Aerospace Component Engineer: Lifecycle & Quality

Contract Specialties Group, Ltd.; Melville (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Contract Specialties Group, Ltd. is seeking a Component Engineer to manage components and hardware throughout their lifecycle.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure designs meet performance, reliability, cost, and regulatory requirements. The role involves selecting and approving components, developing specs and documentation, conducting qualification and testing, addressing obsolescence, and supporting engineering changes and supplier

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering; a Master's is a plus.
• 4–6 years of engineering/manufacturing experience in aerospace/defense.
• Experience with military, commercial, and international standards for aerospace/electrical components.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specs, and docs.

Responsibilities

• Select, evaluate, and approve components for new and existing programs.
• Develop and maintain component specs, AVLs, and technical documentation including system component item master.
• Review component drawings, datasheets, specifications, and engineering requirements.
• Perform component qualification, validation, and technical assessments.
• Lead root-cause investigations and address component-related failures with suppliers.
• Support engineering changes, substitutions, lifecycle management and PCNs/GIDEP notifications.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Quality to resolve production and field issues.

Skills

Engineering drawings interpretation

Component qualification

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

Costpoint MRP

PLM

Document management systems

Mentor PADS

Autodesk Inventor

AutoCAD

Job description

Contract Specialties Group, Ltd. is seeking a Component Engineer to manage components and hardware throughout their lifecycle.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure designs meet performance, reliability, cost, and regulatory requirements. The role involves selecting and approving components, developing specs and documentation, conducting qualification and testing, addressing obsolescence, and supporting engineering changes and supplier