Airframe Design Engineer Senior
About The Position
The Airframe Design Engineering organization is seeking a highly motivated individual with an engineering degree and related experience to fill the role of Airframe Design Engineer in the area of metallic and composite structure design. The selected candidate will be involved in developing basic data, preliminary design layouts and detail design for new and revised parts, assemblies and systems that make up helicopter fuselage primary and secondary structures. This involves working as part of an multi-disciplinary team. Selected candidate will participate in development and presentation of design proposals, detail design and support through the product lifecycle. Layouts and drawings will be prepared using CATIA V5 and/or 3Dx/V6. Composite design will utilize the CATIA CPD tool. Occasional travel may be required to support suppliers, customer meetings and reviews, as well as aircraft build support and test. In this position, the design engineer will work with cross functional teams within the Sikorsky Engineering and Technology group, across multiple sites. Excellent communication skills are required to ensure the team effectively meets requirements and achieves milestones. Technical tasks the engineer will perform includes: airframe layouts including 2D cross-sectional design, 3D solid modeling and surfacing of airframe assembly subcomponent parts, Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, engineering drawing and part specification development, developing composite laminate design and manufacturing requirements, and developing bonded assembly manufacture requirements. Please Note: US citizenship required as most programs and projects assigned are ITAR restricted.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, with 5 years of professional experience; or 3 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree
- Proficiency in CATIA V5/V6 or equivalent CAD system is required
- Experience developing technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
- Experience conducting research, creating basic design models and assist in design evaluations
- Experience using application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques
- US citizenship required as most programs and projects assigned are ITAR restricted
Nice To Haves
- Experience in design of metallic and composite airframe structures
- Experienced in Drawing/Drafting skills
- Proficient in design of composite airframe structure and use of composite ply development tools such as CPD
- Proficient in Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
- Proficient in Model Based Definition
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
Responsibilities
- airframe layouts including 2D cross-sectional design
- 3D solid modeling and surfacing of airframe assembly subcomponent parts
- Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
- engineering drawing and part specification development
- developing composite laminate design and manufacturing requirements
- developing bonded assembly manufacture requirements
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- EAP
- Education Assistance
- Parental Leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
