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Aurora Flight Sciences · 5 days ago

Staff-Senior Design Engineer

Manassas, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$80K/yr - $178K/yr

10+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Act as the first level of authority within the design team for technical approval and exercise latitude in determining technical objectives of programs.

Work independently for extended periods of time and guide junior engineers.

Own project execution and integration while leading teams of other engineers.

Produce airframe structural configuration layouts and detail designs including preliminary sizing, joint layouts, interface boundary definitions of parts and assemblies employing metallic and composite materials.

Create and maintain CAD models and drawings of installations, assembly and detail components that meet all requirements such as structural integrity, interface boundaries, weight and cost targets as directed by the project engineer.

Periodically review and check the product structure and BOM’s of the team to insure fit, form, function of the structural components is maintained.

Conduct periodic design reviews as required to ensure designs meet the requirements.

Coordinate and collaborate with members of stress, manufacturing, procurement, quality control and other departments as required to mature the design from conception to production.

Create and maintain documentation that tracks team weekly progress status as it related to the Program budget and deadlines.

Prepare PowerPoint presentations to support Program PDRs and CDRs. Provide technical support and mentorship to those less experience members of the team.

Qualification

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Aerospace experienceCATIA V5Generative Surface DesignPart DesignAssemblyUnigraphicsSiemens NXComposite componentsStarTeamEnovia LCAPDMMicrosoft Office ExcelWordPowerPointProblem-solvingCommunicationInterpersonalComposite MaterialsManufacturing DevelopmentGD&TTolerance AnalysisModel Based DefinitionFiberSIMParametric ModelingProblem-SolvingInterpersonalCross-Disciplinary

Required

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline

10+ years’ experience in aerospace

Significant experience with CATIA V5 w/ a focus on Generative Surface Design, Part Design and Assembly. Experience in Unigraphics or Siemens NX will be considered based on supporting background.

Familiar with industry standards for the manufacture, repair and assembly of composite components for aerospace

Experience with StarTeam, or other product data management such as Enovia LCA or PDM

Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and written

Strong interpersonal skills

Must be US Person

Preferred

Strong technical background including familiarity with industry standards for the manufacture, repair and assembly of composite components for aerospace

Significant experience with engineering and manufacturing development and production of structural parts and assemblies utilizing composite materials

Experience with the composite part detail process, including composites stacking sequence, lamination theory, honeycomb core, bonded assemblies, manufacturing assembly and fabrication processes, post-cure machining operations

Knowledge of GD&T per ASME Y14.5 along with tolerance analysis capabilities

Experience in application ASME Y14.41 methods for Model Based Definition using CATIA V5 FTA (Functional Tolerancing and Annotations) is desired

Experience with CATIA V5 CPD (Composite Part Design) and/or FiberSIM is desired. Ability to create and maintain parametric product geometry models is desired

Cross-disciplinary interests are strongly desired; we love people that combine world-class expertise with a diverse background, hands on experience, and interesting hobbies!