Principle Mechanical Design Engineer – Electronics

We are looking for a Principle Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Shelby team!

As a Principal Design Engineer, you will design and analyze complex electronic modules and mechanical components and with our Electrical Engineering team.  Our customers are military and commercial aerospace OEM’s looking for motor controllers and power electronics to support our electromechanical actuation solutions for flight controls, door-drive systems and other needs. You will conduct feasibility studies and support testing on new and modified designs. You will directly support personnel in the preparation of detailed design models, drawings and testing equipment.  You will mentor and support less experienced engineers and share best practices with them.

Location: Shelby, NC

Salary: $131,00 to $189,200 + bonus opportunity

Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in NC. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.

We Take Care of Our People

Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture *

Your Challenge

• 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.

What You Bring

• 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.

Who We Are

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division designs, manufactures, and supports electro-mechanical actuation products and systems for use in demanding applications in Aerospace, Defense and Industrial Automation markets. Our market leading solutions help improve the reliability, efficiency and performance of our customers' operations and platforms, as well as reducing their environmental impact with energy efficient electro-mechanical designs and technology. For the Aerospace market, we supply actuation systems for flight control, landing gear, utility and other applications on both commercial and military aircraft. In Ground & Naval Defense markets, we support a wide array of applications ranging from door assist, ramp and hatch actuation, weapons handling systems, radar and launch platform actuation, and robotic (AUV/ROV) actuation.

To learn more, please visit us at About | Actuation Division | Curtiss-Wright (cw-actuation.com)

*Please note, benefits are country specific and may vary from location to location.

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Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening.  In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn. 

Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

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