Senior Mechanical Engineer

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Bradenton, FL

We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer. Company Will Relocate Candidates!

Responsibilities:

– Ensure factory staff has an understanding of ATPs and liaise with Production Engineer to ensure testing is thorough and efficient.

– Ensure all duties are performed in a safe and efficient manner.

– Ensure that all designs and tests comply with specified safety and environmental standards and meet the design specification.

– Ensure that all designs and associated tests are developed and documented in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001, AS 9100, DO-160, and MIL-STD-810. With reference to FAR Part 27 & 29 and EASA CS-27 & -29.

– Technical supervision of Mechanical Engineering.

– Provide safe, cost effective, reliable, and robust engineering design solutions.

– Perform analysis and substantiation.

– Perform reliability and failure mode analysis.

– Create and review engineering and certification documents (QTP, QTR, ATP, ATR, ICD, design definition, etc.).

– Introduce new product into production and service.

– Provide technical support to production and service.

– Interface with regulatory bodies (e.g., CASA, EASA, FAA) for the introduction of parts manufacturing approvals.

– Assist with new supplier capability evaluation.

– Prepare technical documents and reports.

– Build initial product prototypes prior release to production.

– Review Production work instructions, Service Bulletin, and Maintenance Manual.

– Other activities as directed by the Engineering Manager.

– Approval of mechanical design data and design changes.

– Approval of mechanical designs for release into production.

– Approval of new product releases for production and sales in the absence of the engineering manager.

– Approve certification documents included but not limited to declaration of design performance, safety, reliability and maintenance manuals.

– Approve ECs, concessions and deviations.

– Upload documents and drawings to SharePoint.

Qualifications:

– A degree in Mechanical Engineering and/or equivalent industry experience.

– A minimum of 5-10 years' experience in the design, development and introduction to production of mechanical hardware preferable in the aviation, automotive or military Industry.

– Experience with SolidWorks is required.

– Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

– High computer literacy in Microsoft Office products and mechanical CAD.

– Capable of preparing documents of a technical nature.

Aerospace background would be good but not required.