Electromechanical Actuation Engineer

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Responsible Engineer for Flight Control Actuation Systems
Perform trade studies of actuation approaches for electromechanical mechanisms and control surfaces
Create sizing and performance requirements based on loads, rates and redundancy requirements
Synthesize specifications from industry best practice, performance requirements, environmental requirements and concept of operations
Perform preliminary design to validate requirements and support a make/buy analysis for actuators, motors and motion control devices
Direct mechanical/electrical designers for detailed design activities for actuation items to be built
Manage subcontractors from contracting through requirements and testing to delivery
Write and execute acceptance test procedures or system checkout procedures for actuation systems
Define and verification plans for the different sub-systems and validate them through the lab/Aircraft testing
Create aircraft installation and checkout procedures

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant field
Demonstrated history in aerospace industries performing design, build and operational test for motion control systems
Executed testing in support of a hardware verification program for an aerospace system
History of integrating software and hardware components in flight critical or safety critical systems
Understanding of motors, motor controllers, drive mechanisms and gearboxes

Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Experience working in hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or system integration labs (SIL)
Designed test stations in support of avionics verification testing including harnesses, special test equipment, rack design, creation of BOMs and supporting procurement of equipment
10+ years of experience in aerospace or defense industries in Actuation systems
Experience in analog to digital and digital to analog converters, power supply components, analog testing/troubleshooting techniques, and signal integrity, layout and grounding principles
Applied experience with hard real-time operating systems and embedded systems
Exposure to hardware-in-the-loop environments outside of aerospace (automotive, robotics, medical, etc.)