Actuation Engineer, Air Maneuver Dominance

What you'll do

• Design, specify, select, size, and validate actuators and related electromechanical or hydraulic components.
• Integrate actuation controls and monitoring with flight-control systems; conduct design reviews, analysis, and verification testing.
• Support component testing, subsystem integration, ground and flight-test campaigns, and hardware demonstrations.

What they ask for

• At least 3 years of professional, non-internship technical engineering experience focused on actuation, electromechanical, or servo-controlled systems; immersive technical project experience also required.
• CAD skills and ability to produce industry-standard engineering drawings; actuator and drivetrain component selection and sizing experience.
• MATLAB/SIMULINK/SIMSCAPE experience; engineering fundamentals in mechanisms, structures, controls, and electromechanical design.
• BS or MS in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent work experience; eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance; ability to travel 25%, with potential surges above 25%.

Nice to have

• Experience with NX/Teamcenter and designing or integrating electromechanical actuators into flight vehicle systems.
• Experience with actuator control loops, qualification campaigns for flight hardware, or rugged-environment design.

Pay

$132,000 — $175,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

CAD, NX, MATLAB, SIMULINK, SIMSCAPE, Teamcenter