Senior Design Engineer

Senior Design Engineer

What You'll Do

• Mature structural designs throughout the detailed design phase and release part and assembly drawings in Otto PLM systems.
• Manage multiple parts and/or assemblies within a given aircraft zone.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders within the Otto Structures, Systems, and Manufacturing teams.
• Individually prioritize design tasks and delegate to junior engineers.
• Coordinate with cross functional teams to define and validate structural interfaces with adjacent systems and structures.
• Support prototype vehicle development while understanding the variations in respective design and manufacturing methodologies from production designs.
• Assist in the development and implementation of PLM tools by providing technical feedback to the Otto Engineering team.
• Provide technical oversight and mentorship of junior engineers.

Who You Are Education

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent

Experience

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience (or 2+ with M.S.)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in fixed wing aircraft, structural design, and systems integration
• Experience of composite and metallic materials and manufacturing processes.
• Experience in aircraft level development programs
• Strong Knowledge of Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
• Proficiency with CATIA V5/V6/3DX and ENOVIA V5/V6/3DX
• Knowledge of typical airframe structural design criteria
• Knowledge of FAR Part 23 certification requirements and processes

Required Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Active Listening: Practice to gain insight and truly understand all project stakeholders.
• Critical Thinking: Make prompt, informed and value-based decisions for the project.
• Organization: Focus on agenda, schedules, frameworks, and methodologies, as well as communicating tasks, updates, progress, and blockers.
• Problem Solving: Assess issues from different vantage points and formulate the best solution in addressing specific challenges.
• Self-Motivation: Exude highest level of commitment and motivation to see it through from start to finish.
• Teamwork and Team Building: Establish a collaborative culture where people with unique personalities and skills happily work together and accountable to shared goal.
• Strong Business Communication: Use the right language, tone and storytelling techniques when communicating, describing, or explaining issues over email, chat, reports, presentations and other forms and channels of communication.

Benefits

Paid Holidays: All full-time employees will receive 8 paid holidays per year. Full-time non-exempt employees receive an extra floater holiday per year.

Paid Sick time: All full-time and part-time employees will receive 40 sick hours per year or minimum sick time required by the state.

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