Flight Simulator Hardware Engineer

SNI Companies; Orlando (FL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

SNI Companies in Orlando, FL is seeking an experienced Hardware Engineer to join a development team delivering FAA Level D Full Flight Simulators. You will design and integrate hardware across power/control, motion platforms, and avionics interfaces.

The role requires coordinating with manufacturing, procurement, and suppliers, leading end-to-end integration, and supporting design reviews in an Agile environment. A bachelor's in engineering and experience with flight-sim hardware are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience developing flight simulation hardware solutions.
• Knowledge of mechanical design principles and industry practices.
• Experience with CREO layouts and detailed drawings.
• Experience deriving hardware requirements from customer/system-level requirements.
• Experience creating BOMs, parts, assemblies, and design documentation.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams through design reviews.
• Experience with Agile hardware processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop hardware for power and control systems, motion platforms, visual display systems, avionics interfaces, and ancillary equipment.
• Lead end-to-end integration of simulator hardware with facility infrastructure (HVAC, electrical distribution, grounding, fire/smoke monitoring).
• Develop hardware architectures and interfaces between systems and subsystems.
• Derive hardware and sub-tier requirements from customer and system-level requirements.
• Create CREO layouts and detailed drawings for components, assemblies, sub-assemblies, ICDs, and integration test articles.
• Develop BOMs, parts, assemblies, and engineering documentation.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, production planning, manufacturing, and suppliers to meet program schedules.
• Support major technical reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, and TRR.
• Apply Hardware Engineering processes within an Agile development environment.
• Develop solutions to complex system-level hardware and integration challenges.

Skills

Flight hardware

CREO

Agile processes

System integration

BOM management

Mechanical design

Windchill

GD&T

ASME Y14.5

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Windchill

Creo

CATIA

Zuken

Cameo

Job description

Schedule: Hybrid – onsite approximately 50% of the week

Clearance: must be able to obtain a security clearance

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Engineer to join a development team delivering FAA Level D Full Flight Simulators. The engineer will be responsible for hardware design, development, system integration, and technical coordination across engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop hardware for power and control systems, motion platforms, visual display systems, avionics interfaces, and ancillary equipment.
• Lead end-to-end integration of simulator hardware with existing facility infrastructure, including HVAC, electrical distribution, grounding, and fire/smoke monitoring systems.
• Develop hardware architectures and high-level interfaces between systems and subsystems.
• Derive hardware and sub-tier requirements from customer and system-level requirements.
• Create CREO layouts and detailed drawings for components, assemblies, sub-assemblies, ICDs, and integration test articles.
• Develop BOMs, parts, assemblies, and engineering documentation.
• Process formal design approvals and non-conformance reports through the PLM system.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, production planning, manufacturing, and suppliers to meet program schedules.
• Support major technical reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, and TRR.
• Apply Hardware Engineering processes within an Agile development environment.
• Develop solutions to complex system-level hardware and integration challenges.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or related field.
• Experience developing flight simulation hardware solutions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of mechanical design engineering principles and industry practices.
• Experience with CREO layouts and detailed engineering drawings.
• Experience developing hardware architectures and system/subsystem interfaces.
• Experience deriving hardware requirements from customer/system-level requirements.
• Experience creating BOMs, parts, assemblies, and design documentation.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams through technical design reviews.
• Experience working with Hardware Engineering processes in an Agile environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Windchill, Creo, CATIA, Zuken, and/or Cameo.
• Knowledge of GD&T and ASME Y14.5.
• Experience performing complex system-level tolerance analysis.
• Experience with hardware architecture, interconnects, and requirements flow-down.
• Experience developing, integrating, and deploying flight training systems.
• Experience with full-motion simulators.
• Experience with rotary-wing and/or fixed-wing aircraft.
• Experience integrating hardware with existing climate-control systems.
• Experience interfacing with facility fire detection and suppression systems.
• Experience with modular open systems architectures (SOA).
• Experience working across Systems, Software, Hardware, and Test Engineering teams in an Agile environment.