DMU Designer II: Aircraft Seat CAD & Assembly Specialist

RECARO Aircraft Seating Americas LLC; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

RECARO Aircraft Seating Americas LLC in Fort Worth, TX, seeks an engineer to construct and analyze CAD seat assemblies and 3D layouts for functionality and mountability. You will use CATIA v5 and PLM tools to validate designs, perform collision analyses, and support production readiness from design through installation.

Responsibilities include updating the Digital Mock Up, data quality checks, BOM comparisons, and documentation for authorities and OEMs, with collaboration across the design team

Qualifications

• A minimum of a High School degree plus 3–5 years of design experience.
• CATIA v5 experience is required (minimum 3 years).
• PLM databases such as Teamcenter, Agile or Enovia preferred.
• Aircraft documentation systems and configuration control knowledge desired.

Responsibilities

• Develop and update Digital Mock Up from parts lists and designs.
• Perform quality checks on 3D models against criteria and BOM comparisons.
• Conduct static/dynamic collision analyses to validate mountable products.
• Evaluate collisions by criticality and study installation accessibility.
• Document investigations for authorities and OEMs presentations.
• Present results to project team and support design decisions.
• Create simplified 3D seat models for OEMs and data transfer.

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

CATIA v5

Teamcenter

Agile

Enovia

Job description

RECARO Aircraft Seating Americas LLC in Fort Worth, TX, seeks an engineer to construct and analyze CAD seat assemblies and 3D layouts for functionality and mountability. You will use CATIA v5 and PLM tools to validate designs, perform collision analyses, and support production readiness from design through installation.

Responsibilities include updating the Digital Mock Up, data quality checks, BOM comparisons, and documentation for authorities and OEMs, with collaboration across the design team