Propulsion Engineer - Environment Control Systems

Avion Solutions, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Avion Solutions, Inc. in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Propulsion Engineer to support the Propulsion Division.

The role involves engineering support for Environmental Control Systems across helicopter, UAV, and fixed-wing platforms, with responsibilities spanning test planning, airworthiness, and design change documentation. Qualifications include a BS in Engineering with 15 years' experience, ability to read engineering drawings, and proven thermodynamic analysis skills.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or related discipline and 15 years of experience.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and parts lists.
• Documented working knowledge of performing thermal analyses.
• Experience using/developing software tools to conduct Steady State and Transient Thermodynamic Design & Analysis on various fluids.
• Documented experience performing risk and reliability analyses and data reduction for Environmental Control performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for Environmental Control Systems relating to helicopters, unmanned air vehicles, and fixed-wing platforms.
• Provide written recommendations regarding field inquiries concerning serviceability of Environmental Control Systems and interpretation of airworthiness requirements.
• Review test plans, test reports, and analyses concerning compliance with specification and/or qualification requirements.
• Provide recommendations on the requirements coverage, success criteria, and acceptability of the test plans and reports, risks or potential risks of the test plan and report, and corrective actions or improvements to the test plan and report.
• Provide support for test witnessing, evaluation of test results, and/or post‑test inspections and recommendations regarding requirements coverage of tests and post‑test hardware condition and performance.
• Review changes in designs and engineering change proposals and document airworthiness concerns.
• Support failure investigations and procedure validations/verifications.
• Provide technical and project engineering support for Environmental Control related improvements developed under the Component Improvement Program.
• Provide support for Depot and repair activities to include Maintenance and Overhaul (M&O) plan and hardware repair reviews, and support of Product Verification Audits (PVAs).
• Provide support for alternate source evaluations, intercept actions, and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) engineering requests.
• Review quality escapes and Manufacturing Review Boards (MRBs) and document airworthiness concerns.
• Provide technical support for Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) and/or Cost Wise Readiness activities relating to Environmental Control Systems.
• Perform data reduction and analysis to evaluate Environmental Control and component performance and provide recommendations on the compliance of performance submittals with respect to applicable requirements along with detailed studies to determine corrective actions or improvements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Reading engineering drawings

Thermal analyses

Thermodynamic design tools

Risk analysis

Reliability analysis

Data reduction/analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Steady State and Transient Thermodynamics software

Job description

Avion Solutions Inc., a 100% employee-owned company, is seeking candidates for a Propulsion Engineer to support the Propulsion Division, MAD. This position is located in Huntsville, AL.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• Provide engineering support for Environmental Control Systems relating to helicopters, unmanned air vehicles, and fixed-wing platforms.
• Provide written recommendations regarding field inquiries concerning serviceability of Environmental Control Systems and interpretation of airworthiness requirements.
• Review test plans, test reports, and analyses concerning compliance with specification and/or qualification requirements.
• Provide recommendations on the requirements coverage, success criteria, and acceptability of the test plans and reports, risks or potential risks of the test plan and report, and corrective actions or improvements to the test plan and report.
• Provide support for test witnessing, evaluation of test results, and/or post‑test inspections and recommendations regarding requirements coverage of tests and post‑test hardware condition and performance.
• Review changes in designs and engineering change proposals and document airworthiness concerns.
• Support failure investigations and procedure validations/verifications.
• Provide technical and project engineering support for Environmental Control related improvements developed under the Component Improvement Program.
• Provide support for Depot and repair activities to include Maintenance and Overhaul (M&O) plan and hardware repair reviews, and support of Product Verification Audits (PVAs).
• Provide support for alternate source evaluations, intercept actions, and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) engineering requests.
• Review quality escapes and Manufacturing Review Boards (MRBs) and document airworthiness concerns.
• Provide technical support for Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) and/or Cost Wise Readiness activities relating to Environmental Control Systems.
• Perform data reduction and analysis to evaluate Environmental Control and component performance and provide recommendations on the compliance of performance submittals with respect to applicable requirements along with detailed studies to determine corrective actions or improvements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• BS in Engineering or related discipline and 15 years of experience.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and parts lists.
• Documented working knowledge of performing thermal analyses.
• Experience using/developing various software tools to conduct Steady State and Transient Thermodynamic Design & Analysis (Heating, Cooling, Dehumidification Calculations) on Air, Water, Hydraulic Fluid, Gas (Dry Air), Vapor, and Steam Systems.
• The candidate should have documented experience performing risk analysis, reliability analysis, and data reduction and analysis to evaluate Environmental Control performance, providing recommendations on the compliance of performance submittals with respect to applicable requirements and detailed studies to determine corrective actions.

Must be a U.S. citizen and have the ability to obtain/maintain a DoW security clearance.

Must be able to travel up to 15% of the time.

Equal Opportunity: Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor that affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin, or any other reason prohibited by law.