Electrical Design Engineer

Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing Inc; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Volunteer time

Wellbeing support

Employee discounts

Learning & development

Referral program

Medical insurance

PTO & holidays

401(k) match

9/80 schedule

Job summary

Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing Inc. – Chatsworth, CA seeks an Electrical Design Engineer to develop and sustain aerospace electrical/electromechanical products. You will own defined design assignments, create CAD models, and ensure manufacturability and lifecycle support.

Responsibilities include solving design challenges, managing obsolescence, supporting prototypes, and collaborating with Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers and other engineering teams. Travel ~50% required for 18 months.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electronics, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in a design engineering or technical support role in a design/manufacturing environment.
• Experience creating or maintaining CAD models, drawings and controlled technical data.
• Ability to interpret drawings, tolerances, and manufacturing constraints with strong problem solving.
• Experience investigating issues and applying root cause and corrective action methods.
• Experience with SolidWorks or equivalent CAD tools and configuration management.
• Experience supporting NPI or product sustainment and obsolescence-driven redesign is a plus.
• Willingness to travel ~50% for 18 months.

Responsibilities

• Develop and modify electrical/electromechanical product designs to meet requirements.
• Investigate performance, obsolescence and component availability issues and propose solutions.
• Create and maintain CAD models, drawings, and BOMs with proper data control.
• Support NPI, prototypes and evaluations, translating requirements into manufacturing plans.
• Perform root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers and other teams to resolve design-for-manufacture challenges.
• Support products through lifecycle from introduction to sustainment and retirement.
• Travel ~50% for 18 months to support engineering needs.

Skills

Electronics design

Mechanical design

Aerospace engineering

DFMEA/Root cause

CAD modeling

GEOMETRIC tolerancing

Design for Manufacturing

NPI support

Education

Electronics/Mechanical/Aerospace Eng degree

Equivalent experience

Tools

SolidWorks

Windchill

CAD tools

Job description

Electrical Design Engineer Chatsworth - California, USA | Regular, Full-Time | 9/80 Work Schedule

About Ontic Chatsworth

Our 114,000 sq ft Chatsworth facility in Los Angeles specializes in electronic and electro-mechanical aerospace products, supporting critical systems including airborne radar, cabin and cockpit lighting, flight controls, engine and environmental controls and pilot controls. Behind those products is a team solving complex technical and operational challenges every day. With specialist manufacturing and testing capabilities on site, Chatsworth combines decades of aerospace expertise with the opportunity to keep improving how we deliver for our customers. Join the team and your work will contribute directly to the reliability and availability of systems used across civil and military aviation around the world.

The opportunity

As an Electrical Design Engineer at Ontic, you'll help develop and sustain the aerospace products our customers depend on throughout their lifecycle. You'll work across both new product introduction and established products, solving design challenges that can affect performance, manufacturability and the continued availability of critical components. This is a hands-on engineering opportunity where you'll take ownership of defined design assignments and turn technical requirements into practical, supportable solutions. From investigating product issues and managing obsolescence-driven redesigns to supporting prototypes and controlled design changes, your work will help keep products performing reliably for the long term. You'll collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers, customers and other engineering disciplines, balancing technical requirements with quality, schedule and cost while maintaining the integrity of the product design. This role requires approximately 50% travel for the next 18 months to support business and engineering needs. Candidates should be comfortable with this level of travel as an essential requirement of the position.

What you’ll be doing

• Develop and modify electrical and electromechanical product designs to meet functional, manufacturability and lifecycle-support requirements.
• Investigate product performance, obsolescence and component-availability issues, developing practical design solutions and assessing suitable alternative materials or components.
• Create and maintain CAD models, engineering drawings, bills of material and associated technical data while protecting design intent and configuration control.
• Support new product introduction, prototype builds and engineering evaluations, translating design requirements into manufacturing instructions, test needs and tooling requirements.
• Perform root cause investigations and develop corrective actions and controlled design changes to resolve product and manufacturing issues.
• Work with Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers and other engineering teams to resolve design-for-manufacture challenges while balancing technical, quality, schedule and cost requirements.
• Support products throughout their lifecycle, from new product introduction and verification through sustainment, redesign and retirement.
• Travel approximately 50% for the next 18 months to support engineering, operational and business requirements.

What you’ll bring

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may also be considered.
• Experience in a design engineering or technical support role within a design or manufacturing environment.
• Experience creating or maintaining CAD models, engineering drawings and controlled technical data for mechanical or electromechanical products.
• The ability to interpret technical drawings, geometric tolerances, design intent and manufacturing constraints, supported by strong practical engineering and problem-solving skills.
• Experience investigating product issues and applying root cause and corrective-action methods to design updates.
• Experience with SolidWorks or equivalent CAD tools, along with an understanding of configuration management and controlled engineering change.
• Experience supporting new product introduction, product sustainment or obsolescence-driven redesign would be advantageous, as would experience within aerospace or another regulated industry and familiarity with Windchill or another product lifecycle management system.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 50% for the next 18 months.

Why Ontic?

At Ontic, we’re specialists in keeping critical aircraft flying. Our work supports civil and military aviation around the world, giving established aircraft products the long-term support they need to remain safe, reliable and available. But it’s our people who make that possible. We’re a growing, global team where you’re trusted to take ownership, encouraged to challenge how things have always been done and supported to develop your career as our business grows. We believe in embracing the challenge - working together to solve complex problems and create opportunities for our customers, our business and each other.

Benefits at Ontic

• Goal Share bonus program - everyone at Ontic is automatically enrolled, giving us all the opportunity to share in our success
• Paid volunteering time - giving you time to support a cause or community that matters to you
• 24/7 wellbeing support - confidential support available through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee discounts - access to discounts and offers across a range of retailers and services
• Learning and development - opportunities to build your skills, develop your career and grow with Ontic
• Employee referral program - rewarding you for introducing great people to Team Ontic
• Comprehensive medical insurance
• Competitive PTO, holiday pay and sick leave
• 401(k) plan - with up to 4% company match
• 9/80 work schedule - where applicable

Compensation

Pay Range $120,000 - $140,000/year, based on experience

Equal Opportunity Employment

Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Export Control Compliance

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person ” as defined by 22. C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee.

Ready to embrace the challenge?

If this sounds like the kind of opportunity where you could make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.