Engineering – Design Engineer

Job description:

  • Responsible for hardware integration and final assembly including liaison actions. Reviews engineering models and technical drawings for producibility.
  • Identifies design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommends revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers.
  • Works within a model based engineering environment (3DX). Leverages understanding of flight hardware and assembly processes to define operations procedures and build sequences.
  • Provides input regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and assembly / service techniques. Investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies.
  • Position requires periodic travel.
  • Must have extensive experience in aircraft .
  • Must have the personal attributes conducive to work within an IPT (Integrated Product Team).
  • Must have the ability, technical background and confidence to work independently and make critical program decisions.
  • Preferred experience with complete integrated air vehicle designs.

Required experience:

  • 10+ years of aircraft sub-systems or structures assembly / integration
  • Development/ protype/ first article, program support (new product introduction / NPI)
  • Current proficiency in 3DX or Catia V5 software
  • Review of engineering models and technical drawings for producibility of new designs
  • Applied aircraft experience (such as production support, maintenance or testing)

Desired experience:

  • On vehicle testing and troubleshooting of aircraft sub-systems
  • Liaison engineering type experience
  • Hands-on production / shop floor support (Direct ownership and support of specific manufacturing operations as well as interface with touch-labor employees)
  • Manufacturing assembly work instruction authoring
  • Jet engine integration, service and maintenance familiarity
  • Wire harness and interconnect installation/ integration
  • Aircraft fuel systems
  • Metallic part machining working knowledge
  • Delmia software usage
  • Aviation Maintenance Experience, A & P license or similar
  • engineering degree
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