Job Description

• The mechanical design engineer is the main responsible of translating customer, program, technical and regulatory requirements into reliable, maintainable and safe designs through a solid ability on Mechanical Design of machinery.
• Leads the implementation of innovative analysis, design, development concepts, processes, and system solutions that meet key stakeholder’s requirements. Due to the proven design experience, execute those tasks with minimal guidance.
• Owns technical & business substantiation of Variable Geometry design and must be able to present such substantiations on internal and external boards.
• Communicates project status, business issues or meaningful information that interferes with project fulfillment to the VG staff and proposes solutions within available resources or triggers request for additional resources.
• Provides coaching, mentorship and/or technical guidance to other personnel and assigned teams, mentors others in the organization as VG subject matter expert.
• Demonstrates a solid mechanical background that allows execution of complex technical projects, giving technical insights to other personnel or teams and assuring the quality of own and another people’s work.
• Drives the investigation and development of new technologies or methodologies to increase the design knowledge, efficiency, and expertise of the team.
• Prepares and submit invention disclosures to protect the technology that provides a competitive advantage to the business.
• Documents technical data generated for the assigned projects and/or tasks consistent with engineering policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautics, Mechanical-Administrative Engineering, Mechanical-Electrical Engineering, Physics or Mechatronics.
• Ability to communicate with program leadership, understand customer needs and elaborate mechanical designs that satisfy customer and technical requirements.
• Proven track record of execution and managing multiple design tasks with minimal guidance.
• Demonstrated capability in new product design process by managing schedule, tasks, cost vs. program requirements.
• Ability to communicate with and influence Senior Leadership through strong argumentation and presentation skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills: English at intermediate level, Spanish at advanced level.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills:
  • Foster a psychological safe environment.
  • Resilience towards varying project/program requirements.
  • Adaptability to modifications in program schedule.
  • Experience in conflict management and resolution.
  • Open to feedback, capable of incorporating lessons learned.
  • Flexibility on career path.
  • Contribute to team success beyond personal performance.

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrated ability in lean and optimization of project execution and design processes.
• Lead initiatives of moderate scope and impact.
• Ability to embrace change and drive innovation.
• Self-motivated and able to work effectively with globally based teams.
• Kinematics and Mechanism design experience.
• Demonstrated ANSYS and CAD experience (desirable NX software experience).
• GD&T and dimensional analysis experience.
• Desirable Systems Thinking awareness.
• Manufacturing and producibility design awareness.
• Technical negotiation skills across teams.

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