Job Description

Position Summary:

The successful candidate analyzes, researches and designs components or a system of components, new products or to improve existing products while reducing cost, enhancing performance or facilitating manufacturing operations. Designs products or systems of moderate scope and complexity for assigned programs using a variety of engineering principles from mechanical, materials science or other engineering disciplines. Application of Design Engineer key responsibilities may include (but not limited to) any combination or work mix of:

• Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) production support.
• Aftermarket production and investigation support.
• New product introduction (NPI) design leadership.
• Internal or customer facing research and development (R&D).

Key Responsibilities:

• Creates designs by analyzing product specifications, performance requirements, and existing manufacturing capabilities. Performs moderately complex design, fabrication, modification, and evaluation of components, subsystems, and systems by applying engineering principals and established analytical tools. May develop detailed designs by using sketches and descriptive transfer functions provided by others.
• Investigates pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replace ability, strength-weight efficiency, contractual specification requirements, cost defining recommendations, and change proposals.
• Prepares or directs preparation of product layouts, detailed drawings, and assembly drawings by coordinating with designers or drafters, interpreting customer and functional requirements, and by using computer-aided design tools and following industry and drawing standards. Develops data and makes preliminary sketches, notes, and documentation in response to customer proposal requests.
• Reviews drawings and assembly models to ensure clarity, completeness, form, fit, function and conformity to standards, procedures and specifications. Identifies design errors, omissions and other deficiencies and recommends revisions and improvements to engineers or other designers.
• Conducts analyses and tests pertaining to the development of new designs, methods, materials or processes. Completes required documentation by applying engineering principles and company standards. Generates reports, procedures or change proposals.
• Lead and support field investigations. Work includes but is not limited to:
  • Collaborate with AA TECH aftermarket partners on:
    • Receiving, logging, documenting data and closing customer information gaps on returned fielded hardware.
    • Fully define customer request and reason for return. Clarify any intended workscope and desired outcomes.
      • Document and characterize as received fielded hardware condition.
      • Define, plan and execute required sequence of tests and inspections.
      • Tabulate and summarize data and test and inspection results.
• Direct, Coordinate, and Execute:
  • Investigative plan (ie, cut up, NDT, visual inspection, chemical / material analysis).
  • Review, document and summarize conclusions.
  • Establish with team and appropriate stakeholders any relevant technical course of actions required to address findings.
  • Support Design for Maintainability objectives.
  • Support development of new aftermarket overhaul and repair processes.
  • Support Leading Indicator Program objectives.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (BS) in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related engineering field.
• 6 or more years prior industry experience. Aerospace industry experienced preferred
• Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME) or Mechanical Engineering (ASME) certification desired.

Key Competencies:

• Ability to effectively function in cross-functional teams, communicate and present information to team members, team leaders and top management.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• General knowledge of aerospace industry or similar industry products and legal and regulatory requirements related to manufacturing environments.

Typical Mental and Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit. The employee frequently is required to use hands to operate a computer. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Also expected of the employee is regular attendance, the ability to work cooperatively and professionally with others and members of the public, and the ability to manage multiple tasks at once. The employee may be required to travel either domestically or internationally to fulfill key responsibilities described above.