Senior Mechanical Engineer

Movement Search & Delivery; Reno (NV); Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Movement Search & Delivery seeks a senior mechanical engineer to lead the design for aircraft installations and manage customer programs, ensuring FAA compliance and robust product development.

The role emphasizes defining new product scopes, parts research, prototyping, testing, and manufacturing readiness, with travel up to 30% to customer sites and meetings.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering; Master's degree preferred.
• Proven technical writing ability for formal documentation (proposals, specs, test procedures).
• Experience interfacing with customers and leading cross-functional teams.

Aufgaben

• Lead design for aircraft installations meeting FAA standards.
• Drive new product scope from concept through production release.
• Draft installation and certification documents; support site surveys and validation.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Technical writing

Customer interfacing

Communication skills

Problem solving

Ausbildung

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SolidWorks 3D modeling

Jobbeschreibung

The senior mechanical engineer’s responsibilities include having primary responsibility for customer installation programs and the mechanical portion of new product development initiatives. They will be a key decision-maker in design / cost improvements for both legacy and new products, manufacturing processes used in production, and customer program implementation.

As one of the leads in the engineering team, the senior mechanical engineer will execute the design of products as it relates to aircraft installations, while meeting both customer requirements and FAA standards. This includes new product scope definition, parts research, prototype fabrication and testing, tooling / vendor selection, and spearheading any sort of design for manufacturability efforts on the production floor. The senior mechanical engineer will be responsible as the program manager / lead engineer on customer programs. This includes outlining program scopes, aircraft-specific research for product installation applicability, drafting of drawing & document deliverables, supporting customer milestones, and overseeing the final installation of Company products onto the customer aircraft. Annual travel amounting to up to 30% of total working hours will be required to participate in sales and installation-related meetings, aircraft surveys, system installation support, off-site testing of new products, and to provide customer support.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates company values and reinforces the organizational commitment to delivering safe, compliant, high-quality products and robust engineering processes.
• Applies sound engineering judgment, disciplined documentation, and cross-functional accountability to support profitable growth, operational execution, and customer satisfaction.
• Ensures engineering work supports product quality, manufacturability, certification readiness, customer requirements, and long-term business value.

New Business

• Leads engineering projects from initial concept through design development, customer alignment, certification support, manufacturing release, and successful production launch.
• Provides technical leadership in the development of new product opportunities by translating customer needs into practical design solutions that support business capture and long-term program value.
• Develops and maintains 3D models, design drawings, mechanical analysis documents, installation documentation, and related technical records.
• Collaborates with customers, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve technical issues and advance new business opportunities through the proposal, development, approval, and launch process.
• Drafts technical proposals, installation documentation, certification documentation, mechanical analysis documents, and work process instructions needed to support customer awards and program execution.
• Performs site surveys to collect aircraft, installation, dimensional, interface, and customer-specific design data required for new product development and retrofit opportunities.
• Travels as required up to 30% to support customer meetings, technical reviews, site surveys, new installations, production launch activity, and after-sales technical support.
• Supports product certification and qualification activities by preparing technical documentation, coordinating engineering inputs, and helping ensure designs meet applicable customer, regulatory, and internal requirements.
• Helps convert customer requirements into executable engineering plans, manufacturable product designs, and released technical data packages that support profitable new business growth.

Price

• Supports profitable pricing by providing clear technical analysis of customer requirements, specifications, installation constraints, certification needs, engineering effort, material requirements, and manufacturing assumptions.
• Works with Sales and Marketing to review, analyze, and interpret technical requirements in RFPs and RFQs, helping quantify engineering scope, product cost, technical risk, certification cost, and proposal assumptions.
• Develops innovative, cost-effective, manufacturable design solutions that support value-based pricing, customer differentiation, and margin expansion.
• o Provides technical input for proposals, including mechanical design concepts, installation approach, certification assumptions, engineering hours, product configuration, and technical exceptions or clarifications.
• Identifies opportunities to improve product value through alternate designs, materials, components, or configurations that support stronger pricing discipline and customer value.
• Interfaces with customers and suppliers to resolve technical and project-related issues that could affect price, scope, schedule, margin, or customer commitment.

Productivity

• Improves productivity through mechanical design choices that reduce complexity, improve manufacturability, support supplier flexibility, and lower total product cost.
• Collaborates with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and suppliers to ensure new and legacy product designs are cost-effective, repeatable, producible, and scalable.
• Designs for manufacturability by simplifying product architecture, reducing part count where practical, improving tolerance strategy, supporting standardization, and minimizing unnecessary manufacturing difficulty.
• Assists Manufacturing Engineer in driving cost-reduction efforts in new and existing product designs through material optimization, component consolidation, alternate sourcing, design simplification, and improved manufacturability.
• Supports supplier sourcing activities by providing technical evaluation of alternate suppliers, alternate parts, alternate materials, and equivalent design solutions that improve availability, cost, quality, or lead time.
• Supports obsolescence mitigation by identifying, evaluating, specifying, and documenting alternate parts, materials, components, suppliers, and design changes as needed.
• Provides timely technical guidance to Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality to resolve production, supplier, design, or field issues affecting delivery, cost, or product performance.
• Performs and reports root cause analysis on design, supplier, quality, production, installation, and field issues, ensuring corrective actions address the technical cause and support sustainable business improvement.
• Coordinates with Manufacturing Engineering during prototype builds, first article activity, and production release to ensure the design intent is understood and manufacturability risks are addressed.
• Develops and maintains 3D models, design drawings, mechanical analysis documents, installation documentation, certification support documentation, and related engineering records.
• Reviews and approves design drawings, technical documents, and engineering releases to ensure accuracy, manufacturability, configuration control, and compliance with customer and internal requirements.
• Provides technical input to Manufacturing Engineering-owned work instructions, production methods, tooling concepts, and process documentation, while Manufacturing Engineering retains primary ownership of process definition and work instruction release.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 5 years of mechanical product design experience preferred
• A minimum of 3 years of experience using SolidWorks 3D modeling software preferred
• Technical writing – Proven experience in the drafting of formal project documentation, which can include such topics as: proposal, certification, testing, installation, and work process documentation.
• Experience in sheet metal design and fabrication processes
• Experience in plastic molded component design
• Design experience in accordance with Aerospace (DO-160) or equivalent military (MIL-461) certification requirements preferred
• Demonstrated experience in independent product design, project organization, and program management
• Preferred experience in utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to meet business needs

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; a Master's degree is preferable
• A demonstrated professional knowledge of the engineering skills relevant to this position
• Must be a motivated self-starter willing to take on job responsibilities with minimal guidance
• Should be able to demonstrate previous examples of autonomous task execution
• Should be able to demonstrate an ability to drive assigned tasks to a positive outcome in an expedient manner
• Should be able to demonstrate effective time management and organizational skills
• An ability to identify and mitigate project/design risks
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated experience interfacing with customers
• Demonstrated experience with authoring original documents such as technical specifications, test procedures, new product descriptions, operating manuals, proposals, etc.
• An ability to travel worldwide at reasonable notice to support project execution
• Must be able to work well with others and support a team dynamic
• To conform with US export regulations and ITAR 120.15 and EAR Part 772, incumbents for this role must be eligible for any required authorizations from the US government.