Seat Design Engineer

Volantes Recruitment; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Volantes Recruitment is seeking a Seat Design Engineer to support the design, development, and substantiation of mechanical aircraft seating systems for production, retrofit, and product development programs. You will collaborate with Lead and senior engineers to meet customer, OEM, regulatory, and internal requirements.

Responsibilities include designing and modifying seat assemblies, interpreting requirements, producing engineering documentation, and performing preliminary stress and dynamic

Qualifications

• Engineering background for mechanical design and analysis.
• Experience with aircraft seating or aerospace interiors is preferred.
• Ability to read drawings, OEM requirements, and technical docs.
• Proficiency with CAD/modeling and engineering tools.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mechanical aircraft seating systems, installations, assemblies, components, and specifications.
• Create and modify seat designs using approved modeling, design, and engineering processes and tools.
• Interpret customer and OEM requirements, aircraft layouts, installation drawings, and design standards.
• Develop and maintain engineering packages and documentation per requirements.
• Perform design checks, analyses, and validation with guidance.
• Conduct preliminary stress, kinematics, and dynamic analyses and validate models.
• Troubleshoot seating system issues and support production and in-service programs.
• Participate in design teams and coordinate activities across departments.
• Support department goals and continuous improvement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mechanical design

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Written and verbal communication

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Seat Design Engineer

The Role

You will be responsible for supporting the design, development, and substantiation of mechanical aircraft seating systems for production, retrofit, and product development programs. Works with Lead and senior engineers to develop engineering solutions that meet customer, OEM, regulatory, and internal requirements.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Design and develop mechanical aircraft seating systems, installations, assemblies, components, and specifications.
• Create and modify seat designs using approved modeling, design, and engineering processes and tools.
• Interpret customer and OEM requirements, aircraft layouts, installation drawings, and applicable design standards.
• Develop and maintain engineering packages and documentation in accordance with internal, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Perform engineering design checks, analysis, and validation with periodic technical guidance.
• Conduct preliminary stress, kinematics, and dynamic analyses and validate analytical models against test data.
• Troubleshoot mechanical seat-system issues and provide technical support for production, manufacturing, and in-service programs.
• Participate in design teams and coordinate technical activities with Engineering, Manufacturing, and other departments.
• Support engineering department goals, initiatives, and continuous improvement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Domestic or international travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Engineering education and experience appropriate to independently perform intermediate-level mechanical design and analysis assignments.
• Experience with mechanical design, preferably involving aircraft seating, aerospace interiors, or related mechanical systems.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, OEM requirements, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Proficiency with applicable CAD/modeling and engineering tools.
• Working knowledge of mechanical design principles, preliminary stress, kinematics, dynamic analysis, and design validation.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across functional teams.
• Successful completion of required pre-employment drug screening and criminal background check.