Mechanical Design Engineer, Senior

As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will perform various analyses, design, and/or assembly related to manufacturing engineering projects.  You will develop, implement, and maintain methods, operation sequence, and processes in the manufacture or fabrication of parts, components, sub-assemblies and final assemblies.  You will collaborate with design engineering in coordinating the release of new products. You will make recommendations for tooling and process requirements of new or existing product lines. Your role will include analyzing quality indicators to determine root cause and maintaining records and reporting systems for coordination of manufacturing operations. You will direct support personnel in the preparation of detailed design, design testing and prototype fabrication. You will also provide design information to drafting for packaging documentation.  This includes thermal analysis and use of other analytical / modeling tools.  Capability to draw conclusions and reconcile differences between predicted and actual results.

Location: Portland, OR

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:

• Conceptual design, 3D modeling, Piece part and Assembly level drawings

• Support engineering releases and revisions

• Support development testing and validation

• Analyze failures and recommend corrective action

• Hands on prototype validation

• Performance requires physical attendance and may require limited travel

• Assess new and existing product to optimize design efficiency, quality and cost effectiveness.

What You Bring

• 3D CAD and mechanical design. SolidWorks experience is ideal

• 5+ years of advanced design of mechanical/ electro-mechanical assemblies, embedded industry preferred

• 3 years of product design experience

• Design of sheet metal, machined parts, cable assemblies, and/or harnesses

• Working knowledge of fasteners, press-in hardware, adhesives and assembly methods

• Knowledge of materials (aluminum, plastics, copper) and finishes (anodizing, painting, plating)

• Basic structural and fluid dynamics

• Basic thermal and airflow calculations

• Knowledge in designing for thermal / vibration /shock applications

• Understanding of product design for outdoor, dynamic or harsh environments; Military product design highly desirable

• Familiarity with MIL standards. Strong preference to experience with MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461

• Knowledge of experience in Injection molding, Thermoform, Casting and other high-volume production methods desirable

• Experience with cable harnesses, wiring and cable management products and cable drawings

• Experience with specifying or selecting wire size, wire type, terminals and crimping requirements, electrical terminations

• Knowledge of UL requirements for safety of electronic assemblies desirable

• Ability to develop test plans, fixtures and conduct in-house systems and basic testing. Support activities at external testing facilities (thermal, vibration, shock, EMI)

• Knowledge or experience in basic PCB layout and design desirable

• Experience with ISO 9001 or AS9100 quality management system desirable

• Strong engineering skills with internal team project management duties

• Ability to multi-task and manage various project related duties

• Ability to determine/initiate tasks

• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues and implement solutions for near and long-term resolution

• Conduct internal design reviews and interface directly with customer or internal departments regarding product requirements and details

• Hands on involvement with manufacturing group evaluating prototypes of new products and implementing improvements in the design for manufacturability

• Ability to work with component vendors and outside manufacturing contractors to resolve process and design issues

• Knowledge of Bill of Materials structure and documentation standards (ANSI Y14.5)

• Check engineering drawings and evaluate tolerances

• Create assembly and part drawings

• Proficient with Microsoft suite of applications: Excel, Project, PowerPoint

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Accuracy and attention to detail is a must

• Must be able to self-organize workloads and manage all deadlines

Who We Are:

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions is Engineered to Succeed. You will join the agile Parvus® Product Design and Applications Engineering team to aggressively develop innovative off-the-shelf and application-specific technology solutions at the heart of defense and aerospace platforms. Our products and solutions are engineered to provide the critical core computing and networking technologies for ground vehicles, aircraft, missiles, sensors, launch vehicles, and spacecraft, including manned and autonomous unmanned systems.

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No unsolicited agency submittals please.  Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal.  Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.  

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 values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.