Job Description:

JOB TITLE: AEROSPACE ENGINEER, LEAD MECHANICAL ENGINEER
DEPARTMENT: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
REPORTS TO: CTO
CLASSIFICATION: EXEMPT
SALARY: $100,277.00

Job Summary:
Lead a team of Mechanical Engineer s in the mechanical design work for research, prototype development and integration into various payloads for aircraft or land-based applications.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Confer with engineers, customers, and others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects and products.
• Design, implement, maintain, and improve structural installations, equipment, components, products, and systems for commercial, industrial, and military purposes.
• Operate computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
• Plan method and sequence of installation/assembly for aircraft structural components.
• Prepare project cost and work-time estimates.
• Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, assembly, and installation standards and specifications.
• Inspect completed installations and observe operations, to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational and safety standards.
• Compile data and write reports regarding structural analysis for aircraft systems.
• Draw or modify diagrams and write engineering specifications to clarify design details and functional criteria of experimental aircraft structural units.
• Conduct inspections for quality control and assurance programs, reporting findings and recommendations.
• Perform systems engineering functions as required.
• Review existing mechanical engineering criteria to identify necessary revisions, deletions, or amendments to outdated material.
• Plan method and sequence of operations for developing and testing experimental structural supports, protective coverings, mounting frames and environmental support equipment for various research projects.
• Maintain an intermediate working level knowledge of the practices associated with NAVAIR guidelines for aircraft structural installations.
• Maintain a basic working level knowledge of the practices associated with FAA guidelines for structural systems installations.
• Perform other duties as are necessary and/or required.

Education and Experience:
Master s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering and at least 2 years of previous experience is required. Bachelor s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering and at least 7 years of previous experience in a similar role can be substituted.