Mechanical Engineer 6 (Sr. Lead)

Jamco America Inc•Everett, WA

5d•$133,900 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for leading assigned designs in the engineering department utilizing established modeling and design standards. The Engineer Lead will support design and development of engineering packages based on customer and OEM requirements for production, retrofit applications and product development.

Requirements

BS degree Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering field and 8-10 years or more of experience or equivalent working experience (18 years minimum in an aerospace related field).
Moderate travel within the U.S. and abroad may be required to support JAMCO America programs.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Must demonstrate concern and take actions to meet requirements and high standards of quality for both internal and external customers. Must display courtesy and sensitivity. Manage difficult situations. Meet commitments. Respond promptly to customer needs. Solicit customer feedback to improve service.

Responsibilities

Assigned design tasks include but are not limited to: aircraft mechanical design, mechanical/structural/payloads/systems installations, detailed assemblies and mechanical/structural/payloads/systems specifications.
Maintains or modifies mechanical/structural/payloads/systems based on defined requirements using approved processes and tools.
Participates in teams to support the development of designs. Supports the documentation of design implementation.
Obtain, interpret, and analyze OEM airplane installation drawings using approved processes and tools.
Provides technical, design, and informational support for airplane modifications (including full-time on-site modification support and on-call home-team support), manufacturing support and/or in-service issues.
Troubleshoots basic mechanical/structural/payloads/systems problems.
Actively support engineering department goals and initiatives.
Coordinate with other departments as necessary.
Utilize internal drawing/document standards per customer or regulatory agency requirements.
Some domestic or international travel may be required.
Perform engineering design and document checks approvals.
Perform engineering design analysis and validation (such as validate analysis models against test data) and task scope (such as work scope validation).
Provide mentoring and performance management input to Functional Manager.
Perform engineering design approvals (design/approval authority) and task scheduling (such as detailed schedule of a given task per program requirements).
Perform engineering projects workscope review and project time estimates. Support project RFQ activities including task and time estimates.
Perform monthly engineering hours forecast updates for assigned projects.
Act as design authority for design tasks.