Senior Engineer, Design

Swift Engineering

$120K — $160K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • 7+ years' experience in composite manufacturing processes
  • Strong understanding of mechanics and material science
  • Knowledge of composite processing and finishing materials
  • Experience in aerospace environments like Boeing and Northrop Grumman
  • Familiar with configuration control and quality processes
  • Proficient in CAD software (Solidworks and CATIA V5)

Responsibilities

  • Design composite tools and fixtures
  • Create and maintain manufacturing instructions
  • Review customer requirements and specifications
  • Develop internal composite specifications and procedures
  • Approve engineering drawings and Manufacturing Aides
  • Implement process improvements to reduce costs
  • Coordinate with Quality Assurance for first article inspections

Benefits

  • 9/80 work schedule for a better work-life balance
  • Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance fully covered for employees
  • Generous 401k plan with company matching
  • Extensive holiday calendar with a holiday hiatus in December
  • 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave
  • Support for family planning and parenting needs
Full Job Description
Description

Sr. Engineer, Design has strong composites processing and manufacturing experience.

Responsible for all tasks pertaining to realization of parts and products in coordination

with all other departments within the company. This includes manufacturing instruction creation, BOM creation/maintenance, ERP product structure, MRB experience, FAI and root cause investigations related to composites processing.

Salary Range: $120,000 to $160,000

Purpose:

The Sr. Design Engineer supports the evaluation, review and technical planning of product requirements. This includes the documentation of product structure, configuration, evaluation and approval of necessary tools and software, development of work instructions and the communication of technical requirements and risks.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Strong emphasis on Composite Tool / fixture design
  • Create and maintain detailed manufacturing instruction
  • Customer requirement and specification review
  • Create internal composite specifications and procedures
  • Approve drawings, Manufacturing Aides, and Engineering Orders
  • Implement process improvements to reduce costs and cycle times
  • Communicate changes and deviations to manufacturing by releasing revisions, red-lines and Engineering Orders
  • PO review
  • Coordinate with Quality Assurance to assist first article inspections
  • Interface with customers on technical and program related matters
  • MRB experience, FAI and root cause investigations related to composites
  • ERP product structure and BOM entries
  • Developing ply patterns and creating cut files


Requirements

  • B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • 7+ years' experience in composite manufacturing processes


Skills Required:

  • Understanding of mechanics and material science engineering disciplines
  • Sound understanding of composite processing
  • Experience with common composite finishing materials and processes
  • Familiarity with Boeing and Northrop Grumman Material and Process Specifications a plus
  • Working within requirements of tier 1, Nadcap and AS 9102 composite aerospace environments as applied to configuration control, traceability, and quality processes
  • Use of GD&T and common drawing practices
  • CAD experience (preferably Solidworks and CATIA V5)
  • Use of Microsoft Office products Excel, Word, Outlook and Project


Working Conditions:

Primarily office environment limited time in a shop environment. Periodic weekend or evening work is expected. Out of town travel is rarely required.

Benefits

  • 9/80 Schedule
  • Health Insurance
  • Vision Insurance - 100% covered for Employees
  • Dental Insurance - 100% covered for Employees
  • Life Insurance - 100% covered by Swift, plus the option to purchase additional life
  • insurance for you and your dependents.
  • 401k with company match
  • Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in
  • December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
  • 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with
  • your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
  • Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and
  • gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide
  • support from planning to parenting.

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