Mechanical Engineer III (Liaison)

JOB TITLE: Mechanical Engineer III (Liaison)

LOCATION: Louisville, CO

We are a national staffing firm working with some of the top-tier aerospace companies in the world! And we are looking for first-class employees to work with our clients.

Qualifying Questions:

• Are you a US persons as noted in the Job description?

• Do you meet the educational requirements for this job?

• Do you meet the experience requirements for this job?

• Are you able to commute to the job location or are you able to relocate for the role?

Details:

• Contract 12 mos. - potential for extended term

• Medical, dental, and vision plan with United Healthcare

• Robust 401K

• Potential for bonuses

• Sick pay, and holiday pay for those who qualify

• 3rd shift available

Perks:

• Free coffee

• Cafeteria with daily changing menu at Broomfield office

• Kitchens in each facility

• Free parking

• Free charging stations for EV vehicles

• Gym (Free use at Taylor facility)

• Wednesday Snack Days (Free snacks)

• If working at Taylor, production floor environment gets to see our builds daily

• Fun facility tours

Primary Responsibilities:

• Nonconformance (MRB):

  • Review, assess, disposition, analyze, justify, determine cause and relay improvements for build discrepancies, errors and other nonconformances

  • Provide guidance on when NC's are appropriate vs other engineering change options, enforce process standards, and provide streamlined support to quickly address and close.

  • Oversee, understand, prioritize, communicate and execute nonconformances against program schedule.

• Engineering Change:

  • Develop and utilize knowledge of various engineering change options, determine and execute the appropriate change option that creates the shortest path and meets engineering requirements for each unique problem.

  • Document, prioritize, communicate, and track required engineering changes fed back to the spacecraft design organization for resolution.

  • Work closely with manufacturing, quality, planning, and procurement teams to address changes and shepherd them through fruition on the production floor.

  • Contribute to innovative, time saving, and cost-effective improvements to help streamline engineering change and response times.

• Drawings, Processes and Technical Specifications:

  • Provide guidance to the liaison team, technicians, engineers, and quality assurance engineers related to drawing and spacecraft requirements by overseeing installations; providing training, and information briefs on key topics.

  • Support the development and maintenance of program specific technical specifications, and follow through on execution of these specifications to drive efficiency.

  • Contribute to development and execution of standard repairs, analysis methods, and acceptable defects to streamline defects processing through MRB.

  • Monitor existing processes and nonconformance trends to develop tools and other methods to reduce manufacturing build hours and quality issues, increase production rates, and remove waste from complex processes.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, industrial or manufacturing engineering

• Background in the aerospace industry preferred, but not required.

• 10+ years, or 8 w/ MS, 4 years of which were in a manufacturing environment

• 2 of the last 5 years directly supporting production

• Position may require extended work hours, part time second shift and/or weekend work

Desired Skills:

• Experience in design/analysis and build of primary and secondary composite structures

• Experience in design/analysis and build of metallic structures and fittings

• Aerospace propulsion, hydraulics, mechanisms design and build experience desired

• General knowledge of TIG and orbital welding, familiarity with industry standard plumbing and piping systems

• Familiarity with common tube joining methods, including fittings and seals of various types

• General knowledge of aerospace NDE, including RT, UT, hydro/pneumatic testing

• Proficient or familiar with hand calculation methods for structural analysis

• Aerospace propulsion, hydraulics, mechanisms design and build experience desired

• Proficiency preferred in NX CAD, but experience is another CAD package is acceptable

• Familiar with typical PLM architecture

• Excel, or similar data analysis software

• Experience with utilizing, developing, optimizing, interpreting and maintaining process specifications and work instructions

• Ability to influence without authority, tenacious, and highly energetic

• Able to adapt to a fast-paced and evolving work environment

• Confident and competent in communication across departments and at different levels of leadership

• Experience driving cross-functional changes to address specific technical problems

• Experience monitoring, tracking, and continually improving design via root cause analysis

The Structures Company is a national staffing firm specializing in contract, contract to hire, and direct hire placement opportunities. Our clients rely on us to support their engineering, IT, Production, Maintenance & Repair, and support staff. Our niche recruiting team is one of our biggest strengths and is why we are a top provider of talented professionals to the majority of our clients. They will help you identify the opportunity that best fits your interests while also providing industry-leading customer service.

We support the majority of aerospace OEM's and tier 1 suppliers across the United States.

The Structures Company LLC is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer (or AA/ EOE)

Keywords: aerospace, aviation, aircraft