Mechanical Design EngineerCountryUnited States of America
State / County California
City Irvine
Division Fasteners
Company SLC
Function Engineering
Workplace Type On-Site
Position type Full Time
Opportunity ID 23640
Job Description Job Description You will design new specialized fastening products from customer requirement through qualification and production release. A typical project starts with a customer inquiry, runs through design, analysis, prototyping, design review, and ends with you coordinating the handoff to the shop floor. Our experimental machine shop and test lab are on site, so you will design parts, have them made, and test them without leaving the building.
Your work will include design ownership of new products, sustaining assigned legacy product lines, supporting MRB, guiding manufacturing improvements on the floor, and answering technical questions in support of sales.
Responsibilities- Design new products and modify existing designs to meet customer requirements, from concept through production release.
- Create part and assembly models, prepare detailed drawings, and maintain PDM records in SolidWorks.
- Perform engineering analysis using FEA and hand calculations to validate designs.
- Work directly with customers to define requirements and resolve technical questions.
- Partner with manufacturing and quality to ensure designs are producible and inspectable against our actual capabilities, and support MRB dispositions and process troubleshooting.
- Plan and evaluate prototype and qualification testing; write test plans, test reports, and analysis reports.
- Manage project schedules and keep internal and customer stakeholders aligned.
Required Qualifications- B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
- 5+ years of mechanical design engineering experience.
- Fluency in parametric CAD. We use SolidWorks; strong CATIA, NX, Creo, or Inventor users are welcome to apply and expected to ramp quickly.
- Working knowledge of aerospace materials: Titanium alloys, nickel superalloys, corrosion-resistant steels
- FEA: Ability to independently set up and execute studies under defined boundary conditions, and to defend the assumptions behind them. We use SolidWorks Simulation Premium.
- Ability to apply, interpret, and communicate GD&T per ASME Y14.5.
- Ability to read and interpret customer drawings, requirements documents, procurement specifications, material and finish specifications, and industry part standards.
Preferred Qualifications- Prior aerospace or defense product development and qualification experience.
- Familiarity with precision fastener manufacturing: machining, thread rolling, thread locking, heat treatment, NDT.
- Experience with nonlinear FEA and judgment on when it is warranted.
- Scripting or automation experience applied to engineering workflows.
- Named inventor on a patent.
- Tolerance stack-up analysis.
- Hands-on mechanical testing experience: fixture design, instrumentation, and interpreting test data against design intent.
For informational purposes only, the range of pay for this role is $75,500.00 to $119,300.00 US Dollar (USD) Salaried based on a variety of factors. For informational purposes only, this role is eligible to participate in the Company's Quarterly Cash Bonus Plan, paid out at the quarterly bonus factor of 1X the Company's bonus multiple, based on the Company's performance in the applicable quarter. Employees will receive 80 hours paid time off every year. Employees will also receive 10 paid holidays. Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the company's medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are eligible to enroll in the Company's 401(k) plan.
