Hardware Design Engineer

SNI Companies; Orlando (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SNI Companies is hiring a Flight Simulator Hardware Engineer in Orlando, FL to support FAA Level D full flight simulators. The role covers hardware design, system integration, requirements development, and technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, avionics, motion, and facility interfaces.

You will design hardware solutions for power/control, motion platforms, visual systems, and avionics interfaces; integrate with HVAC, electrical, grounding, fire/smoke monitoring; create CREO layouts

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or related field.
• Experience developing flight simulation hardware or flight training systems.
• Strong experience with mechanical hardware design and engineering principles.
• Hands‑on experience with CREO and detailed engineering drawings.
• Experience with hardware architecture, interfaces, requirements derivation, BOMs, and PLM processes.
• Knowledge of GD&T per ASME Y14.5 and system-level tolerance analysis.
• Experience working with cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Experience supporting formal engineering reviews such as SRR/PDR/CDR/TRR.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop hardware solutions for power/control systems, motion platforms, visual systems, avionics interfaces, and ancillary equipment.
• Integrate simulator hardware with existing facility infrastructure, including HVAC, electrical distribution, grounding, and fire/smoke monitoring systems.
• Develop CREO layouts, detailed drawings, assemblies, sub-assemblies, and integration test articles.
• Create hardware architectures and define system/subsystem interfaces.
• Derive hardware and lower-tier requirements from customer and system-level requirements.
• Build BOMs, parts, assemblies, and engineering documentation.
• Support major technical reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, and TRR.
• Lead and coordinate Hardware Engineers, procurement, manufacturing, production planning, and suppliers.
• Perform design reviews, approvals, tolerance analysis, and non-conformance activities through PLM tools.
• Apply Hardware Engineering processes within an Agile development environment.

Skills

Flight simulation hardware

System integration

Hardware design principles

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CREO

PLM tools

Job description

We are hiring for Flight Simulator Hardware Engineer in Orlando, FL

Schedule: 4/10, 1st Shift

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Job Summary

We are seeking a Flight Simulator Hardware Engineer to support the development and integration of FAA Level D Full Flight Simulators for an Air & Commercial Solutions (ACS) program. The engineer will be responsible for hardware design, system integration, requirements development, and technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, avionics, motion, and facility interfaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop hardware solutions for power/control systems, motion platforms, visual systems, avionics interfaces, and ancillary equipment.
• Integrate simulator hardware with existing facility infrastructure, including HVAC, electrical distribution, grounding, and fire/smoke monitoring systems.
• Develop CREO layouts, detailed drawings, assemblies, sub-assemblies, and integration test articles.
• Create hardware architectures and define system/subsystem interfaces.
• Derive hardware and lower-tier requirements from customer and system-level requirements.
• Build BOMs, parts, assemblies, and engineering documentation.
• Support major technical reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, and TRR.
• Lead and coordinate Hardware Engineers, procurement, manufacturing, production planning, and suppliers.
• Perform design reviews, approvals, tolerance analysis, and non-conformance activities through PLM tools.
• Apply Hardware Engineering processes within an Agile development environment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or related field.
• Experience developing flight simulation hardware or flight training systems.
• Strong experience with mechanical hardware design and engineering principles.
• Hands‑on experience with CREO and detailed engineering drawings.
• Experience with hardware architecture, interfaces, requirements derivation, BOMs, and PLM processes.
• Knowledge of GD&T per ASME Y14.5 and system-level tolerance analysis.
• Experience working with cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Experience supporting formal engineering reviews such as SRR/PDR/CDR/TRR.