About the role
Position Purpose: Guides successful completion of major engineering programs, or conceives research in areas of considerable scope and complexity supporting the development and production of Luxury, cirporate, private aircraft company's products and services. * The Mechanical Definition Engineer serves as a key member of the Completions Engineering organization, responsible for translating customer sales and program requirements into actionable engineering deliverables. This role ensures accurate communication, coordination, and execution of aircraft configuration requirements through the development of Build List packages, Completions Tasking and Scheduling (CTS) tasking creation, requirements tracking, and cross-functional collaboration. The Mechanical Definition Engineer acts as the primary interface between sales, engineering, and downstream operations teams to ensure aircraft modifications and completions activities are properly executed.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities: Essential Functions: 1. Selects appropriate methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to resolve complex engineering issues. 2. Is consulted extensively by associates and others as a recognized authority within the field. 3. Anticipates and resolves complex issues in creative and effective ways, developing standards and guides for diverse engineering activities. 4. Approach to problem solving balances technical product, cost and schedule. 5. Works without appreciable direction; work is reviewed from a long-range perspective for desired results. 6. Exercises latitude in determining technical objectives of assignments, and makes decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative.
Additional Functions: 1. Maintains a current knowledge of developments in the field of specialty and/or other related aircraft fields in order to recommend innovations to improve quality and effectiveness of company product. Perform other duties as assigned.
Education And Work Experience Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in engineering or technical related curriculum applicable to the respective job position required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. 10 yrs in specific technical discipline or 15 yrs broad eng experience in several technical disciplines with Bachelors. Experience credit considered for related adv degrees limited to 2 yrs for Masters and 4 yrs for PhD in fields applicable to this job.
Other Requirements: 1. Advanced degree in engineering, or related curriculum preferred The level of technical skill and abilities appropriate for this grade will be established by each discipline. * The team works from Interior Design Definition (IDD) documents and customer specification documents developed by Sales Support. * The Engineer IV role is focused on aircraft interior engineering and definition work. Candidates will be responsible for interpreting customer requirements, developing engineering definitions, and supporting aircraft completion and customization projects. * Strong preference for candidates with direct aviation and aircraft interior experience. Due to the complexity of aircraft interior engineering, the team is seeking someone who can quickly integrate and contribute with minimal ramp-up time.