Cabinetry- Senior Design Engineer

Located in Woodland, WA, Life Port is the leading manufacturer of medical transportation and interior products as well as ballistic armor protection systems for fixed and rotary wing aircraft. From large multi-aircraft projects to small custom projects, Life Port supplies the industry’s largest aerospace OEMs and end users with the finest aviation solutions today.

Position Summary:

This position directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering project within area of assigned responsibility by performing the following duties.

Essential Functions:

New product designs, from conceptual through detail design phases

Create and track schedules using Microsoft Project, or equivalent

Manage projects from initial drawing release to liaison support and product delivery

Maintain metrics to track budget and schedule requirements

Manage prototype construction and testing

Work with supply chain to identify and develop vendors

Create and present concepts/products to internal and external customers

Create test plans, conduct testing and documenting results

Technical presentations to internal and external customers

Product definition and requirements development and creation of statement of work (SOW)
Creating and validating new designs (modeling/drafting/BOM creation)
Materials research and selection to support design requirements

Qualification test plan/report creation and management

Manufacturing liaison support

Coordinates preparation and delivery of project deliverables, design documents, and bid packages.

Reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications

Evaluates and approves design changes, specifications, and drawing releases

Develop and maintain engineering standard work

Acts as a mentor and provides feedback for lower level engineers

Participates in peer technical reviews and final design sign-off Participate in project bids and proposals for bid hours and technical compliance

Job Specifications (Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

):

Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and multitask

Excellent organization skills with strong attention to detail

Excellent teamwork skills and high degree of initiative required

Excellent communication both written and verbal

Work independently and possess a high level of self-motivation and initiative

Working knowledge of FAA and MIL testing standards

Experience with FAA and military certification

Must be proficient with MS Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Experience in Solid Works and Enterprise PDM, or equivalent

Working knowledge of aerospace materials and standards

Familiarity with working with ERP system

Education, Certifications and

Experience:

BS degree in Mechanical or Aerospace from ABET accredited institution
10–15 years’ experience

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Working conditions are normal for that of a manufacturing/machine shop/office environment.

All employees are expected to adhere to Company safety policies and wear personal protective equipment when exposed to work areas or performing tasks where it is required.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required.

The characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable…