Senior Product Design Engineer

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for designated ECS programs, guiding them to meet cost, schedule, performance, and certification targets.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership, finance, manufacturing engineering, quality, testing, program management, and production support to achieve program objectives.
• Steer the development of product concepts, detailed designs, tooling concepts, drawings, and parts lists based on customer data, load cases, performance requirements, material choices, and environmental constraints.
• Drive design and analysis work that satisfies internal standards, customer specifications, and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Oversee prototype development and lead efforts to transition designs into repeatable, cost-efficient production.
• Design and validate tooling and fixtures needed to reliably manufacture ECS components and assemblies.
• Serve as a technical authority for diagnosing and resolving complex issues encountered during development, testing, production, or field operation.
• Lead investigations of escapes, non-conformances, and customer-reported field issues, including root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ensure accurate generation of parts lists and digital BOMs, including sub-assemblies, fasteners, tooling, and hardware.
• Lead the development of technical documentation such as ATPs, QTPs, qualification reports, and qualification by analysis and similarity justifications.
• Produce and approve high-quality 3D models and 2D drawings in compliance with ANSI and ASME Y14 GD&T standards and industry best practices.
• Present technical status, risk assessments, and recommendations at internal and external design and program reviews.
• Mentor and support the technical development of junior and mid-level engineers.

Requirements

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering, or an equivalent technical field, with 10+ years of progressively responsible engineering design and development experience.
• Extensive experience designing mechanical components and systems using advanced composites, elastomers, and metallic materials (eg ECS components, ducts, multi-layer panels).
• Strong working knowledge of aerospace composite and metallic manufacturing processes, design for manufacturability (DFM), and design for assembly (DFA).
• Demonstrated ability to independently drive complex technical problems to closure.
• Proven track record of knowledge sharing, mentoring, and technical leadership within engineering teams.
• Advanced proficiency in CAD modeling and detailed drawing creation using SolidWorks and/or CATIA.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to cross-functional and customer audiences.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Technologies

• SolidWorks
• CATIA
• ANSYS
• Microsoft Office
• Oracle

Desired Capabilities

• Experience as a project engineer or technical lead on multi-disciplinary development programs.
• Familiarity with RTCA/DO-160 and/or MIL-STD-810 environmental qualification standards.
• Ability to define test strategies, author test procedures, and lead development, qualification, and certification testing.
• Experience performing or directing stress analysis and simulations (ANSYS preferred).
• Familiarity with MRP/ERP systems, preferably Oracle.