Aerospace Project Engineer III – Aftermarket & Upgrades

Elevate Aircraft Seating; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

401(K) matching

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Health care plans

On-site gym

EV charging stations

Job summary

Elevate Aircraft Seating in Huntington Beach, CA, seeks a Project Engineer III to provide engineering leadership for aftermarket and in-service programs. This role translates issues into engineered solutions and coordinates with Production, Quality, Certification, and Design teams to drive timely resolutions while ensuring compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.

The position requires a strong mechanical engineering background, 8+ years in aerospace, and the ability to travel up to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar required.
• Minimum 8 years of related experience; minimum 4 years in the aircraft industry.
• Ability to lead engineering change and problem-solving in aerospace.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the engineering focal point for aftermarket and in-service support.
• Provide technical support to internal and external customers and engage the wider Engineering team.
• Coordinate timely customer responses on technical issues and engineering solutions.
• Travel to customer locations and work onsite with products up to 50% travel.
• Manage problem reports for in-service and aftermarket programs and establish a daily cadence of internal communication for assigned products and programs.
• Analyze and translate operational issues into technical engineering language to support corrective actions and change management.
• Apply prescribed analysis and problem-solving methodologies to expedite issue resolution under tight timelines.
• Lead engineering assessments for post-delivery in-service issues and modification/upgrade requests.
• Support modification and upgrade programs and provide in-service engineering solutions.
• Provide engineering feedback to functions using problem-report data and analysis for lessons learned transfer.
• Leverage product feedback to support design optimization for manufacturing and assembly.

Skills

Microsoft Office

CATIA

AutoCAD

PLM

Lean Manufacturing

DFMEA

PFMEA

RCCA

Six Sigma

Engineering Change Mgmt

FAA Regulations

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar

Tools

CATIA

AutoCAD

PLM

Microsoft Office

Job description

Elevate Aircraft Seating in Huntington Beach, CA, seeks a Project Engineer III to provide engineering leadership for aftermarket and in-service programs. This role translates issues into engineered solutions and coordinates with Production, Quality, Certification, and Design teams to drive timely resolutions while ensuring compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.

The position requires a strong mechanical engineering background, 8+ years in aerospace, and the ability to travel up to