Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Employment Type : Full-Time
Company Overview:
Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero) is a growing aerospace company in the San Luis Obispo area that provides various services which include but are not limited to: rapid system development, on-demand niche engineering, hands-on development/testing, and small UAS aerospace system manufacturing.
Job Summary:
ESAero is seeking a self-motivated Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team in San Luis Obispo, CA. The engineer will assist in the multi-functional product development of new aircraft design, while collaborating with other engineering disciplines and project personnel.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Development, test, and validation of mechanical designs.
- Creating or modifying 3-D models, assemblies and installations, system requirements, interface/supplier control drawings, performance specifications, system checkout procedures and statements of work.
- Creating system requirements, trade studies, sub-component and flight test plans.
- Coordinating with suppliers, internal and external integrated product teams.
- Providing manufacturing, component test and ground/flight test support.
- Investigating and determining root cause and recommending corrective actions for component failures.
- May function in a project leadership role managing the system performance, budget and schedule.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
- 10+ years of relevant engineering experience.
- Experience with SolidWorks (or similar)
- Experience with GD&T
- Proven understanding of structures, mechanisms, system layout, materials and processes
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- US Citizen
- Willing to relocate to San Luis Obispo, CA
- Start Date: Early 2021
Desirable Qualifications and Skills:
- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent and 15+ years of experience
- Experience in UAS design
- Experience with metallic and composite design and analysis
- Experience with advanced manufacturing processes
- Experience with design for manufacturing
- Hands-on experience working with machine shops, integrating prototype designs, and conducting validation tests.
- Fundamental understanding of other disciplines including stress, dynamics, thermal analysis, production, electronics, systems engineering, etc.
- Experience with Risk Management
- Familiarity with Military standards relating to the mechanical design of aircraft.
- Experience with supplier management and procurement (such as SOWs, RFPs, and/or vendor management)
Benefits and Perks
- Standard Benefits:
- Health: Health/Dental/Vision
- Retirement: 401k
- Schedule: Flexible schedule, PTO
- Additional Perks:
- Casual dress code, Free snacks, Dog friendly office
- Amazing location to live, work, and play
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