Full-time (40 Hours/Week) with every other Friday Off.
Mechanical Design Engineer III
Your Responsibilities:
As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will envision, plan, model, draft, evaluate product components and assemblies using FAA, OEM and customer specifications. You will also use analysis techniques and may test preliminary articles to validate adequacy as well as examine field failures, identify root cause/s, and implement design improvements to eliminate the issue/s. Additional responsibilities include:
- Develop well defined ZIM Aircraft Cabin Solutions (ZACS) statements of work from limited customer provided specification information and knowledge of Airframe and Regulatory requirements.
- Complete feasibility studies to assist with the development of ZACS proposals and statements of work from limited specification information.
- Develop and produce design data required for the proper manufacture, assembly and installation of aircraft modifications and components.
- Develop preliminary engineering analysis necessary to substantiate aircraft modifications
- Review the design data produced by less experienced Design Engineers.
- Coordinate with Certification to ensure design data aligns with the timing and content needs for substantiation of the seating design.
- Must be able to work autonomously on complex design tasks.
Your Skills:
The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and critical thinking abilities, detailed knowledge of engineering and design principles, project management and creative problem solving skills and will be mathematically and mechanically minded.
We are looking for reliable candidates with the following:
- Bachelor's Engineering or related scientific field, or equivalent combination of experience and coursework.
- Five (5) years industry experience in engineering field, preferably dealing in the design of passenger aircraft seating.
- Minimum three (3) years’ experience utilizing Solidworks (or comparable CAD program) with demonstrable proficiency
- Must possess some knowledge of FAA regulations, certification processes and related requirements.
- Must possess comprehensive knowledge of standard aircraft components, materials, fabrication practices, aviation hardware and proper application in design.
- Must possess knowledge of engineering principles used in stress analysis, finite element modeling (FEM), 3D-computer modeling, and other analytical substantiation techniques.
- Must possess extensive knowledge of personal computer systems with Microsoft Office
- Must have extensive knowledge of the use and application of aircraft technical data such as engineering drawings, layouts of passenger accommodations, Component Maintenance Manuals and Service Bulletins.
- Must possess good oral and written communication skills, along with good organizational skills, and be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
We Offer
We offer a flexible high energy work environment with opportunities to innovate, learn and grow. In addition, we impress with:
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Ready for Take-off?
Then become part of the ZIM Aircraft Cabin Solutions team!
ABOUT ZIM
ZIM Aircraft Seating GmbH is known for the innovative development, design and manufacture of premium aircraft seats for the world’s best-known airlines. Customized solutions maximize passenger comfort and offer optimal cabin solutions for a pleasant journey through intelligent design.
The company, which has sites in Immenstaad on Lake Constance, Markdorf and Greensboro, was founded in 2008 and currently employs around 170 people. Since the end of February 2020, the company has been majority-owned by the AURELIUS Group, a pan-European asset manager with offices in Munich, London, Stockholm, Madrid, Amsterdam, Milan and Luxembourg
