Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer

Department: Innovative Technologies

Reports to: EVP Innovative Technologies

Locations: McKinney, TX

Full/Part Time: Full time

Remote work authorized: No

FLSA Classification: Exempt

CBA: N/A

Effective Date: 1 Feb 2024

Security Clearance Req: Eligibility Required

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The Albers Aerospace Innovative Technologies team is pressing the state-of-the-art forward in cutting edge innovations such as ultra-short pulse laser ablation, heavy fuels hybrid electric propulsion, and novel eVTOL air vehicle design. 

Growing rapidly, we have established ourselves as the company to solve problems, be a partner with, and make things happen. We are passionate and aggressive about getting things done!

Job Summary:

The Senior Mechanical Engineer performs and oversees engineering tasks related to requirements development, mechanical design to satisfy functional and performance requirements, verification and validation testing, mechanical systems integration, and bench testing of a heavy fuels aviation engines coupled with electrical power generation and storage systems. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will also support ground and flight testing of unmanned aerial vehicles, including structural design, modification, repair, and data gathering to inform CAD, CFD, and CAD modeling and program status reporting. Works with eVTOL design SMEs, Chief Technology Officer, test engineers, other engineers from different disciplines (electrical, aerospace, systems, industrial, etc), and Program Management on defining and completing tasks.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• May lead and direct the work of other engineers and stakeholders while acting as the Subject Matter Expert (SME).
• Perform a range of design development, analysis, or review tasks under minimal supervision.
• Act as a lead on less complex tasks and responsible for a portion of a design or section of an analysis or design review.
• Generate complete design specifications of more complex projects.
• Coordinate and work closely with other engineering, logistics, financial, and program management disciplines to define system specifications and requirements.
• Establish and maintain a filing system or databases as needed for tracking project status.
• Develop, maintain, and produce technical documentation and system/subsystem specifications.
• Provide a direct interface and liaison with customers at all levels from quotation to final design and test activities, design reviews, and technical working group meetings to comply with requirements and specifications.
• Conduct site visits and investigate engineering problems, propose solutions and alternatives, and provide recommendations.
• Integrate designed components into function subsystems and engineering prototypes.
• Oversee, support, and participate in production of designed elements.
• Verify and comply with engineering documentation standards and test procedures.
• Support development of technical proposal and provide comments on the technical content and level of effort of the proposed scope of work.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Note: The duties and responsibilities described on this document are not necessarily a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; and the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent communication, organization, scheduling, and analytical skills required
• Experience with leading and training small teams
• Experience with modeling and simulation tool sets and software
• Experience in project management and familiarity with Agile methodology
• Experience in producing analysis reports that detail requirements analysis, analysis of alternative, system mechanical design, and system integration and test
• Experience in risk analysis, risk management programs, and Risk Analysis Reports
• Experience in providing engineering design analysis to identify problems that may affect a component, physical integration, or systems performance in the field
• Experience with CAD, FEA, and CFD software, MATLAB, SIMULINK, and/or Solid Works

Desired Skills/Abilities:

• Experience with aviation engine repair, especially heavy fuels engines
• Experience with aviation cooling, airflow, and related disciplines.
• Experience with hybrid electric powerplants
• Experience with composite layup processes and composite repair

Education, Experience and Certifications Required:

Minimum: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related STEM discipline or A&P License
• 5-10 years of relevant work experience
• Must be a U.S citizen. Must possess or be able to obtain a Secret security clearance

Preferred: 

• Aviation Propulsion Test and Evaluation experience 
• 8 years of experience in the field or related area
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Physical Requirements: 

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• While primarily an office job, may require time at a manufacturing facility or other location
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
• CONUS travel may be required from time to time

What We Offer:

Teammates at Albers Aerospace receive a robust benefits package which includes medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401k, 10 days of PTO the first year and 15 after that, 11 holidays, employer paid term life, AD&D, long and short-term disability, and education and certification reimbursement. 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities 

Albers Aerospace will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)