Electronics Mechanical Design Engineer, Prin

Curtiss-Wright Corporation

About The Position

Principle Mechanical Design Engineer – Electronics We are looking for a Principle Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Shelby team! As a Principal Design Engineer, you will design and analyze complex electronic modules and mechanical components with our Electrical Engineering team. Our customers are military and commercial aerospace OEM’s looking for motor controllers and power electronics to support our electromechanical actuation solutions for flight controls, door-drive systems and other needs. You will conduct feasibility studies and support testing on new and modified designs. You will directly support personnel in the preparation of detailed design models, drawings and testing equipment. You will mentor and support less experienced engineers and share best practices with them. Location: Shelby, NC Salary: $131,00 to $189,200 + bonus opportunity Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in NC. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer. We Take Care of Our People Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent
10+ years of experience
Must be a US Citizen
Extensive experience creating mechanical designs for complex electronic controllers or similar electromechanical designs to meet detailed customer requirements and specifications.
Experience with ruggedizing and integrating electronic components, printed circuit boards, wiring harnesses, cables, and connectors.
Experience with designing and testing to meet requirements for thermal management, EMI/EMC, corrosion protection, manufacturability, and human factors.
Familiar with DO-160 environmental testing requirements and designing products to meet or exceed these requirements.
Ability to take long-term engineering design and verification goals and break them down to manageable, near-term actions for you and available design support personnel.
Expert ability in 3D modeling and design (we use Siemens NX)
Layout and drawing creation per ASME Y14.5 (we use Siemens NX)
Materials Science: General understanding of aluminum alloys, composites, polymers, and thermal interface materials.

Nice To Haves

Commercial or military aerospace experience is strongly desirable.
Familiarity with IPC-2221, MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461 requirements in the design process is strongly desirable.
Experience interfacing with customer engineering and program management personnel.

Responsibilities

Design mechanical aspects of complex new electronic controllers, including component placement, attachment and module packaging to meet or exceed customer specifications and requirements while ensuring manufacturability with internal and/or external capabilities.
Design and develop mechanical layouts for Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs), including component placement constraints and mounting hardware.
Consider design requirements for environment, operation conditions, reliability and durability in all aspects of the physical design.
Determine technical objectives and develop innovative, practical solutions to advance technical engineering problems.
Design for EMI/EMC shielding using gaskets, coatings, and specialized enclosure geometry to minimize electromagnetic interference.
Support Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to validate designs against severe shock and vibration profiles (DO-160 or MIL-STD-810 or equivalent).
Support Thermal Analysis to manage heat dissipation through conduction, convection, and radiation in both active and passively cooled systems.
Assist test engineering, quality and manufacturing in building, installing, debugging and testing designed equipment to ensure production capabilities.
Design and conduct development testing with Test Engineers.
Assist Test Engineer to interpret testing results, conduct analysis and support Test Engineer in writing analysis and test reports.
Draw conclusions and reconcile differences between predicted and actual results.
Provide engineering design, field maintenance support and engineering guidance for manufacturing, quality and supply chain organizations.
Plan and coordinate the maintenance of assigned designs, including documentation, reporting, publishing, and making technical or other presentations to ensure visibility of the solution(s).
Provide technical support to failure investigations and bid responses, with a technical leadership role when requested.
Assess any non-conforming product for engineering disposition as part of MRB process.
Drive continuous improvement in our engineering best practices documentation and training.