Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Design, integrate, and test avionics and control components for aircraft and test labs
• Oversee and/or perform design and analysis tasks for system integration including stress and model analyses
• Provide CAD work in support of design activities, including application of industry best-practices for GD&T
• Support and participate in testing activities – component, system development, and system certification – as needed including test plan creation, data analysis, and test report generation and documentation
• Prepare and coordinate mechanical design and fabrication drawings and related documents
• This position may require up to 25-50% travel, sometimes with short notice, to both domestic and international locations to support aircraft and system integration and testing

Job requirements

• BS in Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering and 5+ years technical work experience
• Advanced modeling experience with tools such as SolidWorks, Catia, OnShape, Fusion360, or Creo
• Proven experience with rapid design cycles: taking a design from concept through detailed design, build, and test
• Experience leading engineering activities such as mechanism design, controls design and analysis, environmental analysis (thermal, vibration, airflow), and structural analysis
• Outstanding organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills