Hardware Engineering Lead

About the role

We want your talent to support activities for complex avionics electronics systems in our growing avionics business areas. Controls and Avionics Solutions provides flight and mission-critical products to more than 170 commercial and military customers around the world. CAS products include fly-by-wire flight controls, pilot controls (inceptor systems), full authority digital engine controls (FADEC), power management systems, flight deck systems, cabin management systems, weapon controls, autonomous flight systems, and mission systems for the world's most prominent commercial and military aircraft manufacturers.

Responsibilities

• Apply expertise in the area of hardware design of Electronics Packaging towards design of electronics enclosures and/or CCA’s, for commercial and military aircraft applications. Applications include flight critical controls systems as well as non flight critical high reliability electronics such as cabin systems.
• Perform design of high reliability electronics package enclosures.
• Support mechanical design aspects of Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA), and Printed Wiring Boards (PWB).
• Design to meet environmental and reliability requirements typically encountered on military and commercial aircraft programs.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders across the functions, especially manufacturing, to achieve the optimal design and manufacture of the equipment.
• Support concept designs in support of proposals on an as-needed basis.
• Develop test plans in support of Qualification, Accelerated Life testing, Stress Screening, Reliability growth, as well as Design Verification.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, schedule driven environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8+ years of related experience OR 15+ years of related experience

Qualifications

• At least eight (12) years of experience in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and Design of Electronics Assemblies
• Familiarity and experience with assembly design in military, aircraft, or other high reliability electronics packaging environment.
• Experience with mechanical and/or electrical aspects of circuit card assembly and printed wiring board design in military, aircraft, or other high reliability electronics packaging environment.
• Exercises discretion and independent judgment in the performance of duties while complying with policies, procedures, appropriate principles and applicable state and federal laws.
• Experience with writing test plans and executing test plans for environmental testing of high reliability electronics (thermal, vibration, humidity, etc.).
• Communicates effectively both orally and in writing.
• Exhibits sound interpersonal skills involving interfacing, coordinating and negotiating with company personnel, customers, suppliers.
• Working knowledge of drawing and configuration management practices.
• Utilize computer skills to prepare appropriate reports and documents.

Skills

• Familiarity with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) practices and manufacturing equipment.
• Experience recognizing and solving failure modes that occur in high reliability environments.
• Ability to effectively lead a team in the solution of open ended problems.
• Ability to coach and teach others in the organization.

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $120,874 – $205,486. Individual salaries are determined by business considerations, local market conditions, internal equity, and candidate qualifications such as skills, education, and experience.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts
• 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; life and accident insurance
• Employee assistance program and legal plan
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance
• Paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental, military, and bereavement leave, and applicable federal and state sick leave
• Company recognition program (monetary and non-monetary awards)