Mechanical Engineer III

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the design and analysis of complex mechanical systems, equipment, and packaging for avionics with a focus on manufacturability, performance, reliability, maintainability, and cost.
• Translates system and product requirements into mechanical design requirements, design approaches, analyses, and verification activities.
• Owns mechanical design work from concept through release, qualification, production transition, and support of legacy products.
• Conducts and reviews thermal, modal, material, and structural analyses using CFD/FEA software and engineering calculations. Validates assumptions, methods, and results.
• Develops and reviews 3D models, drawings, specifications, tolerance analyses, and GD&T in SolidWorks for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with company standards.
• Plans and coordinates prototype fabrication, design testing, verification activities, and technical readiness for design release.
• Leads mechanical design reviews, presents technical rationale, documents decisions, and ensures resulting actions are completed.
• Assesses architecture and hardware limitations and develops design trade studies that balance performance, reliability, producibility, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Provides technical support to the factory and suppliers, including resolution of complex manufacturing, assembly, inspection, and product performance issues.
• Leads root cause investigations and the development, verification, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions for in-service and production failures.
• Defines technical tasks, estimates effort, identifies dependencies and risks, and communicates progress and recovery plans to project and engineering leadership.
• Serves as a primary mechanical engineering contact for assigned projects when coordinating with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.
• Reviews the work of less experienced engineers and provides coaching on engineering methods, analysis, documentation, and design practices.
• Captures and applies lessons learned and recommends improvements to engineering tools, standards, and processes.
• Sets SMART objectives and delivers results that directly support project and department commitments.
• Complies with and upholds Canyon AeroConnect SHE policies and standards.
• Complies with the Canyon AeroConnect Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the manager.
• Core Competencies
• Applies advanced knowledge of mechanical engineering and working knowledge of related disciplines to lead complex design efforts and resolve cross-functional technical issues.
• Level III - Senior (Advanced)
• KNOWLEDGE - Advanced knowledge and application of mechanical engineering principles, concepts, practices, and tools. Understands the interaction between mechanical design, electrical hardware, systems requirements, manufacturing processes, verification, and product support.
• JOB COMPLEXITY - Works on complex problems where analysis requires evaluation of multiple interacting factors and incomplete or conflicting information. Develops and compares alternative solutions, leads significant design efforts, and resolves technical issues that affect product performance, cost, schedule, or producibility.
• DISCRETION/LATITUDE - Works with limited supervision. Determines methods and procedures for new assignments, makes sound technical decisions within established program and company constraints, and escalates decisions that carry substantial business, safety, compliance, or program risk.
• MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE - Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, and typically at least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Direct Reports
• No direct reports. The position may provide technical direction, peer review, or mentoring consistent with the assigned level.
• Physical Demands
• Tasks involve light physical effort in sedentary to light work and may involve lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects or materials weighing 5-10 lb.
• Tasks may involve extended periods at a keyboard or workstation.