Aeromechanical Engineer, Sr.

Worker Type

Regular

Job Description

 

Summary

The Sr. Aeromechanical Design Engineer is a key member of an air vehicle IPT team of medium UAV systems for both military and commercial applications. Within this position, one's primary duties are focused on:

• Performs all aspects of vehicle design from initial concept to complete production-ready design.
• Resolution of design challenges and coordination with multidisciplinary engineering groups.
• Builds and tests prototype systems to validate designs
• Conducts informal and formal presentations.
• Uses scientific and engineering principals to assess deficiencies in any given design and the impact of potential changes
• Guides and directs support personnel in the preparation of detailed design, design testing and prototype fabrication
• Responsible for completing assigned tasks within project schedule and budget.
• May supervise activities of other personnel (Team Lead)
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• Minimum 8 - 12 years' relevant experience in a technical and design capacity within an engineering organization
• Demonstrated competence in Mechanical Engineering processes and design/analysis tools, solving Mechanics & Kinematics problems, solving Thermodynamics problems
• Experienced in successfully designing military electronics products (UAS experience a plus)
• Demonstrated understanding of metallic, plastic and composite material properties
• Demonstrated ability to solve basic structural dynamics problems
• Proficiency in SolidWorks, Excel, Word and PowerPoint is required
• Demonstrated understanding of industry design and documentation standards (GD&T, ASME, Change Control, etc.)
• Experienced with designing: machined parts, composite parts, injection molded parts, sheet metal parts, wire assemblies and mechanical assemblies for low, medium and high-volume manufacturing processes.
• Experienced with mechanical, lab, field, flight, and environmental testing.
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering configuration management processes.
• Experienced with working from high-level program requirements

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Advanced degree is preferred
• Experience with SolidWorks EPDM, Agile PLM, and MATLAB is preferred
• Hands-on experience with metal and composite fabrication and 3D printing is preferred
• Demonstrated familiarity with UAVs and related engineering design processes is preferred
• Demonstrated familiarity with electro-mechanical/mechanism design, aerodynamics, “data engineering” (instrumentation/data acquisition/data analysis) is preferred
• Knowledge and experience of analytical techniques and tools for FEA, Thermal, Aerodynamics is preferred
• Possesses the creativity and interest to invent and improve vehicle systems and motivated to make things happen
• Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills. Communicates well with the intended audience.

• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills and able to work well with others across disciplines.
• Exhibits strong presentation skills for formal reviews, both internally and externally.
• Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties.
• Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives
• Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products
• Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself, others and the company

Physical Demands

• Ability to work in an office and manufacturing environment (Constant)
• Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer (Frequent)

The salary range for this role is:

$107,370 - $152,250

AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.