Design Engineer (Safran Cabin, Inc. – Garden Grove, CA)

Job Duties: Responsible for creating design of aircraft interior products ranging from but not limited to: bins, galleys, lavatories, or ceiling panels used in commercial and private aircrafts using computer aided drafting system and support existing designs of products manufactured on site. Create new designs, considerations of certification, composites/general material selection due to weight restrictions in aircraft, and ease of manufacturing. Responsible for product designs ranging from basic interior products used in regional aircraft and commercial airlines, to first class and high-end private jet products. Produce innovative, intelligent designs for production in timely manner with respect to the project schedule, while optimizing ease of manufacturing, cost weight and function. Design to mandatory regulatory requirements, customer and company specifications. Apply engineering standards as established in CDE1000, with emphasis on sections 2, 3, 4, 7 & 10. Produce accurate 3D models. Preliminary layouts, production details, and assembly drawings while meeting drawing release dates. Prepare drawings and other engineering data required for manufacturing of product and data submittal to the customer. Produce ECNS (Engineering Change Notice) as required to support manufacturing, customers, quality, and certification. Release 3D models and drawings, maintaining data integrity according to CDE1002 and CDE1004. Act as shop liaison during initial production of new product designs to prevent and/or solve any engineering issue that may arise. Identify problems and develop solutions. Collaborate with supply chain to examine supplier lead times, costs and availability for parts and tooling necessary to manufacture the product being designed. Verify, check and sign off on program co-workers engineering drawings. Specify parts and materials under guidance from the project engineer.
Requirements: The position requires a Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or aircraft interiors design engineering. Stated experience must include: Experience reviewing and confirming design intent based on OEM specifications and meeting customer requirements; Experience applying aircraft interiors modular and design standardization concepts; Analyzing root cause for aircraft interiors engineering design issues, and able providing solutions that meet OEM specification and customer requirements; Experience communicating concept solutions for aircraft interior design to customers; Experience with FAA and EASA Airworthiness design requirements; and CATIA V5, SMARTEAM & AUTOCAD.

Compensation includes a base salary of $73,424 per year to $87,000 per year. The salary rate may vary within the anticipated range based on factors such as selected candidate's experience.