Sr. Designer Mechanical (MBD)

Woodward’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential.  We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey.  Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all.

Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. 

Level 4: 

• Estimated annual base pay:  $78,000.00 (minimum) - $97,500.00 (midpoint) - $117,000.00 (maximum) Plus shift differential and overtime IF APPLICABLE

Level 5: 

• Estimated annual base pay:  $86,000.00 (minimum) - $107,500.00 (midpoint) - $129,000.00 (maximum) Plus shift differential and overtime IF APPLICABLE

• Long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity IF APPLICABLE
• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity 
  • 401(k) match (4.5%)
  • Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
  • Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members  
• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays 
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave 
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption Assistance  
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits 
• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life 
• Member referral bonus 

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending 
• Voluntary benefits, including:  

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts 
• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave 

Are you ready to make your mark?  If you’re a Senior Mechanical Designer, we have an exciting opportunity for you.  Expert level Model Based Design (MBD) designer. Works with great latitude and little to no supervision, performs diverse and complex design assignments directed at promoting and enhancing Woodward Model Based Design and Model Base Systems Engineering (MBSE) practice. Leads and mentors other designers in Model Based Design application and sets direction for the position as a whole. Designs are done also on a more complex level - not only designing LRUs but also working on complete model-based systems with applicable semantic product manufacturing information (PMI) throughout all elements of the life cycle process in accordance with the PLC process.

What You Will Be Doing 

• Must be able to apply MBD principles and semantic PMI to 3D Models in addition to leveraging advanced CREO Parametric functionality to streamline MBD solutions
• Ability to understand and apply Geometric Dimension & Tolerancing or International equivalent at an expert level
• Must 3D model at an expert level, complex housings with several discreet functions, and systems for several LRUs into an envelope. Must drive for consistency from business unit to business unit
• Lead MBD pilot projects while working with the MBSE team to assure appropriate connection and flow of design tools, templates, and operations applications.  Translates Woodward and industry standards into UDFs and templates to streamline and mistake-proof design engineering execution.
• Must be able to perform advanced level linear and radial stack-up studies
• Advanced understanding of manufacturing and assembly processes and how to Optimize semantic PMI while creating or updating design standards, UDFs, and product design templates.
• Designs are done on a more complex level – not only designing LRUs but also working on complete systems with all elements of the life cycle process in accordance with the PLC process
• Must be able to have technical influences on the design(s), knowing the right questions to ask
• Ability to support critical customer design reviews
• Must be