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We are looking for a Principal Electro-Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Shelby, NC team!

As our Principal Electro-Mechanical Design Engineer, you will, design and analyze complex mechanical systems and electro-mechanical components, equipment and packaging. Our customers are mainly military and commercial aerospace OEM's looking for mechanical and electro-mechanical actuation solutions for flight controls, door drive systems and other needs. You will conduct feasibility studies and testing on new and modified designs. Additionally, you will, directly support personnel in the preparation of detailed design, design testing and prototype fabrication and provide design information to drafting for packaging documentation. You will mentor and support less experienced engineer's and share best-practices with them.

Location: Shelby, NC (Hybrid arrangement possible)

Salary: $99,000 to $143,000 + bonus opportunity

Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in NC. Criteria such as the candidate's qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.

We Take Care of Our People

Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase PlanI Inclusive & Supportive Culture *

Your Challenge

• Designs complex new equipment, machinery and components to meet or exceed customer specifications and requirements while ensuring manufacturability with internal and/or external capabilities.
• Determines technical objectives and develops innovative, practical solutions to advance technical engineering problems.
• Designs and conducts development testing with Test Engineers. Analyzes resulting data to interprets results, conducts analysis and supports Test Engineer in writing analysis and test reports.
• Capability to draw conclusions and reconcile differences between predicted and actual results.
• Provides engineering design, maintenance support and training to the manufacturing areas and assess new and existing equipment to optimize efficiency, safety, quality and cost effectiveness.
• Plans and coordinates the maintenance of moderately complex engineering solutions including documentation, reporting, publishing, and making technical or other presentations to ensure visibility of the solution(s).
• Assists in building, installing, debugging and testing designed equipment to ensure production capabilities.
• Provides 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.

What You Bring

• Bachelors 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 specification.
• 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.

Who We Are

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division designs, manufactures, and supports electro-mechanical actuation products and systems for use in demanding applications in Aerospace, Defense and Industrial Automation markets. Our market leading solutions help improve the reliability, efficiency and performance of our customers' operations and platforms, as well as reducing their environmental impact with energy efficient electro-mechanical designs and technology. For the Aerospace market, we supply actuation systems for flight control, landing gear, utility and other applications on both commercial and military aircraft. In Ground & Naval Defense markets, we support a wide array of applications ranging from door assist, ramp and hatch actuation, weapons handling systems, radar and launch platform actuation, and robotic (AUV/ROV) actuation.

To learn more, please visit us at About | Actuation Division | Curtiss-Wright (cw-actuation.com)

*Please note, benefits are country specific and may vary from location to location.

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