DMU Designer II

Recaro Aircraft Seating Americas•Ft Worth, TX

26d

About The Position

The DMU Designer II constructs and analyzes CAD assemblies and overall seat models to assess functionality and mountability. The role creates and administers installation spaces, conducts 3D layout investigations, and performs assembly and installation checks to help ensure components assemble smoothly and the seating system can be installed in and removed from the aircraft flight deck. The position develops and updates Digital Mock Ups using parts lists and detailed design information, checks 3D model data quality, compares bills of materials with models, and conducts static and dynamic collision analyses using CATIA and Teamcenter. It investigates installation sequence and accessibility, simulates seat installation in aircraft subject to specified requirements and constraints, and assesses maintenance access for defined components. Findings are documented and presented to project teams, platforms, authorities, and OEMs, with design actions and solutions supported as needed. The role also validates detailed 3D seat models against construction documents, creates simplified models and reduced geometries for OEMs and customers while protecting Recaro intellectual property, and prepares part, assembly, arrangement, layout, and envelope drawings. It creates and checks views, sections, unfolds, penetrations, and projections, and prepares design data and concept models for prototype production.

Requirements

High school degree or equivalent required.
3–5 years of experience in design work.
At least 3 years of experience with CATIA V5.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of PLM-based database systems such as Teamcenter, Agile, or Enovia.
Knowledge of aircraft documentation systems and aircraft configuration control systems.

Responsibilities

Develop and update Digital Mock Ups based on parts lists and detailed designs from the design department.
Perform 3D model data quality checks against defined criteria, including compliance with zero-point definitions.
Compare bills of materials with 3D models, show resulting differences and their functional effects, and create or supplement parts lists based on platform specifications.
Conduct static and dynamic motion-simulation collision analyses using CATIA and Teamcenter at project milestones or during engineering changes.
Evaluate and categorize collisions according to criticality.
Investigate installation ease, including access to screw connections with standard tools, component installation sequences in production, and seat installation in aircraft subject to specified requirements and constraints.
Analyze maintenance access for defined components (LRUs).
Document investigations in presentations for platform submission to authorities and OEMs.
Present relevant findings to project teams, define necessary design actions, and support and advise design teams in developing solutions.
Make design changes when needed, following clear specifications, as proposals for the design team.
Test and approve detailed 3D seat models against construction documents to ensure geometry, equipment, function, and aircraft interfaces reflect the delivery status.
Create simplified 3D seat models for OEMs and customers according to guidelines that protect Recaro intellectual property and/or meet OEM file-size requirements.
Create reduced envelope geometries, motion volumes, and areas for moving components, and enrich models with features such as Eye Point, SRP, and CRP.
Create part, assembly, and arrangement drawings, including layout and envelope drawings, according to design specifications, scale, and production requirements, and coordinate them with responsible authorities.
Create and plausibility-check views, sections, unfolds, penetrations, and projections using manageable geometries or processes.
Prepare design data and concept models for prototype production.