Mechanical Design Engineer

Insight Global; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is assisting a client in Simi Valley, CA to hire multiple Senior Mechanical Design Engineers for on-site work. The role focuses on mechanical design for small unmanned aircraft products, leveraging extensive experience with injection molding, machined parts, and composite laminates.

The engineer will report to the AeroMechanical Engineering Manager, work with SolidWorks, and may participate in thermal modeling. This is a full-time on-site position on a 9/80 schedule.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of mechanical design experience, preferably in aerospace or related fields.
• Experience with injection molding, machined parts and composite laminates.
• Knowledge of metallic, plastic and composite material properties.
• Experience in unmanned aircraft/vehicles design or related products.

Responsibilities

• On-site full-time on a 9/80 schedule.
• Support and take on different aspects of mechanical design.
• Identify testing needs and select prototype parts for testing.
• Utilize SolidWorks for design work and contribute to thermal modeling efforts.

Skills

Unmanned aircraft design

Composite laminates knowledge

Material properties knowledge

Injection molding experience

Machined parts design

Thermal modelling

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

- 7-10+ years of experience in Mechanical Design Engineering; with knowledge of injection molding, machined parts, and composite laminates

- Demonstrated understanding of metallic, plastic and composite material properties

- Mechanical Design experience on unmanned aircrafts/vehicles and/or related products

Nice to Have Skills & Experience:

Thermal modelling + Composite layup design a plus (Kevlar and Carbon prepreg laminates)

Job Description:

Our client sitting in Simi Valley, CA is looking to hire multiple Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to support their small unmanned aircraft product. This person will be working onsite full-time on a 9/80 schedule. He/she will be reporting to the AeroMechanical Engineering Manager. This program has completed preliminary design reviews and are looking to bring on a Mechanical Engineer to support and take on different aspects of design, identify any testing that needs to be done, what prototype parts to do the tests on etc. This person will need to have familiarity with injection molding experience, machined parts, and composite laminates. This ME will be using SolidWorks for design work and may be apart of thermal modeling.