Sr. Mgr., Mechanical Design Engineering & Structural Integrity

Curtiss-Wright Corporation; Gastonia (NC); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with Employer Match and Profit Sh

Health and Wellness Benefits

Learning and Development Opportunities

Referral Program

Competitive Pay

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Job summary

Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division seeks a Sr Manager of Mechanical Design & Structural Integrity in Shelby, NC to lead a 10–12 person engineering team responsible for mechanical design, structural analysis, and documentation of aerospace actuation systems.

You will drive design excellence, coordinate with Program Management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain, and ensure on-time, within-budget delivery while upholding governance and talent development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 15–20 years of experience in managing complex mechanical design and analysis.
• Experience with aerospace/actuation systems and program governance.

Responsibilities

• Direct and mentor a 10–12 member mechanical design team.
• Lead design, calculations, MRB evaluation and substantiation of non-conformances.
• Oversee structural integrity analyses (stress, thermal, vibration).
• Ensure technical documentation and SDRLs/drawings are compliant.

Skills

Leadership

Customer communication

Bid & Proposals

Cross-functional collaboration

8D problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

CAD/PLM (Siemens NX/Teamcenter)

ANSYS

Job description

Sr Manager, Mechanical Design & Structural Integrity

Curtiss-Wright is seeking an outstanding working manager who has passion and experience as a department manager in a matrix engineering organization.

Reporting to the Director of Engineering at CW Actuation Division you will provide providing management direction and oversight to the Mechanical Design & Structural Integrity engineering department within Curtiss-Wright’s aerospace actuation group. Our customers are military and commercial aerospace OEM’s looking for rotary and linear actuation solutions related to power transmission components, motor controllers, and power electronics to support our mechanical and electromechanical actuations solutions for flight controls, door drive systems, canopy actuation, and other needs.

LOCATION: Shelby, NC (greater Charlotte NC)

We Take Care of Our People

• Paid Time Off
• 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing
• Health and Wellness Benefits
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Referral Program
• Competitive Pay
• Recognition
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Your Challenge

In this role, you will directly manage a team of approximately 10-12 team members responsible for the following areas of mechanical design engineering:

• Conceptual Design, Gear Design, and Component/Assembly Modeling (CAD)
• Design Calculations & Requirement Validation
• Material Review Board (MRB) Evaluation, Disposition, and Substantiation of Non-Conformances
• Structural Integrity Analyses (Stress, Thermal, Vibration, etc.)
• Technical Documentation (Drawings, Reports, SDRL’s) Supporting Work Outlined Above

What You Bring

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or equivalent) is required.
• A master’s degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or equivalent) is preferred.
• 15-20yrs of experience in managing complex mechanical component design and analysis (i.e., actuators, transmissions, power transmission systems, geared products, etc.) in aerospace, automotive, commercial vehicle, or industrial industries is required.
• Demonstrated experience in managing an engineering department with solid line reporting.
• Demonstrated experience leading communication with customers on technical topics, project progress, and issue resolution.
• Demonstrated experience in bid & proposal creation (i.e., technical proposals, NRE estimates, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with leaders and individual contributors in Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality organizations.
• Demonstrated experience using CAD / PLM systems (i.e., Siemens NX/Teamcenter or equivalent).
• Demonstrated experience evaluation Ansys (or equivalent) results for component stress /thermal / vibration characteristics of actuators, transmissions, powertrain component, and associated hardware.
• Demonstrated experience creating aerospace / automotive failure mode effects analyses (i.e., FMEA, FMECA, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience allocating resources to project teams and tracking team members performance on project teams.
• Demonstrated experience coaching root cause / corrective action initiatives via 8D, A4, 5-why, Ishikawa, or equivalent
• A track record of delivering results on time and within budget.
• A track record of creating and refining department governance and holding team members accountable to comply with department governance.
• A track record of developing and maintaining key performance indicators for an engineering department to drive execution and results relentlessly.
• A track record of developing technical talent, demonstrating servant leadership practices, and advocating for team members success.
• A willingness to perform other duties as assigned.

Who We Are

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division is approximately a $200 million Commercial and Military Aerospace business unit within Curtiss-Wright Corporation. The vision of the Actuation Group is to be a world leader in the design, manufacture, and service of high power motion control systems and components and to grow revenue via a combination of organic growth and aggressive M&A activity.

The U.S. facility is the OEM Manufacturing Center of Excellence for flight control and utility actuation product lines. This modern 180,000 square-foot facility is ISO 9001/AS9100 certified and fully equipped for manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing of simple and complex mechanical and electromechanical systems and equipment. Significant investments have been made to expand and develop a modern manufacturing environment in order to meet the diverse industrial opportunities present in the global marketplace.

Find out more information and view our products here: https://www.cw-actuation.com/About/About-Actuation-Group

Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

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