Senior Mechanical Engineer - in person
Required skills
- SolidWorks
- FEA
- CFD
- DFM
- V&V testing
- IEC
- ASTM
- ISO
- ASME
- SAE
Nice to have
- aerospace
- automotive
- industrial sector
- cost-down opportunities
Role summary
Airloom is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer with 7+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field. The role requires advanced proficiency in 3D CAD software like SolidWorks and a deep understanding of FEA and CFD principles, including materials, allowables, and boundary conditions. Experience in aerospace, automotive, or industrial sectors is preferred. The engineer will be responsible for conceptual design, analysis, prototyping, testing, manufacturing support, and documentation, with a focus on DFM, fabrication, and V&V testing. Experience with aerospace or industrial standards and regulations is also required. The position involves collaboration with manufacturing groups and mentorship of junior engineers.
Position Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in mechanical engineering with a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD software (SolidWorks)
- Experience in the aerospace, automotive, or industrial sector is preferred
- Deep understanding of allowables, materials (metallics and composites), boundary conditions, and margin associated with tools like FEA and CFD
- Metallics - complex design using 4XXX, 4XX, A572, A36, steels as well as 2024, 6061 and 7075 aluminum
- Composites - complex design with fiberglass and carbon fiber lamina and laminate
- Bonding - complex design principles for injection and surface structural bonding
- Fasteners - Detailed fastener analysis techniques for highly loaded slip-critical joint design
- Fatigue and Ultimate - Complex design and verification methods at system-level (vehicle-level) for fatigue, stiffness, and ultimate strength driven design. Detailed understanding of margins and allowables required.
- Substantial experience transitioning products from design into manufacturing at scale
- Deep understanding of DFM, fabrication, and V&V testing to resolve tolerances and margins to requirements
- Experience with aerospace or industrial standards and regulations (e.g., IEC, ASTM, ISO, ASME, SAE, FAA)
- Experience collaborating directly with manufacturing groups and assessing cost-down opportunities
If you check off 7 of the 10 bullets above and meet the location requirements, we encourage you to apply!
Position Duties:
- Conceptual Design: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop innovative mechanical concepts and solutions
- Analysis: Conduct structural, thermal, and fluid flow analyses to optimize designs and ensure performance
- Prototyping and Testing: Oversee the fabrication and testing of prototypes to validate design concepts
- Manufacturing Support: Work closely with manufacturing engineers to ensure designs are manufacturable and cost effective
- Documentation: Develop comprehensive technical documentation, including design specifications, test reports, and engineering documentation
- Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers
What Airloom offers:
- Career Growth: We invest in our team. We offer support for team members to take advantage of relevant learning opportunities, and we are committed to collaboratively identifying paths for individuals and the company to grow together.
- Full Benefits: We offer full medical, dental, and vision coverage. We also offer life coverage up to a threshold amount, with the option for individuals to purchase additional coverage.
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