Advanced Design Engineering Supervisor

Duties & Responsibilities

• Leading and mentoring a design team of approximately 3-7 engineers to develop and validate aircraft structures in a rapid paced environment.
• Organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones while leveraging project leadership experience.
• Document designs and interface studies using appropriate information sourced from various inputs.
• Deliver high quality, error-free designs using concise documentation; ensuring compliance with engineering principles, military, and company standards.
• General oversight and/or hands-on involvement during the manufacture of prototype hardware at product manufacturing and integration sites.
• Maintain and improve company standards and design guides after completion of each assignment.

Requirements

• Self-starter and detail oriented.
• Proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance and drawing standards, including Model Based Definition; e.g., ASME Y14.1, ASME Y14.2, ASME Y14.5, ASME Y14.37, and ASME Y14.41.
• Fundamental knowledge of composite and metallic materials and structural joints.
• Fundamental knowledge of designing for survivability (materials, hardware and systems integration provisions, interfaces, steps and gaps, transitions, etc.).

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; fifteen or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, thirteen or more years of experience with a masters degree, or ten or more years with a PhD.
• May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Must have a complete understanding of engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; capable of expanding knowledge of principles, concepts, theory, and practices in related technical specialties.
• Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and able to apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required enabling an effective interface with other departments and/or professionals, and capable of representing the organization as a prime technical contact.
• Able to work extended hours as required.
• Experience with NX, Creo or other parametric CAD tools (e.g. Catia, SolidWorks) preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) required.
• Able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance is required.