Position Description:The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for leading the design and development of electromechanical actuators for use in the aerospace and defense markets. The position requires extensive understanding of the behavior of mechanical systems as well as the interaction with BLDC prime movers.
The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for reviewing and interpreting customer requirements, and assessing the level of effort required to fulfill them. This position is also responsible for leading proposal efforts, prototype development and other New Product Introduction (NPI) activities culminating in the transition of new products into production.
Kearfott's Aerospace and Defense EM applications include:
- Missile Fin Control Actuation Systems
- High Bandwidth position servos,
- Smart Linear actuators
- Utility Actuation
- Cockpit Controls
Essential Functions:Product Life Cycle Engineering
- Development of new concepts and proposal solutions
- Understanding of manufacturing and design trade-offs (practical implementation of designs)
- Development and validation of performance models
- Gear-train Design and Stress Analysis based on industry standard practices
- Support cost proposal activity including:
- Participate as a member of a cross-functional project team focused on development of customer funded projects as well as IR&D projects
- Support Manufacturing fabrication and assembly
- Support the creation of test procedures and test reports
- Support engineering and production Acceptance and Qualification test
- Creates 3D CAD models of design concepts, and develops detailed 2D drawings while working with designers
- Perform and coordinate design analysis using ANSYS, Matlab, and other CAE tools
Business Development Support
- Travel as required to support market development and customer needs
- Support and advance relationships with our customer's engineering teams
Project Technical Leadership
- Serve as the technical lead and primary engineering authority for assigned product development projects
- Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, including mechanical, electrical, software, controls, manufacturing, and test engineering
- Provide technical direction to engineering team members, ensuring that subsystem development activities remain aligned with overall requirements and project objectives
- Lead technical design reviews and ensure engineering deliverables support project milestones and design maturity objectives
Critical Competencies- Maintains a strong customer focus and responds effectively to customer needs
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent presentation skills and presentation preparation
- Design reviews
- Marketing presentations
- Ability to lead effectively in a cross functional team environment
- Drives for results - action oriented
- Continuously improves processes and performance
Education & Experience- 5+ years experience required, in an aerospace motion control engineering and manufacturing environment or closely related equivalent
- Bachelor's degree in General Engineering, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering required
- New product development experience required
- Experience as a member of a cross-functional project team focused on development of customer funded projects and/or IR&D projects required
- 3-D CAD experience, SolidWorks preferred
- Systems design, development and integration experience preferred
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
This position is located 100% onsite at our Black Mountain, NC facility. Relocation assistance is available. 
