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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Young & Franklin Tactair
Liverpool, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 10/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/7/2026
Pay Range: $90,000 - $150,000

About Us

We were founded in 1918 as Young & Franklin Tool Works on Franklin Street in Syracuse, but we’ve come a long way since then! Our product lines are low volume, high mix, and very tight tolerances. We manufacture, assemble and test valves and actuators for the Aerospace and Power Generation markets. Our 120,000 square foot facility houses R&D, Design Engineering, Assembly & Test, and an 80,000 square foot Machining Operation. We regularly invest in new machines but recently outdid ourselves investing in 5 new machines in 18 months! We’re part of the TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG), one of the world’s leading suppliers of highly engineered components for virtually all aerospace applications, helping us continually invest in new products and technology. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds who share in our enthusiasm for innovation, design, and manufacturing excellence.

Position Summary

Actively participate at a senior design level in all development phases from prototyping in the R&D lab, to qualification testing, manufacturing, and supporting our customer in the field. Collaborate with other talented engineers and work directly with manufacturing, sales and marketing, and other colleagues to provide critical solutions in hydraulic and pneumatic controls for aerospace and industrial gas turbine applications.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, coordinate, lead and report on new product development programs.
  • Perform calculations in fluid mechanics, strength of materials, dynamics, stress and heat transfer.
  • Develop mathematical models of mechanical systems using software such as Matlab®, Ansys® and Autodesk Inventor.
  • Act as the engineer of record for development projects.
  • Review customer specifications and generate compliance assessments.
  • Develop product test specifications.
  • Provide leadership, including resource planning, budgeting and communication to management, suppliers and customers.
  • Provide technical leadership to other engineers and designers.
  • Manage multiple activities and workload consistent with schedule and target dates.
  • Act as primary contact for product engineering support to operations.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Education And Experience

  • This position requires either a US Person (as defined in applicable export regulations) or a non-US person who is eligible to obtain required export authorization.
  • Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering Major– Minimum.
  • A strong mechanical aptitude.
  • Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills.
  • 5 – 10 years of experience in engineering design, development or test.
  • Experience with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) a plus.
  • Experience with VBA a plus.
  • Experience with Finite Element Analysis a plus.
  • Willingness to travel on a limited basis.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made.

  • Sit, stand, walk and interact throughout the day in typical manufacturing and office environments.
  • Reach above the shoulder, below the waist, and lift up to 25 pounds to file documents or store materials.
  • Walk through manufacturing areas requiring personal protective equipment: safety glasses, hearing protection, etc.

Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, including disabled and veterans

Salary : $90,000 - $150,000

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