Aerospace & Defense Senior Design Engineer

Exp. required: 10+ Year’s

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

•             Bachelor''s or Master''s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering.

•             12-15+ years of aerospace product / design engineering experience, including reverse-engineering of legacy parts.

•             Expert in 3D CAD and 2D drafting (e.g., SOLIWORKS, ALTIUM, CATIA or Creo) with the proven ability to author and update detail and assembly drawings to GD&T.

•             Hands-on experience with EBOM/MBOM management inside a PLM / configuration-management system.

•             Demonstrated DFMEA, tolerance stack-up, and Key Characteristic definition on production hardware.

•             Working experience of aerospace qualification and part-release / signature workflows.

•             Strong stakeholder communication; able to interface directly with client focal points and lead technical reviews.

•             Tools & Software experience : 3D CAD & 2D drafting (SOLIDWORKS / ALTIUM / CATIA / Creo / NX /), GD&T, PLM / Configuration Manager for EBOM–MBOM, DFMEA & tolerance-analysis tools, 3D-scanning / reverse-engineering software.

•             Hands-on experience specifying and integrating 3D-scanning / reverse-engineering workflows.

•             Familiarity with UAV / unmanned-systems programs.

•             Exposure to AS9100 / aerospace quality systems and DFM-driven cost reduction.

•             Exposure to Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) a plus.

Roles & Responsibilities

•             Lead reverse-engineering and re-definition of the part, drives the EBOM-to-MBOM flow inside the customer Configuration Manager, and is responsible for presenting to the customer solutions for a design that is manufacturable, qualifiable, and released through the ENG/ME/QE signature loop. The role is hands-on: following customer approval of the solutions, the engineer personally creates and updates 3D models and 2D detail and assembly drawings.

•             Act as the engineering point of contact for the customer engineering focal point.

•             Lead data capture of the existing part through 2D drawings, 3D CAD, and 3D scanning; specify the scanner type and reconcile scan data against customer specifications.

•             Perform Design for Manufacturing (DFM): propose alternative designs and new-material opportunities and secure customer Engineering approval.

•             Create and update 3D models and 2D drawings - part detail and assembly - to production standard (mandatory drawing-update capability).

•             Create new part numbers and revise existing part numbers in collaboration with the designated customer employee, following configuration-management discipline.

•             Create and manage the Engineering Bill of Materials (EBOM) in the customer Configuration Manager.

•             Conduct Design FMEA (DFMEA) and tolerance stack-up analysis to validate fit, function, and robustness.

• Identify and explicitly list all Key Characteristics (KCs) and Critical-to-Inspection items (CTIs).

•             Assess the qualification gap and propose updates to the qualification plan. Create / update the Qualification plan when proposed solutions are approved.

•             Create the Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM) and manage the signature release loop across ENG, ME, and QE.

•             Provide technical direction to the Manufacturing Engineer 

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

o             Proven engineering project background 

o             Dealing with Engineering stakeholders of an organization  

o             Exposure in working with teams based in different geo and different time zones

o             Ability to work both as  “lone warrior” as well as “as a team player”