Sr. Aerospace Engineer
On-siteTampa, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Lead the design and development of UAS products and subsystems from initial concept to production-ready design, conducting FEA and CFD simulations for aircraft and powerplants. Build and test prototype systems to validate designs while making complex decisions to meet derived requirements. Perform vehicle designs, including airframes and aeromechanical parts, and act as an interface to customers to communicate ideas. Conduct presentations on designs and provide guidance and mentorship to team members within the agile engineering group. Complete assigned tasks within the project schedule and budget, requiring long irregular hours around deadlines and in-field test environments. Obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI DoD clearance.
Required Qualifications
- Senior role within the engineering team that helps lead in the design and development of UAS products and subsystems
- Opportunity to build and tests prototype systems to validate designs
- Have decision-making abilities for design challenges and coordination with multidisciplinary engineering groups
- Performance of all vehicle designs from initial concept to complete production-ready design
- Uses scientific and engineering principles to assess deficiencies in any given design and the impact of potential changes
- Makes complex decisions to meet stated and derived requirements
- Complete assigned tasks within the project schedule and budget
- Provide guidance and mentorship to others in both their discipline and company values
- Conduct FEA and CFD simulation analysis on aircraft and powerplants
- Design airframes and other aeromechanical parts
- Act as an interface to customers as ideas are communicated
- Travel as required
- Regular and reliable attendance on a full time basis
- Responsible for exhibiting professional behavior with both internal and external business associates that reflects positively on the company and is consistent with the company's policies and practices
- Embodies AEVEX's cultural values and aligns daily actions with department goals and company culture
- Demonstrated competence in Mechanical Engineering processes and design/analysis tools, solving Mechanics & Kinematics problems, solving Thermodynamics problems
- Experienced in successfully designing mil-y electronics products
- 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
- Demonstrated ability to work with high-level program requirements, organize, schedule, and delegate tasks to an engineering team
- Demonstrated leadership experience
- Periods of development may require long irregular hours around deadlines, weekends, and some holidays and in-field test environments
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
- Minimum of 8+ years of experience in a progressive technical capacity within an engineering organization
- Ability to obtain/maintain a Top Secret/SCI DoD clearance
- U.S. Citizenship required
Hiring someone like this?
Get your role in front of qualified candidates on Sorce.