Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Aerospace Fasteners

Precision Castparts; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts in Irvine, CA is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to own new fastening products from concept to production release, coordinating handoff to the shop floor and testing in our on-site lab.

You will design parts in SolidWorks, run FEA, interpret customer drawings, and collaborate with manufacturing and quality teams to ensure designs are producible and meet specifications, while supporting MRB and design reviews.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 5+ years of mechanical design engineering experience.
• Fluency in parametric CAD using SolidWorks; other CAD tools welcome.
• Working knowledge of aerospace materials: Titanium alloys, nickel superalloys, corrosion-resistant steels
• FEA: Ability to set up and defend analyses; SolidWorks Simulation Premium
• Ability to apply, interpret, and communicate GD&T per ASME Y14.5
• Ability to read and interpret customer drawings and specifications

Responsibilities

• Design new products and modify existing designs to meet customer requirements, from concept through production release.
• Create part and assembly models, prepare detailed drawings, and maintain PDM records in SolidWorks.
• Perform engineering analysis using FEA and hand calculations to validate designs.
• Work directly with customers to define requirements and resolve technical questions.
• Partner with manufacturing and quality to ensure designs are producible and inspectable against our capabilities.
• Plan and evaluate prototype and qualification testing; write test plans, test reports, and analyses.
• Manage project schedules and keep internal and customer stakeholders aligned.

Skills

Mechanical design

FEA

GD&T

Customer requirements interpretation

Design ownership

Production release

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

CATIA

NX

Creo

Inventor

SolidWorks Simulation Premium

Job description

Precision Castparts in Irvine, CA is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to own new fastening products from concept to production release, coordinating handoff to the shop floor and testing in our on-site lab.

You will design parts in SolidWorks, run FEA, interpret customer drawings, and collaborate with manufacturing and quality teams to ensure designs are producible and meet specifications, while supporting MRB and design reviews.