Aerospace Packaging & Optics Engineering Lead

Universal Avionics; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 work schedule

Every other Friday off

Vacation, sick time, and paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Universal Avionics seeks an experienced engineering leader to head Packaging and Optics in Duluth, GA. You will guide mechanical, PCB, and optical teams, set priorities, manage resources, and collaborate with program management to advance complex avionics hardware from concept through qualification.

You’ll stay technically connected while mentoring engineers, shaping practices, and delivering robust electromechanical systems for military and commercial avionics programs.

Qualifications

• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
• 7+ years of electromechanical design experience.
• 7+ years working within integrated, multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong experience with thermal and structural finite element analysis.
• Proficiency with PTC Creo 3D CAD.
• Understanding of PCB assemblies and how mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing requirements come together.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and support a team of mechanical engineers and PCB designers.
• Align departmental priorities, staffing, budgets, and engineering resources.
• Partner with Program Management to plan work, assign resources, track progress.
• Provide technical leadership from requirements through design, prototype, testing, and qualification.
• Guide mechanical and opto-mechanical designs for aerospace environments and requirements.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Mechanical design

Thermal analysis

Structural analysis

PCB design

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PTC Creo 3D CAD

PTC Windchill

Job description

Universal Avionics seeks an experienced engineering leader to head Packaging and Optics in Duluth, GA. You will guide mechanical, PCB, and optical teams, set priorities, manage resources, and collaborate with program management to advance complex avionics hardware from concept through qualification.

You’ll stay technically connected while mentoring engineers, shaping practices, and delivering robust electromechanical systems for military and commercial avionics programs.