Senior Mechanical Engineer

Astronautics Corp of America•Black Mountain, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Kearfott Corporation is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the design and development of electromechanical actuators for aerospace and defense applications. The role requires extensive understanding of mechanical systems and their interaction with brushless DC (BLDC) prime movers. The engineer reviews and interprets customer requirements, assesses the effort needed to meet them, and leads proposal efforts, prototype development, and New Product Introduction (NPI) 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 teams, and ensures engineering work aligns with product requirements and project objectives. The role is located 100% onsite at Kearfott’s 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 skills and presentation preparation skills, including for design reviews and marketing presentations.
Ability to lead effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
Action-oriented approach and drive for results.
Commitment to continuously improving processes and performance.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of electromechanical actuators for aerospace and defense markets.
Review and interpret customer requirements and assess the effort required to fulfill them.
Lead proposal efforts, prototype development, and other NPI activities through transition of new products into production.
Develop new concepts and proposal solutions.
Understand and evaluate manufacturing and design trade-offs for practical implementation.
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 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 in collaboration with designers.
Perform and coordinate design analyses using ANSYS, MATLAB, and other CAE tools.
Travel as required to support market development and customer needs.
Support business development and advance relationships with customer engineering teams.
Serve as 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 to keep subsystem development aligned with overall requirements and project objectives.
Lead technical design reviews and ensure engineering deliverables support project milestones and design-maturity objectives.