Senior Aerospace Design Engineer

M4 Engineering; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

M4 Engineering in California is seeking a senior mechanical design engineer to design mechanical/structural systems and oversee projects from concept to production. The role requires extensive experience and collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams, ensuring compliance with ASME Y14.5 and GD&T for manufacturability.

You will perform simple FEA and hand calculations, optimize designs, verify structures before fabrication, and prepare reports and drawings per ASME standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years mechanical design experience.
• Experience with ASME Y14.5 standards.
• Experience in airplane structural design principles and coordinating across disciplines.
• Proficient in SolidWorks; CAD NX experience a must.
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card).

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical / structural systems and products based on set given and derived requirements
• Perform related analysis (simple FEA) and classical hand calculations to optimize design of product
• Modify designs based on cost and manufacturing capabilities
• Work with structural analysis to verify capabilities of structure before fabrication
• Holds design reviews and presentations among peers to gain design feedback
• Define verification methods such as component, system-level and airplane level testing, and participate in that testing
• Assures system and product quality by confirming fabrication, assembly, and installation processes
• Prepares product reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information
• Provides engineering information by answering questions and requests
• Prepares manufacturing drawings to ASME Y14.5 standards using GD&T for manufacturability and repeatability
• Troubleshoot manufacturing and assembly issues
• Record notes, design changes, and test results on ENBs
• Multi-task, be a self starter, work under pressure and meet deadlines consistently
• Creation and maintenance of a Bill of Materials for one or more projects.
• Ongoing design reviews/brainstorming sessions with engineers/designers working on projects under your control.

Skills

Mechanical design

CAD (NX)

SolidWorks

FEA

Cross-disciplinary coordination

GD&T

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NX CAD

SolidWorks

GD&T

Job description

Uses creativity and the discipline of engineering that applies principles of physics and material science specifically towards the design of a mechanical structure. The designer will design components and/or systems based on a set of requirements and constraints, and oversee the project from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical / structural systems and products based on set given and derived requirements
• Perform related analysis (simple FEA) and classical hand calculations to optimize design of product
• Modify designs based on cost and manufacturing capabilities
• Work with structural analysis to verify capabilities of structure before fabrication
• Holds design reviews and presentations among peers to gain design feedback
• Define verification methods such as component, system-level and airplane level testing, and participate in that testing
• Assures system and product quality by confirming fabrication, assembly, and installation processes
• Prepares product reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information
• Provides engineering information by answering questions and requests
• Prepares manufacturing drawings to ASME Y14.5 standards using GD&T for manufacturability and repeatability
• Troubleshoot manufacturing and assembly issues
• Record notes, design changes, and test results on ENBs
• Multi-task, be a self starter, work under pressure and meet deadlines consistently
• Creation and maintenance of a Bill of Materials for one or more projects.
• Ongoing design reviews/brainstorming sessions with engineers/designers working on projects under your control.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years mechanical design experience
• ASME Y14.5 standards
• Experience in airplane structural design principles and in coordinating across multiple disciplines to develop design (e.g., Materials, Structures, Aerodynamics) to ensure compliance with all requirements
• CAD experience required (knowledge of NX preferred)
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Solidworks a plus
• Experience with the design of aircraft landing gear systems and hydraulic actuators a plus
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card)