Engineering Group Lead - Aviation

Company: Management Recruiters of Edison
Location: Summit
Posted on: February 16, 2025

Job Description:

Agrowing company in business for 70+ years with around 400+ employees in their plant, needs an Engineering Group Lead - Aviation. Excellent Salary + Full benefits + Relocation Assistance.

For a complete understanding of this opportunity, and what will be required to be a successful applicant, read on.



Job Posting # 2680



Job Title: Engineering Group Lead - Aviation



Location: Summit, NJ



Compensation:Annual Salary range of $120K - $150K



Relocation: Company offers a lump Sum amount for relocation assistance of around $2.5K - $5k



Benefits: Full package - Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, 100% Tuition reimbursement, 11 holidays.



Company Info:



This is a privately owned growing company in business for 70+ years. They have 400+ people in their plant, many of them with stable, long-term employment.



The Company is a leader in the design and manufacture of solenoid valves and flow control components for liquids and gases in critical applications for aircraft, military, aerospace, nuclear, light industrial and scientific industries.

Job Summary:



Looking for a strong senior level engineer that can lead the Flight Solutions engineering team.

Flight Solutions develops new designs, performs reverse engineering of existing designs and develops modifications and repairs to help end user customers find cost-effective solutions to product reliability, availability and product obsolescence challenges.

The Flight Solutions engineering team is comprised of world class engineers developing FAA PMA, DoD SAR and DER approved products and repair procedures.

Note 1: This person needs prior design engineering experience of airplane and aviation components.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS



Mentor engineers in design practices and use of software tools (ANSYS, MATHCAD, MATLAB, SOLIDWORKS, PDM, ERP System)
Provide technical guidance on engineer's questions.
Review design engineers' iterations before seeking final release signatures and internal PDR
Maintain visibility of projects with chief engineer.
Participate and interact with Design Engineers, technical presentations, and weekly calls
Orchestrate Lessons Learned, Lunch and Learns, and general presentations to Engineers
Oversee technical R&D projects to improve designs
Work closely with Design Engineers and Program Managers to balance customer expectations and schedule risk with technical challenges and technical risk
Escalate contractual issues to the management team
Work with other Design engineers and Program Managers to establish and meet realistic dates within department capacity
Work with other EGLs and Program Managers to understand project priority within company
Work with new product development lab to manage test engineer and test resources for projects
Work with Operations to prioritize fixturing and shop availability for fixtures

Candidate Must Have:



Mechanical Engineering degree
8+ years of engineering experience
Some experience with FAA PMA, DER and DoD SAR approvals
Design engineering experience of airplane and aviation components.
Proficiency with engineering tools such as Ansys, MathCAD, MatLab, Solidworks, PDM.
Able to manage projects and serve as accountable point of contact for internal and external customers
Strong communication - communicate hardware needs from Design Engineers to the company, prioritizing long lead times
Leadership - oversee and allocate workload for team of design engineers and seek assistance when necessary
Knowledgeable - understand Quality provisions, especially that which will dictate drawing/part requirements

Keywords:Ansys, MathCAD, MatLab, Solidworks, PDM, FAA PMA, DER and DoD SAR, mechanical, engineer, Lead, Manager,

Keywords: Management Recruiters of Edison, New York , Engineering Group Lead - Aviation, Engineering , Summit, New York