Curtiss-Wright Corporation · 1 week ago
Electronics Mechanical Design Engineer, Prin
US-NC-Shelby
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$131K/yr - $189K/yr
10+ years expCurtiss-Wright Corporation is seeking a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to join their Shelby team. In this role, you will design and analyze complex electronic modules and mechanical components, supporting military and commercial aerospace customers with electromechanical actuation solutions.
AerospaceCommercialManufacturing
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design mechanical aspects of complex new electronic controllers, including component placement, attachment and module packaging to meet or exceed customer specifications and requirements while ensuring manufacturability with internal and/or external capabilities
Design and develop mechanical layouts for Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs), including component placement constraints and mounting hardware
Consider design requirements for environment, operation conditions, reliability and durability in all aspects of the physical design
Determine technical objectives and develop innovative, practical solutions to advance technical engineering problems
Design for EMI/EMC shielding using gaskets, coatings, and specialized enclosure geometry to minimize electromagnetic interference
Support Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to validate designs against severe shock and vibration profiles (DO-160 or MIL-STD-810 or equivalent)
Support Thermal Analysis to manage heat dissipation through conduction, convection, and radiation in both active and passively cooled systems
Assist test engineering, quality and manufacturing in building, installing, debugging and testing designed equipment to ensure production capabilities
Design and conduct development testing with Test Engineers. Assist Test Engineer to interpret testing results, conduct analysis and support Test Engineer in writing analysis and test reports
Draw conclusions and reconcile differences between predicted and actual results
Provide engineering design, field maintenance support and engineering guidance for manufacturing, quality and supply chain organizations
Plan and coordinate the maintenance of assigned designs, including documentation, reporting, publishing, and making technical or other presentations to ensure visibility of the solution(s)
Provide technical support to failure investigations and bid responses, with a technical leadership role when requested
Assess any non-conforming product for engineering disposition as part of MRB process
Drive continuous improvement in our engineering best practices documentation and training
Qualification
Required
Bachelors Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent
10+ years of experience
Must be a US Citizen
Extensive experience creating mechanical designs for complex electronic controllers or similar electromechanical designs to meet detailed customer requirements and specifications. Commercial or military aerospace experience is strongly desirable
Experience with ruggedizing and integrating electronic components, printed circuit boards, wiring harnesses, cables, and connectors
Experience with designing and testing to meet requirements for thermal management, EMI/EMC, corrosion protection, manufacturability, and human factors
Familiar with DO-160 environmental testing requirements and designing products to meet or exceed these requirements
Familiarity with IPC-2221, MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461 requirements in the design process is strongly desirable
Experience interfacing with customer engineering and program management personnel
Ability to take long-term engineering design and verification goals and break them down to manageable, near-term actions for you and available design support personnel
Expert ability in 3D modeling and design (we use Siemens NX)
Layout and drawing creation per ASME Y14.5 (we use Siemens NX)
Materials Science: General understanding of aluminum alloys, composites, polymers, and thermal interface materials
Benefits
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
Company
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a diversified, multinational provider of highly engineered, technologically advanced products and services.
Founded in 1929Davidson, North Carolina, USA
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2012-04-02Acquired
1929-08-22IPO
Leadership Team
Lynn Bamford
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Glenn Tynan
VP Finance/CFO
Recent News
2025-11-21
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