Avionics – Mechanical Engineer

B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
1+ years of experience with mechanical or electromechanical design and analysis (internships and significant student project experience qualify)

Design, manufacture, and test packaging for flight avionics electronics and electro-mechanical actuators
Design, manufacture, and integrate secondary structures used to integrate avionics components and harnessing on flight vehicle
Perform thermal, structural, and tolerance analysis for electro-mechanical assemblies using both hand calculations and finite element analysis
Develop mechanical design, 3D modeling, creation of production drawings and maintenance of design data
Failure analysis of components as it relates to thermal, loads, vibration and shock
Interface with machine shops and production teams to integrate design for manufacturing best practices and produce hardware needed for qualification and flight
Own the hardware delivery timeline and success through inception, design, assembly, test, and integration
Lead design reviews both internally externally
Drive continuous improvement efforts to increase throughput and reduce cost to meet launch target

Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills
Experience with CAD and FEA software packages including NX and Ansys
Experience designing electronics component packaging for extreme environments
Experience with harness routing
Strong understanding of manufacturing processes including machining, 3D printing, and sheet metal fabrication
Exposure to high volume production designs with a focus on design for manufacturability
Exposure to designing for high vibration environments
Ability to perform thermal analysis for avionics components
Experience with fatigue and thermal testing of electro-mechanical assemblies
Solid understanding and application of GD&T
Experience working with PCB designers and exposure to PCB layout
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Rigorous attention to detail