Engineer II, Mechanical Engineering

Date Posted:

Country: United States of America

Location: HKS
31: US041-Lenexa, KS 15701 W 95th Street , Lenexa, KS, 66219 USA

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Security Clearance: None/Not Required

As a Mechanical Engineer for the Collins Aerospace Galley Inserts group, you will be part of an international team of engineers responsible for innovating, designing and maintaining designs of various Galley equipment such as ovens, beverage makers, air chillers and refrigerators. Our products give airlines the ability to serve passengers with a hot meal and beverage when flying around the world.

You will report to the Sustaining Engineering Manager in the Netherlands, but also remain part of multidisciplinary teams consisting of engineers worldwide.

• Develop mechanical and electromechanical projects to meet stated design requirements.
• Develop requirements for the interfaces of electro-mechanical systems in cooperation with system, software and electrical engineers.
• Design hardware and assemblies for heating, refrigering, liquid dispensing, retention, and other system requirements.
• Perform detail and system analysis, modeling and simulation.
• Design components and assemblies, design and review mechanical assemblies.
• Participates on local and international teams to develop solutions to complex engineering problems. Defines statement of work for domestic and international suppliers to develop life cycle data per system requirements.
• Participates in design reviews of systems to assess new product development readiness.
• Develop test methods and procedures to validate designs against requirements.
• Analyze qualification requirements and define test methods to satisfy airworthiness qualification needs.
• Support reporting of test results in all phases of product development.
• Troubleshoot qualification, manufacturing and field failures for root cause and design improvements.
• Communicate design needs to supply chain and work with suppliers to meet defined design requirements.
• Research, develop, design, and test components, equipment, and systems.
• Applies standard techniques involving innovations of methodology to provide solutions to problems involving a limited number of variables.
• 3D modeling and 2D drawing preparation, revision, and release using NX Unigraphics.
• Verify regulatory compliance of designs by analytical methods or testing prototypes.
• Solve design issues and verify solutions through analysis and test.
• Evaluate materials and parts for use in new designs including communicating with current and new suppliers.
• Operate in a team environment, coordinating with other functional areas such as software, electrical, and manufacturing to provide input to design solutions and participate in design reviews.
• Performs other related duties as required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline and a minimum of 3 years of relevant engineering experience, or a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline and at least 2 years of relevant engineering experience.

• Experience with hydraulic or pneumatic equipment and system design.
• Design mechanical components and assemblies with an emphasis on manufacturability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Good understanding of engineering processes and IT tools.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Disciplined and result driven.
• Decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Basic understanding of electronics.

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