Mechanical Design Engineer

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC); Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

80 hours PTO per year

10 paid holidays

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) in Irvine seeks an engineering designer to create specialized fastening products from customer requirements through qualification and production release. The role includes design ownership, prototyping, testing, and coordinating handoff to the shop floor in our on-site lab and shop.

You will sustain legacy products, support MRB, and partner with manufacturing and quality to ensure designs are producible and inspectable against capabilities.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering is required.
• Minimum 5+ years of mechanical design engineering experience.
• Proficiency with parametric CAD; SolidWorks experience required; CATIA/NX/Creo/Inventor welcome to ramp quickly.
• Working knowledge of aerospace materials (Titanium alloys, nickel superalloys, corrosion-resistant steels).
• FEA: independently set up and defend studies under defined conditions (SolidWorks Simulation Premium).
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, requirements documents, specs, and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Design new products and modify existing designs from concept through production release.
• Create part/assembly models, drawings, and maintain PDM in SolidWorks.
• Perform engineering analysis using FEA and hand calculations.
• Collaborate with customers to define requirements and resolve questions.
• Ensure designs are producible and inspectable; support MRB dispositions and process troubleshooting.
• Plan and evaluate prototype and qualification testing; write reports.

Skills

CAD proficiency

FEA analysis

GD&T ASME Y14.5

Design validation

Customer requirement translation

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

CATIA

NX

Creo

Inventor

Job description

Location and Position Info

Country: United States of America

State / County: California

City: Irvine

Division: Fasteners

Company: SLC

Function: Engineering

Workplace Type: On-Site

Position type: Full Time

Job Description

You will design new specialized fastening products from customer requirement through qualification and production release. A typical project starts with a customer inquiry, runs through design, analysis, prototyping, design review, and ends with you coordinating the handoff to the shop floor. Our experimental machine shop and test lab are on site, so you will design parts, have them made, and test them without leaving the building.

Your work will include design ownership of new products, sustaining assigned legacy product lines, supporting MRB, guiding manufacturing improvements on the floor, and answering technical questions in support of sales.

Responsibilities

• Design new products and modify existing designs to meet customer requirements, from concept through production release.
• Create part and assembly models, prepare detailed drawings, and maintain PDM records in SolidWorks.
• Perform engineering analysis using FEA and hand calculations to validate designs.
• Work directly with customers to define requirements and resolve technical questions.
• Partner with manufacturing and quality to ensure designs are producible and inspectable against our actual capabilities, and support MRB dispositions and process troubleshooting.
• Plan and evaluate prototype and qualification testing; write test plans, test reports, and analysis reports.
• Manage project schedules and keep internal and customer stakeholders aligned.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 5+ years of mechanical design engineering experience.
• Fluency in parametric CAD. We use SolidWorks; strong CATIA, NX, Creo, or Inventor users are welcome to apply and expected to ramp quickly.
• Working knowledge of aerospace materials: Titanium alloys, nickel superalloys, corrosion-resistant steels
• FEA: Ability to independently set up and execute studies under defined boundary conditions, and to defend the assumptions behind them. We use SolidWorks Simulation Premium.
• Ability to apply, interpret, and communicate GD&T per ASME Y14.5.
• Ability to read and interpret customer drawings, requirements documents, procurement specifications, material and finish specifications, and industry part standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior aerospace or defense product development and qualification experience.
• Familiarity with precision fastener manufacturing: machining, thread rolling, thread locking, heat treatment, NDT.
• Experience with nonlinear FEA and judgment on when it is warranted.
• Scripting or automation experience applied to engineering workflows.
• Named inventor on a patent.
• Tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Hands-on mechanical testing experience: fixture design, instrumentation, and interpreting test data against design intent.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Salary & Benefits

• For informational purposes only, the range of pay for this role is $75,500.00 to $119,300.00 US Dollar (USD) Salaried based on a variety of factors.
• For informational purposes only, this role is eligible to participate in the Company's Quarterly Cash Bonus Plan, paid out at the quarterly bonus factor of 1X the Company's bonus multiple, based on the Company's performance in the applicable quarter.
• Employees will receive 80 hours paid time off every year.
• Employees will also receive 10 paid holidays.
• Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the company's medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• Employees are eligible to enroll in the Company's 401(k) plan.

Company Profile

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Precision Castparts Corp. and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will become the property of Precision Castparts Corp & its affiliates, and no fee will be paid.