AEVEX is looking for a Sr. Aeromechanical Engineer to tackle the nation's hardest problems through rapidly deployed technology solutions. In this lead role, you'll take napkin sketches of airplanes and robots to final production, guiding a small agile team from concept to 1.0 prototype.
What You'll Do
- Serve as a senior role within the engineering team, helping to lead the design and development of UAS products and subsystems.
- Build and test prototype systems to validate designs.
- Make decisions for design challenges and coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering groups.
- Perform all vehicle designs from initial concept to complete production-ready design.
- Conduct formal and informal presentations on designs.
- Use scientific and engineering principles to assess deficiencies in any given design and the impact of potential changes.
- Make 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 technical 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.
What We're Looking For
- Active Top Secret DoD clearance preferred. U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
- Minimum of 8+ years of experience in a progressive technical capacity within an engineering organization.
- Demonstrated competence in Mechanical Engineering processes and design/analysis tools, solving Mechanics & Kinematics problems, and solving Thermodynamics problems.
- Experience in successfully designing mil-spec 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.).
- Experience 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.
- Experience 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.
- Willingness to work long irregular hours around deadlines, weekends, some holidays, and in-field test environments as required.
Technical Stack
- SolidWorks
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
Team & Environment
You will lead a small agile team from concept to prototype.
Benefits & Compensation
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance group coverage with a portion of the premiums paid by the company.
- Professional development funds.
- Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) with counseling, legal help, child and elder care support.
Work Mode
This is an onsite position.
AEVEX is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.
