Product Engineer

Champion Aerospace LLC • Liberty, SC

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About The Position

The Product Engineer is responsible for creating design specifications for complex components and analyzing design problems using engineering and mathematical principles. The role reviews design requirements and evaluates existing and new designs using theoretical analysis and test data to verify compliance. Work includes preparing design changes and preliminary sketches for Designers; developing technical proposals, test plans, and test reports; overseeing prototype builds; conducting tests; attending internal and external meetings; and maintaining design control integrity of drawings.

The successful candidate understands customer requirements, existing designs, and technical aspects of new product development, and delivers designs within management-established time constraints. The role also supports Production as part of a cross-functional team that includes Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Purchasing. The employee is expected to follow company policies and may perform other duties assigned to meet organizational needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) or Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME).
• One to three years of experience in product engineering.
• Understand customer requirements, existing designs, and technical aspects of developing new designs.
• Ability to create design specifications and analyze design problems using engineering and mathematical principles.
• Ability to evaluate designs using theoretical analysis and test data and to establish compliance with applicable requirements.
• Adhere to company policies.

Nice To Haves

• General knowledge of turbine engines and reciprocating/internal-combustion engines.
• Experience within the General Aviation industry.
• Proficiency in technical writing and communication.
• SolidWorks and SolidWorks Simulation.
• Experience with FEA tools.

Responsibilities

• Achieve program and productivity goals directed by Management.
• Review, understand, and support customer program requirements for existing and new designs, including technical proposals, detail design activities, reliability analyses, preliminary and critical design reviews, qualification test plan development, and returned material analysis.
• Develop and implement designs that meet design intent, substantiated through analysis or physical testing to demonstrate compliance with customer and regulatory specifications and internal requirements.
• Adapt existing designs to new customer requirements and applications.
• Work closely with customer representatives and comply with customer and FAA standards and requirements.
• Provide on-site technical support for fielded production or prototype designs.
• Follow established Product Engineering guidelines, procedures, and work priorities, including OEM Program Management, productivity projects, new technology, and departmental projects.
• Establish test requirements not previously specified by customers or government requirements, and develop and direct tests of new product prototypes to verify reliability and conformance to specifications.
• Assist Manufacturing Engineering with product redesign to resolve product or production difficulties.
• Support Production in coordination with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Purchasing.
• Maintain design control integrity of drawings.
• Perform other duties assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level