p>RESPONSIBILITIES: • Own hardware from conceptual design through production and operation for aircraft installations • Develop design criteria, collaborate on requirements, and drive system-level optimization • Perform analysis on designs including hand calculations, FEA, and CAD in a rapidly changing environment • Rapidly iterate on designs and analysis to inform high level systems trades and steer overall product direction • Lead design reviews and work with FAA designees to certify components and systems • Generate detailed production drawings using GD&T and performing a tolerance stack up analysis • Drive holistic DFM to create elegant designs with a focus on piece part and process count reductions, error proofing at every step of fabrication and integration, and consistent performance and production metrics • Establish an efficient product lifecycle starting in the supply chain all the way through final integration that balances cost, complexity, and quality; work closely with partner teams to design and realize an efficient in-house production line • Perform environmental and performance testing on hardware to validate analysis and demonstrate compliance to design criteria • Own product delivery timeline through conception, design, assembly, and service.
PREferred SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
• Master's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline • 3+ years of professional experience in mechanical design and analysis • 2+ years of hands-on project experience with complex mechanical systems, preferably as a team lead • Proficient in 3D CAD (NX preferred) • Solid understanding and application of GD&T • Demonstrated understanding of structural analysis and failure modes of complex mechanical and electromechanical systems • Prior ownership of a complex component or assembly from initial design through high-volume production ramp • Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills • Knowledge of and experience in selecting materials, manufacturing methods, and surface treatments for mechanical components • Proficiency in one or more programming languages • Experience working with PCB designers and exposure to PCB layout and PCBA mechanical design • Experience with design of experiments, statistical process control, and process qualification • Specific expertise applicable to any of the above sub-teams.