Published: August 6, 2024 - The Component Design Engineer delivers and integrates design solutions for components and assemblies, considering safety, manufacturing capability, and product robustness, using both conventional and future-state approaches. This role involves liaising with suppliers to review and recommend design proposals, progressing them through the technical approval process, and ensuring functional and physical integration of units within the system, supporting engine running, testing, and production. The engineer also oversees the completion of documentation for design qualification and certification, manages requirements through a systems engineering approach, identifies design risks, and applies robust design and risk management strategies to achieve optimal results.


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1. Component Design Engineer, Omega Engineering Solutions, Austin, TX
Job Summary:
- Work under supervision to solve production design problems.
- Perform preliminary drawing layouts in 2-D and 3-D modeling, and kinematic simulation
- Create detail and assembly drawings using precision machine design tolerance stack-ups.
- Interact with Structural Analysts, Material and Process Engineers, Suppliers, and Test Engineers to complete drawing releases and repairs of production parts.
- Technical engineering support for manufacturing, precision machining, assembly and testing of dynamic components.
- Transmission design solutions for fielded aircraft, test aircraft and production assembly of aircraft
- Assist with detailing the products for the final Part and Tool manufacturing.
- Part Modeling, Surfacing, Assembly and Drafting, and Draft Analysis by Mechanical Design Calculations.
- Document preparation like Handling Manual, Product standard, design intension
- Prepare DFMEA and Tolerance Analysis
Skills on Resume:
- 2-D and 3-D Modeling (Hard Skills)
- Kinematic Simulation (Hard Skills)
- Precision Machine Design (Hard Skills)
- Drawing Layouts (Hard Skills)
- Interaction with Engineers and Suppliers (Soft Skills)
- Technical Engineering Support (Hard Skills)
- Transmission Design Solutions (Hard Skills)
- Part and Tool Manufacturing (Hard Skills)
2. Component Design Engineer, Vertex Technology Inc., Raleigh, NC
Job Summary:
- Design and development of hydraulic components for mobile machinery
- Provide performance improvement solutions and participation in typical mobile machinery commissioning tasks
- Participate in development projects according to company processes and guidelines
- Technical support for other departments (Sales/Purchasing/Manufacturing/Quality) during the simultaneous development process and daily work
- Take responsibility for technical collaboration with the lead plants in Europe
- Collaborate in the improvement of general engineering processes in China
- Assist with new component concepts and design for connectors, clips, holders, etc.
- Design review and validation for the new product development.
- Design and develop plastic and rubber automotive reverse engineering, technical support.
Skills on Resume:
- Hydraulic Component Design (Hard Skills)
- Performance Improvement Solutions (Hard Skills)
- Project Participation (Soft Skills)
- Technical Support (Hard Skills)
- Technical Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Process Improvement Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Component Concept Design (Hard Skills)
- Design Review and Validation (Hard Skills)
3. Component Design Engineer, Innovatech Systems, Boulder, CO
Job Summary:
- Deliver design and/or integrate solutions for components and assemblies, in consideration of safety, manufacturing capability, and product physical and functional robustness, via conventional and future state approaches.
- Responsible for liaising with suppliers to review designs proposed, using technical judgment to make recommendations for progression through the appropriate technical approval process.
- Responsible for the functional and physical integration of the units in the system (engine/aircraft), configuring the design solution by progressing the design solution through the appropriate governance processes, and supporting engine running, testing and production, by providing acquired project-specific control system knowledge.
- Responsible for the completion of documentation to support qualification/certification related to the design solution, including reviewing supplier-supporting documentation and the generation of documentation to support flight approval.
- Execute the sub-system integration process including the appropriate use of Systems Engineering and Robust Design tools to ensure that the technical attributes of the Sub-system design meet the agreed requirements.
- Responsible for the generation and management of requirements.
- To be completed using a system engineering approach to understand the engine's functional, non-functional and environmental requirements.
- Identify and investigate design risks and set the strategy for resolving them.
- Apply Robust Design, Systems Engineering, Risk Management (FEMA) and Design in Context to ensure the right first time can be achieved.
Skills on Resume:
- Component and Assembly Design (Hard Skills)
- Supplier Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Functional and Physical Integration (Hard Skills)
- Documentation for Qualification/Certification (Hard Skills)
- Sub-system Integration (Hard Skills)
- Requirements Generation and Management (Hard Skills)
- Design Risk Identification and Resolution (Hard Skills)
- Robust Design and Risk Management (Hard Skills)