Senior Mechanical Engineer

Kearfott Corporation•Black Mountain, NC

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Mechanical Engineer leads the design and development of electromechanical actuators for aerospace and defense applications. The role requires extensive understanding of mechanical-system behavior and interactions with BLDC prime movers. The engineer reviews and interprets customer requirements, assesses the effort needed to fulfill them, and leads proposal efforts, prototype development, and other New Product Introduction activities through transition into production. Applications include missile fin control actuation systems, high-bandwidth position servos, smart linear actuators, utility actuation, and cockpit controls. The position provides technical leadership for assigned product-development projects, coordinates multidisciplinary engineering teams, and directs subsystem development to keep it aligned with requirements and project objectives. It also supports customer relationships and market development, with travel as required. The position is 100% onsite at the Black Mountain, North Carolina facility; relocation assistance is available.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in an aerospace motion-control engineering and manufacturing environment or a closely related equivalent.
Bachelor's degree in General Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering.
New product development experience.
Experience as a member of a cross-functional project team developing customer-funded projects and/or IR&D projects.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Strong customer focus and ability to respond effectively to customer needs.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Excellent presentation and presentation-preparation skills.
Ability to lead effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
Action-oriented approach and focus on results.
Commitment to continuously improving processes and performance.

Nice To Haves

3D CAD experience; SolidWorks is preferred.
Systems design, development, and integration experience.

Responsibilities

Develop new concepts and proposal solutions.
Evaluate manufacturing and design trade-offs to ensure practical implementation of designs.
Develop and validate performance models.
Design gear trains and perform stress analysis using industry-standard practices.
Support cost proposal activities.
Participate in cross-functional teams developing customer-funded and IR&D projects.
Support manufacturing fabrication and assembly.
Support the creation of test procedures and test reports.
Support engineering and production acceptance and qualification testing.
Create 3D CAD models of design concepts and develop detailed 2D drawings with designers.
Perform and coordinate design analysis using ANSYS, Matlab, and other CAE tools.
Travel as required to support market development and customer needs.
Support and advance relationships with customer engineering teams.
Serve as the technical lead and primary engineering authority for assigned product-development projects.
Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, including mechanical, electrical, software, controls, manufacturing, and test engineering.
Provide technical direction to engineering team members and ensure subsystem development aligns with overall requirements and project objectives.
Lead technical design reviews and ensure engineering deliverables support project milestones and design-maturity objectives.