Mevicon Inc.

Mevicon, Inc. is a small growing business located in Sunnyvale, California that was founded in 2002 with the goal of developing high end space and terrestrial products based on our pioneering thin film shell technology. Due to continued growth in our funded R&D backlog and growing interest in our "Strength Through Curvature" approach to realizing compactly stowable, passively self deploying, self rigidizing thin-film reflective shells and structures for RF to optical reflectors, we are currently looking for qualified candidates to join us. If you like working with cutting edge technology, seeing your designs come to life, and shipping real hardware, then we are the place for you.

Several positions on the engineering staff are available:

We are also looking for a Government Contract Negotiator/Administrator.

Ideal candidates will be well rounded, quick learners, and have a desire to work in a growing small company environment where they will be expected to understand and contribute in many different technical areas and where their contributions will make a difference. If you are interested and qualified, please email your resume (with a cover letter) to jobs@mevicon.com. Please include position title you are applying for in the subject line. Principals Only, and No Faxes or Phone Calls Please. References will be required and checked as and a pre-employment background check will be performed on final candidates.

Certain Mevicon Inc. projects and likely product areas have export control and security issues that require attention to the citizenship status of every individual who works at Mevicon Inc. All jobs thus require that the employee either be a United States Citizen, Permanent Resident of the United States, an Asylee, or a Refugee. Mevicon Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

We are currently looking for hardware focused engineers to ramp up our shell related R&D and product development activities. Detailed knowledge and practical experience in one or more of the following technical areas is required:

Experience in any of the following application areas is an added advantage:

The ideal candidate will combine small company and/or R&D experience with expertise in one of the above technical areas and at least one application area. Excellent writing/documentation skills, test planning/execution/post-processing, and indication of ability to efficiently interface with customers/suppliers are a must. The candidate must have an aptitude for formulating hypothesis from numerical and experimental data, and designing/implementing experiments to prove them. All Mevicon employees must be able to document research with word processing and presentation (PowerPoint) software to explain/defend their ideas and conclusions drawn the experimental results. This position requires at least an undergraduate degree (masters preferred) in a technical field and, preferably several years of recent relevant experience. We are however open to considering recent/pending college graduates, if they have prior engineering work experience and excellent references.

If you are interested and qualified, please forward your resume, work history, and references to jobs@mevicon.com. Principals Only, and No Phone Calls Please.

We are currently looking for experienced mechanical engineers to help us in our shell related R&D and product development activities. Detailed knowledge and recent practical experience (must be able to substantiate) in one or more of the following technical areas is required:

Detailed Knowledge/Experience (in any of the following application areas is an added advantage:

Ideal candidates will combine small company and/or R&D experience with expertise in several of the above technical areas and at least one application area. Excellent writing/documentation/presentation skills, test planning/execution/post-processing, ability to efficiently interface with customers/suppliers, and ability to work within a small company environment are a must. The candidate must have an aptitude for formulating hypothesis from numerical and experimental data, and designing/implementing experiments to prove theories. Excellent writing/documentation skills, test planning/execution/post-processing, and ability to efficiently interface with customers/suppliers are a must. All Mevicon employees must be able to document research with word processing and presentation (PowerPoint) software to explain/defend their ideas and conclusions drawn the experimental results. For this position, best proof would be published papers from technical forums. This position requires at least an undergraduate degree (masters preferred) in a technical field and, multiple years of recent relevant experience.

If you are interested and qualified, please forward your resume, work history, and references to jobs@mevicon.com. Principals Only, and No Phone Calls Please.

We are currently looking for experienced thermal-structural analysts/consultants to help us in our R&D and product development. Specifically we are looking for analysts or consultants who are experienced in one or both of the following areas:

Experience with the following a strong plus:

Detailed Knowledge/Experience in any of the following application areas is an added advantage:

Ideal candidates will combine analysis and/or R&D experience with expertise in at least one application area. Excellent writing/documentation skills and ability to interface with internal team are a must. Thermal Desktop and ABACUS are the preferred software sets. Must be willing to sign NDA. If consulting, initial work/project load likely to be 15 to 20 hours/week with possibility to scale up to full time if match is right. To be considered, candidate must have at least 8+ years worth of relevant experience.

If you are interested and qualified, please forward your resume, work history, and references to jobs@mevicon.com. Principals Only, and No Phone Calls Please.

We are currently looking for hardware focused technicians to support our shell related R&D and product development activities. Detailed knowledge and practical experience in one or more of the following technical areas is required:

Experience in any of the following application areas is an added advantage:

The ideal candidate has worked in small research groups with multi-disciplinary teams and has practical mechanical design experience for test fixture design, testing expertise, and programming experience for data reduction and analysis. Experience with solid modeling packages (like SolidWorks) is desired as is a background in manufacturing techniques. Familiarity/comfort with programming/scripting languages such as Matlab in support of test post processing is a strong plus as is an affinity for photography.

The ideal candidate will combine small company and/or R&D experience with expertise in several of the above technical areas and at least one application area. While candidate will not necessarily be expected to plan tests, they will be expected to be able to perform/implement test plans, critically examine results, identify outliers and anomalies, and provide acceptable documentation. They must demonstrate a critical attention to detail, strong work ethic, and be a fast learner. Must also be willing to help out other R&D engineers wherever needed.

Depending on candidates we can consider either part or full time position. This might also be excellent position for college engineering students looking for an internship or part-time work during the semester or over the summer.

If you are interested and qualified, please forward your resume, work history, and references to jobs@mevicon.com. Principals Only, and No Phone Calls Please.

Successful and growing small R&D company looking for experienced Federal Govt. Contract Negotiator/Manager who desires to work very part time to off-load the president from intermittent contract negotiations and contract compliance activities.

Must be experienced with buyer agency (strongly prefer experience with AF, DARPA, and NASA) and DCMA (particularly property management) and contracting standard practices and expectations. Familiarity with FARS, DFAR clauses related to FFP and CPFF R&D contracts, particularly those usually associated with SBIR, BAA, and NRA solicitations required. Familiarity with IP issues and standard contract Invention Disclosure filing protocols also a plus. This is not a bookkeeping/accounting position, but familiarity with Quickbooks, DCAA, DFAS, allowable/unallowable costs, and standard cost pools, a big plus. Similarly this is not a proposal or technical writing position but experience in those areas a plus. Relevant technical experience not required but experience with RF, Solar, and or optics also a plus, as is experience with space flight hardware)

Typical Job Duties could include, as needed,

New Contract Negotiation

Contract Compliance/Close-out

Must be effective friendly communicator with true desire to establish/maintain cordial relationships with Govt. buyers and representatives. Attention to detail is a must. Business Process System orientation and willingness to document and train/assist staff on implementation of proper procedures required. Candidate should have experience with and desire to work in a Small Company Environment.

After initial ramp-up period, average work load is likely to be no more than 10 to 20 hours per month, but during times of new contract negotiation, willingness to provide timely responsiveness will be essential in order to expedite contract award. Position likely able to work from home on flexible majority of the time, and will usually be low pressure/easily scheduled.

If you are interested and qualified, please forward your resume, work history, and references to jobs@mevicon.com. Principals Only, and No Phone Calls Please.

R&D Engineer

Senior R&D Engineer

Analyst (Thermal and/or Structural)

Prototype Support Technician

Part time Government Contract Negotiator/Administrator