Mechanical Design Engineer II(Onsite)
About The Position
Collins Aerospace is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join its Lighting design team in Phoenix, Arizona. The role collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, vendors, customers, and international project teams to design, develop, sustain, and maintain reliable lighting products for military and commercial aerospace applications. The work regularly involves 3D modeling, complex troubleshooting, solution development, and communicating results. Familiarity with aerospace design processes and procedures such as DO-160 is desirable. The engineer leads mechanical design of new or derivative lighting systems and sustainability actions for existing products. The position also supports technical and manufacturing documentation, product definition aligned with customer and aerospace requirements, analyses, effort estimates, cost and sourcing strategies, and resolution of customer or production issues. The role assigns tasks to technical draftsmen and balances workload priorities with management.
Requirements
- Typically, a STEM degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field.
- Experience with 3D parametric modeling in CAD tools such as CATIA or SolidWorks.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills and understanding of engineering principles.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
Nice To Haves
- CATIA V5 experience.
- Experience with a PDM or PLM system for file sharing and design-file configuration management.
- Understanding of thermodynamics and heat transfer and their application to electronics cooling.
- Understanding of manufacturing methods and limitations, such as sheet metal fabrication, machining, casting, and plastic molding.
- Familiarity with aerospace design processes and procedures such as DO-160.
Responsibilities
- Lead new or derivative aerospace lighting system mechanical designs of parts and assemblies in a 3D modeling environment.
- Lead sustainability actions for existing in-field products, working with supply chain and manufacturing to support the product lifecycle.
- Create and/or support technical and manufacturing documentation.
- Work within an integrated product or program team accountable to a program manager and associated metrics.
- Work within international project teams.
- Align product definition and scope with customer requirements and military or commercial aerospace requirements.
- Collaborate internally with engineering, management, supply chain, and production teams.
- Collaborate externally with vendors and customers to ensure product specification compliance.
- Participate in or lead special tasks such as FEA or thermal analyses.
- Participate in estimates of effort hours and development strategies for new or pending efforts.
- Contribute to financial or business strategy discussions about vendors, cost targets, lead times, and alternate parts or vendors.
- Participate in resolving customer or production issues.
- Assign tasks to technical draftsmen.
- Balance workload priorities with management.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
- Student Loan Repayment Program.
- Life insurance and disability coverage.
- Optional pet, home and auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, and identity theft protection coverage.
- Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
- Carrot health benefits for hormonal health, fertility, and family building.
- Adoption assistance.
- Autism benefit.
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
- Healthy You wellness incentives and rewards program.
- Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits.
- Bright Horizons child and elder care services.
- Teladoc Medical Experts second-opinion program.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Employee Scholar Program.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, depending on position level and collective bargaining coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
