Mechanical Design Engineer

Principle Mechanical Design Engineer

Location:

Shelby, NC (Hybrid arrangement possible)

• Design complex new equipment, machinery and components to meet or exceed customer specifications and requirements while ensuring manufacturability with internal and/or external capabilities.
• Determine technical objectives and develop innovative, practical solutions to advance technical engineering problems.
• Design and conduct development testing with Test Engineers. Analyze resulting data to interpret results, conduct analysis and support Test Engineer in writing analysis and test reports.
• Capability to draw conclusions and reconcile differences between predicted and actual results.
• Provide engineering design, maintenance support and training to the manufacturing areas and assess new and existing equipment to optimize efficiency, safety, quality and cost effectiveness.
• Plan and coordinate the maintenance of moderately complex engineering solutions including documentation, reporting, publishing, and making technical or other presentations to ensure visibility of the solution(s).
• Assist in building, installing, debugging and testing designed equipment to ensure production capabilities.
• Provide technical support to failure investigations and bid responses.
• Assess non-conforming product for engineering disposition as part of MRB process.
• Drive continuous improvement in our engineering best practices documentation and training.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• 10+ years of experience
• Must be a US Citizen
• Experience creating complex mechanical and/or electro‑mechanical designs to meet customer requirements and specifications.
• Experience interfacing with customer technical and program management personnel.
• Ability to take long‑term engineering goals and break them down to manageable, near‑term actions for you and available design support personnel.
• 3D modeling and design (we use Siemens NX)
• Layout and drawing creation (we use Siemens NX)
• Aerospace engineering experience (commercial and military) preferred. Commercial Vehicle and Industrial experience also will be considered.
• Experience with gear design or electrical enclosure design for aerospace or military use is strongly desirable.

This position may require exposure to export‑controlled information and is 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 is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

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