Senior Principal Aerospace Actuation Systems Engineer

Schneller; Panton (VT); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Simmonds Precision is seeking a Senior Principal Mechanical Systems Engineer to join our Motion Controls unit in Vermont. You will shape next-generation actuation capabilities and drive cross-functional technical execution for aerospace applications.

You will influence product strategy, lead multi-disciplinary teams, and mentor engineers while traveling up to 20% to support programs and customers. Join a world-class aerospace innovator focused on performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in STEM and 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Expertise in design and verification of electro-mechanical actuation systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams and drive execution plans.
• Experience in strategic planning, customer engagement, and contract capture.
• Proven capability managing cost, schedule, and technical performance in dynamic, multi-stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across multi-disciplinary engineering teams with responsibility for cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Partner with the Engineering Director to shape product strategy, technology roadmaps, and long-term system architecture approaches.
• Ensure engineering rigor and technical integrity throughout development, verification, and production.
• Technical point of contact with senior customer counterparts, internal program management, and engineering leadership.
• Influence and align internal and external customers on the technical capabilities, requirements, and technical risks and opportunities.
• Lead introduction of system upgrades and incremental capability improvements.
• Drive solutions to improve yield for current production equipment.
• Provide mentorship, technical training, and guidance across engineering disciplines.
• Prepare clear, concise technical and programmatic reports to enable informed decision-making at leadership levels.
• Formulate strategies that balance complex user requirements with schedule and budget constraints.
• Travel up to 20% of the time.

Skills

Actuation systems design

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Customer engagement

Contract capture

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced STEM degree

Job description

Simmonds Precision is seeking a Senior Principal Mechanical Systems Engineer to join our Motion Controls unit in Vermont. You will shape next-generation actuation capabilities and drive cross-functional technical execution for aerospace applications.

You will influence product strategy, lead multi-disciplinary teams, and mentor engineers while traveling up to 20% to support programs and customers. Join a world-class aerospace innovator focused on performance and reliability.