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Aerospace Design Engineer

Experience
5+ yrs
Location
Camarillo, CA
Job type
Full-Time
Salary
$160,000–$190,000 / year
Posted
today

About the role

The Aerospace Design Engineer will serve as a technical expert for military and commercial electrical wiring system components, including connectors, backshells, conduit assemblies, and cable assemblies. This role requires a bachelor's degree and at least five years of product engineering experience in interconnect product development, analysis, testing, qualification, failure investigation, and engineering program leadership.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as a technical expert for internal research and development, new product development, sustaining engineering, product manufacturing transitions, and new business proposals.
  • Provide technical advice and engineering support to upper management, customers, industry groups, and suppliers.
  • Lead product engineering activities for military and commercial electrical wiring system components, including connectors, backshells, connector accessories, conduit assemblies, and cable assemblies.
  • Lead engineering programs by coordinating work, delegating tasks, and coaching peers or junior engineers.
  • Lead failure investigations and drive effective resolution using formal problem-solving tools such as 8 Disciplines (8D) and RedX.
  • Present failure investigation findings and recommendations to technical leadership inside and outside the business.
  • Lead product qualification programs for mechanical and electrical products.
  • Direct the structure, design, and authoring of compliance matrices and validation and verification test plans, procedures, and reports.
  • Interpret and generate 3D CAD models and drawings in accordance with ASME Y14.5 geometric dimensioning and tolerancing requirements.
  • Apply CN/CO processes and change management practices while supporting document control and workflow management through PDM/PLM systems.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • At least five years of product engineering experience in interconnect product development, analysis, and testing.
  • Experience with electrical connectors, associated components, cable harnesses, and conduit assemblies.
  • Experience leading engineering programs that require delegation of tasks and coaching of peers or junior engineers.
  • Experience leading and resolving failure investigations using formal problem-solving tools such as 8 Disciplines (8D) or RedX.
  • Experience presenting failure investigation findings to technical leadership inside and outside the business.
  • Experience leading product qualification programs for mechanical and/or electrical products.
  • Experience directing the structure, design, and authoring of compliance matrices and validation and verification test plans, procedures, and reports.

Benefits and Perks

  • Base salary range of $160,000–$190,000.
  • Relocation assistance is available for the Camarillo, California location.

Skills

  • Internal Research and Development
  • New Product Development
  • Sustaining Engineering
  • Product Manufacturing Transitions
  • New Business Proposals
  • Electrical Wiring System Components
  • Connectors
  • Backshells
  • Connector Accessories
  • Conduit Assemblies
  • Cable Assemblies
  • Interconnect Product Development
  • Product Analysis
  • Product Testing
  • Engineering Program Leadership
  • Failure Investigations
  • Product Qualification Programs
  • Mechanical Products
  • Electrical Products
  • Compliance Matrices
  • Test Plans
  • Test Procedures
  • Test Reports

Education

Required

  • Bachelor's degree

Selection process

  1. Step 1

    Submitted

    Someone who fits the role and has told you they are interested, with their resume.

  2. Step 2

    Client interviews

  3. Step 3

    Selected

    If they qualify and are selected, your payout is due.