Mechanical Engineer

Crane Company; Auburn (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Crane Aerospace & Electronics in Auburn, California, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and modernize aerospace and defense products at our state-of-the-art 65,000 sq ft facility.

You will collaborate with engineering, operations, quality, and business teams to ensure performance, manufacturability, and cost targets; applying CAE tools and fundamental engineering principles. This on-site role offers growth opportunities within our growing organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant mechanical engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
• Strong fundamentals in fluid dynamics, statics & dynamics, vibration, and materials.
• Proficiency with CAD/CAE tools and basic programming.

Responsibilities

• Work effectively with all functional groups to achieve product performance and cost targets.
• Build quality and manufacturability into the design; comply with company and regulatory guidelines.
• Support continuous process improvement activities including Kaizen and 5S practices.
• Demonstrate proficiency with verbal and written English for technical reports and analyses.
• Understand, decompose, and define product and process requirements for development and R&D.
• Plan, estimate, prioritize, and manage work to meet schedules and budgets.
• Produce thorough design and development work meeting customer specifications.

Skills

Fluid Dynamics

Statics & Dynamics

Design of Mechanical Components

Vibration

Stress and Strain

Coatings

Heat Treating

Metallurgy

Strength of Materials

Drawing Layout / Stack-ups

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing

Finite Element Analysis

CAD Drafting/3‑D Solid Modeling

Basic Programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or similar field

Tools

Finite Element Analysis (Ansys)

CAD Drafting/3‑D Solid Modeling (Creo)

Basic Programming

Job description

Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer at our Auburn, CA location.

About Crane:

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You'll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

Founded in 1968, Crane Aerospace & Electronics' Auburn, Calif., facility, owns a rich history of excellence in the design and manufacturing of multi-stage lubrication and gerotor pumps for aerospace and defense applications. Throughout the years, our Auburn team has developed a reputation for providing industry-leading complex, highly engineered flow control products for mission-critical engine/APU systems. Located in the Northern California foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range at a new, state-of-the‑art 65,000 sq. ft. facility, start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics.

Job Summary:

The Mechanical Engineer works with minimal supervision and uses originality, ingenuity and established procedures to perform engineering duties in researching, planning, designing, and developing products for use in the Aerospace or Electronics marketplace. The Mechanical Engineer works on new product designs, modernization, and upgrades, as well as performs extensive analyses to ensure cost, quality, and customer requirements. The Mechanical Engineer also uses computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform daily assignments, applying principles of science and mathematics to develop economical solutions to technical problems.

Essential Functions:

• Work effectively with all functional groups to achieve product performance and cost targets.
• Build quality and manufacturability into the design. Define/understand/comply with company and regulatory guidelines to assure a safe operating environment.
• Support continuous process improvement activities including Kaizen, 5S practices to ensure an organized and efficient working environment, and personal development.
• Demonstrate proficiency with verbal and written English for technical reports, presentations, analyses, or other communications at the appropriate level throughout the organization.
• Understand, decompose, and define product and process requirements to support product development, sustaining and R&D.
• Plan, estimate, prioritize, and manage work activities to support meeting project schedules and budgets.
• Utilize experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Produce thorough and accurate design and development work of suitable complexity that meets all customer specifications and company requirements for schedule, cost, producibility, quality, and reliability.
• Utilize proficient problem‑solving processes, documentation, tools and analyses to quickly and effectively identify root cause and corrective actions to technical challenges and/or issue in support of product development and product sustaining assignments
• Generate and review product development documentation including proposals, technical reports, procedures, correspondence, etc. necessary to satisfy customer and program requirements.
• Self‑directed and motivated while working and communicating effectively within a team environment that consists of several engineering, operations, quality, and business disciplines.
• Provide support of IPT activities in collaboration with other technical, operations, quality, and business disciplines.
• Generate models and conduct analyses that are in compliance with customer requirements and appropriate agencies
• Perform design experiments and evaluate test results to validate analysis
• Generate and review documentation related to product development and prepare technical reports and documentation necessary to satisfy customer and program requirements, including proposals, procedures, reports, correspondence, etc.
• Any other task assigned by supervisor or management

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or similar field.
• The fundamental engineering concepts listed are required as related to product design including the ability to effectively oversee, coach and/or mentor supporting engineers and assigned personnel: Fluid Dynamics, Statics & Dynamics, Design of Mechanical Components, Vibration, Stress and Strain, Coatings, & Heat Treating, Metallurgy, Strength of Materials, Drawing Layout / Stack-ups, Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Computer Skills: Finite Element Analysis (Ansys preferred), CAD Drafting/3‑D Solid Modeling (Creo preferred), Basic Programming

Teamwork and individual growth are fostered to enable employees to contribute and achieve their fullest potential. All employees must work as a team to meet or excess internal and external customer expectations by providing innovative products and services on time, ever