Project Engineer I

TriMas Corporation•Simi Valley, CA

3d•$80,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

PennAero is hiring a Project Engineer I at our RSA Engineered Products Company in Simi Valley, CA. RSA provides flight-critical components and assemblies for the commercial, defense and business jet markets. RSA designs and produces custom-engineered high pressure/high-temperature ducting assemblies for each customer’s specific performance requirements. RSA’s Peri-SealTM is one of the most sought after connectors in the aerospace industry. Additionally, RSA designs and produces flexible joints and hoses, ozone converters and many complex assemblies to meet stringent customer needs. As a direct report to the Engineering Director, the Project Engineer shall be responsible to plan, organize, implement and control a variety of activities related to engineering, research and development and design related to customer specifications to ensure company business goals and customer requirements are met within cost and on schedule. The Project Engineer may have Junior Engineers supporting them. Projects will include, but are not limited to: New Product Development RSA IP designs, Build-to-Print, Design to Spec, and other relevant design activities. The Design Engineering Manager shall be responsible to ensure the completion of projects from the Request for Proposal (RFP) phase thru Contract Award, Detailed Design, Design Validation/Certification, initial Production, and sustaining engineering efforts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in ME, Physics, EE, Aeronautical Engineering or IE with preference toward Mechanical Engineering.
Understanding of a broad range of engineering skills.
Product development background necessary.
1 – 3+ years of experience in metallic or composite ducting and motion compensator design per ARP 699 guidelines as Project / Systems Engineer, or equivalent experience in ECS (Environmental Control System), bleed air, or AMS (air management system) system or component design in the following industries: Valves (pneumatic or electro mechanical), Heat Exchangers, Turbo Machinery, Fuel Tank Inert Systems (FTIS, OBIGGS, OBOGGS, NGS, etc.), Wing-Anti Ice Systems, Ram Air Systems, High Pressure or Low Pressure pneumatic systems, Structural design.
Understanding of the value of Project Management Skills with experience working with internal or external customers and resources.
Ability to multi-task and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to read / support the creation of 3D models and 2D drawings with dimensioning and tolerance per ANSI/ASME Y14.5 standards.
Support manufacturing team during the Product Development Phase (i.e. initial design for manufacturability and redesigns, as required during the development phase).
Thorough understanding of industry specifications, such as MIL, AN, MS, NAS, ASTM, AMS, etc.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred.
Preferably in aircraft/aerospace design and structural analysis.
Preferred to have experience with analysis tools such as FEA / FEM tools MSC NASTRAN / PATRAN, ANSYS, ATA NASTRAN / FEMAP
Preferred experience with aircraft certification to EASA, Transport Canada, and/or FAA 14 CFR FAR 25 requirements.
Experience from program award (kick-off) to Milestones such as:PDR (Preliminary Design Review), CDR (Critical Design Review), PRR (Production Readiness Review), SOF (Safety of Flight), EIS (Entry-into-Service).
Experience writing certification documentation, such as: ATP, QTP, QTR, etc.
Test experience per RTCA-DO/190 or MIL-STD-810 (vibration and environmental tests).
Preferred experience with sheet metal and/or composite manufacturing / forming processes.
Preferred experience with CAD software (CATIA V5 or Solidworks).
Preferred test experience with LabVIEW data acquisition / control VIs.

Responsibilities

Organize and schedule engineering activities to ensure they are completed on schedule and within cost.
Execution and generation of aircraft certification documentation that may include, but not limited to: Design calculation reports, test procedures, test reports, 3D modeling, 2D engineering drawings, Engineering Orders, etc.
Peer review of detailed design activities including: manufacturing drawing review, stress analysis, project schedules, etc.
May require support of junior engineers.
Assure design compliance to customer requirements.
Schedule design reviews, meetings, and interdepartmental presentations to ensure design points are understood and are concurrent with other organization activities.
Ability to take “hands on” approach.
Perform other duties as assigned
Conform to company safety policies and procedures.
Work in a team environment.
This role is required to be on-site 5 days at the Simi Valley, CA location.