Electrical Design Engineer 2 (H/F) - NORTHWEST AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Mission Description

Northwest Aerospace Technologies (“NAT”), a Safran Company, is the only EASA DOA Certified aircraft interior reconfiguration group in the United States. Focusing on commercial and military aircrafts, NAT provides first-class services in design, engineering, quality, certification, and manufacturing for a variety of Blue Chip customers.

Scope of Work

• Support the design, development and substantiation of the installation of electrical components and systems into retrofit aircraft applications.
• Communicate with customers and fellow team members. Present technical content to a wide audience and provide guidance and input to other team members as well as team members from other disciplines.
• Break down a Statement of Work (SOW) into smaller work packages and allocate work packages to other engineers.
• Prepare engineering products using applicable computer tools and programs, maintaining high standards of quality, reliability, and safety in product designs.
• Ensure that NAT’s drawings and documents meet the standards established by the NAT quality system, customer requirements, and the applicable certification authority.
• Grow in experience by accepting tasks in multiple disciplines of the aerospace industry, including structures, interiors, and systems functions.
• Develop peer review check packages for generated engineering drawings.
• Ensure the design content conforms to the company quality system procedures as documented, the customer Statement of Work, along with applicable certification requirements.
• Work with Operational Design Authority (ODA) UM’s and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Certification Verification Engineers (CVE’s) to ensure designs are compliant to airworthiness requirements.
• Cookordination with engineers from other disciplines within the company to accomplish tasks.
• Responsible to perform the activities listed in two (2) of the following three (3) electrical disciplines:
• System Design Engineering Discipline
• Installation Engineering Discipline
• Substantiation Engineering Discipline

Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience) with 2–5+ years in aerospace.
• Broad technical experience in aerospace applications.
• Ability to mentor and support junior engineers.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and AutoCAD.

Skills/Abilities

• Able to mentor less experienced engineering personnel in field of expertise.
• Minimal coordination with customers, suppliers, and interdepartmental personnel required.
• Drawing management.
• Troubleshooting/problem solving.
• Ability to work independently or within a team.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Understanding of customer’s expectations.
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task effectively, and work under pressure.
• Superior attention to detail.

Working Conditions

• Primarily office work.
• Consistent use of computer keyboard and monitor.
• Does require fluent communication in English.
• Protracted or irregular hours may be required.
• Must be comfortable working to meet firm deadlines, thus completing work on time.

Physical Requirements

• Occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds.