What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Design Engineer position at PPG Careers?
PPG Aerospace is hiring a Senior Design Engineer. The Transparencies Design Group at PPG Aerospace provides the designs, technical specifications, and direction for developing new products and materials along with guidance to the development of new process technology, improvements to existing products and process technologies. This position is located fully onsite in our Sylmar, CA. facility.
Key Responsibilities:
- The Design Engineer is accountable for the engineering design, certification, and support of both new and existing Aerospace Transparencies products delivered to the market.
- Provide product testing and product performance evaluations to assure that products and transparency programs meet performance expectations defined by the customer, regulatory agencies, and the Aerospace Transparencies Platform.
- Responsibility for technical communications within PPG, as well as to customers and to government regulatory agencies and authorities by means of engineering test reports, presentations, white papers, etc.
- Will be the lead Design Engineer on key new programs and coordinate the activity of Design Engineers and structures analysts in the group
- Review and approve test plans, certification test reports, and results of finite element analysis
- Technical responsibilities include providing design and program certification support to the Huntsville, Sylmar, Texas, and Aerospace manufacturing facilities.
- Participate in the New Product Introduction process and Technical Reviews and Management Gate Reviews and will be a key contributor in the engineering review board (ERB) and material review board (MRB) processes.
Salary Range $100,000-135,000
Qualifications:
- US Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Bachelors degree in Aerospace, Electrical or Mechanical engineering or in a related field of study.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience
- Must possess a strong background in concepts particular to aircraft design and analysis of aircraft flight loads along with a thorough understanding of structural mechanics and the Finite Element Method
About us:
Here at PPG we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday – everyday.
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Salary : $100,000 - $135,000