Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Auburn, California, United States; onsite

Salary: $121,000–$142,000 per year

Company

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components for aerospace and defense markets, including complex flow-control products for mission-critical engine and APU systems.

What you will do

• Research, plan, design, develop, modernize, and upgrade aerospace or electronics products.
• Define and decompose product and process requirements for product development, sustaining, and R&D.
• Generate models, perform engineering analyses and design experiments, and evaluate test results to validate designs.
• Build quality, manufacturability, reliability, safety, and cost targets into product designs.
• Identify root causes and corrective actions for technical issues using structured problem-solving, documentation, and analysis tools.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, quality, business, customers, suppliers, and IPTs while preparing technical reports and development documentation.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant work experience and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a similar field.
• Knowledge of fluid dynamics, statics and dynamics, mechanical component design, vibration, stress and strain, coatings and heat treating, metallurgy, strength of materials, drawing layouts and stack-ups, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Experience with finite element analysis, CAD drafting and 3D solid modeling, and basic programming; Ansys and Creo are preferred tools.
• Ability to plan, estimate, prioritize, and manage work to meet project schedules, budgets, customer specifications, and company requirements.
• Ability to oversee, coach, or mentor supporting engineers and assigned personnel.
• Ability to communicate effectively in technical reports, presentations, analyses, and other written and verbal communications in English.
• Access to Controlled Data or Information may be required; where access is required, only US Persons will be considered under ITAR requirements.
• Occasional travel to customer and supplier facilities is required for technical interchange meetings, design reviews, product support, and technical seminars.
• Successful completion of a background check is required; FAA-sensitive positions participate in a random drug test pool.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite work in a state-of-the-art Auburn facility with a focus on operational excellence, Lean manufacturing, Kaizen, and 5S practices.
• Health care, dental, and life insurance starting the first day of the month.
• 15 days of paid time off accruing from the first day of employment and 12 paid holidays per year.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Education reimbursement after six months of employment.