Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

About Acron Aviation:

Acron Aviation is a global leader in commercial aviation solutions - designed, engineered, and delivered by a team of passionate innovators redefining what’s possible in flight. From advanced avionics and flight data intelligence to world-class simulation and pilot training, we support aircraft operators and OEMs with the technology and expertise to fly safer, smarter, and more efficiently. Now, with a bold new identity, we’re building on a legacy of aviation excellence - unleashing fresh energy, modern thinking, and a customer-first mindset to meet the demands of today’s rapidly evolving aerospace industry. Welcome to Acron Aviation - where the future takes flight!

Job Description:

As a Senior Specialist Mechanical Engineer within our Surveillance product line, you are focused on developing TCAS and transponder radios, owning the mechanical engineering discipline through initial concept generation, design, qualification, and lifecycle management. You will be involved with multidisciplinary project teams involving electrical digital/analog, RF, firmware, and software engineering in planning, designing, prototyping, and testing of avionics transponders, RF, and sensor-based systems. You will additionally be responsible for ensuring the Surveillance product line follows industry best-practices for product development, such as Design for Cost and Design for Manufacturability. Design focus will include surveillance avionics for Air Transport, as well as General Aviation and emerging platforms such as Urban Air Mobility (UAM) eVTOL aircraft.

Essential Functions:

• Conceptualize, design, integrate, and qualify mechanical enclosures and structures in the avionics realm.
• Work closely with electrical and RF engineers to meet functional performance requirements for Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) in design activities.
• Implement design practices that support DO-160 qualification for environmental and EMI/EMC.
• Model physical geometry in SolidWorks and create supporting drawings.
• Apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing per ASME Y14.5.
• Support generation of design documents such as hardware requirements and hardware change impact analysis.
• Utilize analysis tools for thermal, structural, and other relevant simulations.
• Support production and sustainment of products in factory environment, working with operations and manufacturing to improve yield.
• Effectively communicate across multiple technical teams.
• Communicate directly with customers, in person or virtually, to understand their problems and formulate actionable solutions.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Travel up to 10%.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience with mechanical hardware design for electronics or avionics.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks
• Design experience with DO-160 and/or MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461
• Proven experience implementing good practices for tolerancing, producibility, manufacturability, and design to cost

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Working knowledge of mechanical simulation and analysis tools such as ANSYS Mechanical, Icepak, and Fluent
• Experience with and an understanding of aerospace systems, especially in the development of integrated hardware/software products
• Practical understanding of the complexities of RF design, especially in L-band frequency range
• Excellent people skills, with experience leading and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, & presentation)
• Knowledge of DO-178 and DO-254 certification requirements
• Experience effectively supporting production and test of products in a different geographic location
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple programs and responsibilities simultaneously
• Ability to operate and identify appropriate path forward with minimal oversight