Staff Mechanical Engineer, Systems Integration

What You'll Do

• Serve as the technical lead for integration of major aircraft systems across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Establish subsystem installation architecture and interface strategies for mechanical, electrical, avionics, and fluid systems.
• Lead multidisciplinary packaging studies balancing aircraft performance, manufacturability, maintainability, reliability, and serviceability.
• Develop engineering standards for installation design, routing practices, CAD modeling, drawing quality, and configuration management.
• Lead complex engineering investigations involving aircraft integration, manufacturing, supplier issues, or field problems.
• Review and approve installation drawings, BOM structures, engineering changes, and configuration baselines.
• Guide prototype builds, manufacturing readiness, and production integration activities.
• Lead technical coordination with Systems Owners, Structures, Stress, Manufacturing and Supply Chain organizations.
• Mentor engineers across multiple programs while driving technical consistency throughout the organization.
• Manage technical scope, schedule, risks, and engineering execution for major aircraft development efforts.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience developing and integrating aircraft or complex aerospace systems.
• Demonstrated ownership of major aircraft subsystem integration from concept through production.
• Advanced aircraft installation design experience, including packaging, mounting, maintainability, and interface definition.
• Advanced CAD and PLM expertise with CATIA, NX, Creo, Teamcenter, Windchill, 3DEXPERIENCE, or equivalent tools.
• Strong experience designing machined, fabricated, sheet metal, and installation hardware.
• Experience leading EWIS, hydraulic, ECS, fuel, pneumatic, or similar aircraft routing design.
• Expert-level drawing development and release experience for part, assembly, and installation drawings.
• Advanced GD&T and tolerance stack-up capability.
• Experience managing BOMs, product structures, engineering changes, and configuration baselines.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, build, installation, MRB, supplier, and production readiness activities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading integration on aircraft, autonomous aircraft, defense, eVTOL, or advanced aerospace programs.
• Experience performing structural analysis, hand calculations, load path assessments, or margin development.
• Experience with FEA for static, modal, vibration, fatigue, or thermal problems.
• Hands-on experience supporting build, production, testing, or hardware validation activities.
• Experience developing installation design standards, routing standards, or CAD/PLM best practices.
• Eperience mentoring engineers and reviewing technical work across multiple disciplines.