Senior Composite Design Engineer

Axillon Aerospace (Baltimore), Inc. is searching for a Senior Composite Design Engineer to join our team, who will be responsible for leading the design and development of various composite products, primarily radomes for airborne applications. They will be responsible for material selection, structural design, coordinating tooling design, coordinating process development, and coordinating environmental testing. They will work closely with electrical and manufacturing engineers to support various programs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Design

Designs or directs design for composite structures to meet customer specifications

Serves as lead engineer on development programs to ensure that engineering tasks are assigned, schedules are met, and work is completed within budget

Supports other team members in the various phases of the design effort

Generates statements of work, coordinates with vendors, and reviews results for structural analysis, subcontracted tooling, and environmental testing efforts

Interfaces with customers to answer questions, make presentations, provide product application data, and support program managers

Proposals and Business Development

Assists Business Development by providing technical expertise on sales calls to customers

Assists Business Development in developing proposals and making cost estimates for design and development opportunities

Prepares proposals including developing design concepts and writing technical approach sections for management and customers

Operations Support

Provides engineering support to operations for root cause and corrective action activities

Participates in Material Review Board (MRB) and dispositions discrepant material

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Requirements :

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering; four (4) year college or university program certificate or equivalent

Minimum of ten (10) years of experience as a Design Engineer in a composites focused role; a graduate degree specializing in Materials Engineering or a similar field may be substituted for years of experience

Experience with structural analysis and finite element modeling

Experience with mechanical and environmental testing for flight qualification

Preferred Requirements :

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Materials Engineering with Composites Courses or a Master’s Degree in Engineering

Ten (10) years of experience as a Design Engineer in the Aerospace or Defense industry developing composite structures

Experience with various types of composite structures used in radomes

Experience preparing proposals, including the technical portions, and cost estimation

Experience with CAD (Solidworks or CATIA preferred)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Position involves sitting, standing and / or walking

Position requires ability to frequently exert up to 10 pounds of force to move objects and occasionally exert up to 20 pounds of force to move objects

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate; ear protection occasionally required

Work usually performed in air-conditioned office and factory environment

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.   This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive.   An employee may also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by his / her supervisor.

Required Skills

Required Experience