering design work.