Principal Mechanical Engineer

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Dayton Granger, Inc.

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Immediately Hiring: Principal Mechanical Engineer

    Company: Dayton Granger

    Industry: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

    Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 - relocation assistance offered

    Full time, Direct Hire **

    ** Position Overview:
    DG is seeking a highly experienced Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our Engineering team. This role will lead the design, testing, and development of advanced products, including antennas and related hardware. The Principal Mechanical Engineer will provide technical guidance, ensuring that all designs meet performance, quality, and industry standards, while also playing a key role in proposal efforts and customer inquiries, including cost bids and technical proposals.

    Responsibilities:

    • Design and Development: Lead design from customer specifications to final qualification, acting as Lead Engineer for all design activities and new development (Project Engineer). Utilize CAD software (e.g., AutoCAD, Catia, SolidWorks), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools to create high-precision designs.
    • Composite and Manufacturing Expertise: Select composite materials and layup techniques to optimize product strength, weight, and aerodynamic properties. Demonstrate proficiency in Radome manufacturing processes, including layups and molds (compression/injection), and familiarity with CNC, rapid prototyping, and sintering.
    • Production Support: Collaborate with production and Electrical/Manufacturing Engineering teams to troubleshoot and enhance the manufacturing process, ensuring smooth product transitions from design to production while meeting design-to-unit production cost (DTUPC) targets.
    • Project Management: Lead proposal efforts and respond to customer inquiries, including cost bids and technical proposals. Understand budget and schedule constraints, identify risk factors, and utilize Microsoft Project to manage timelines.
    • Technical Documentation and Compliance: Create and review detailed engineering reports, technical documents, and test plans to communicate design intent and compliance with regulatory requirements.
    • Hands-on Engineering: Participate in hands-on assembly of antennas, provide instruction to personnel assigned to the project, and work collaboratively across teams, supporting production and quality efforts.
    • Reliability and Improvement Initiatives: Lead re-design efforts for existing products, enhance product performance, efficiency, and durability, and conduct reliability predictions when required.

    Minimum Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (BSME or BSAE) required.
    • At least 7 years of experience in mechanical engineering design, particularly with high-performance or aerospace products.
    • Proficiency in CAD tools (e.g., AutoCAD, Catia, SolidWorks) and strong knowledge of FEA and CFD tools.
    • Extensive understanding of composite materials, Radome and other manufacturing processes, and environmental testing.
    • Experience with geometric tolerance, machine shop practices, and familiarity with military specifications.
    • Strong technical writing skills with the ability to create clear and thorough reports.

    Desired Skills:

    • Excellent problem-solving skills, with a hands-on approach to guiding projects from conception to completion.
    • Proficiency in risk analysis, project budget and schedule management, and reliability predictions.
    • Ability to work collaboratively across teams, including production and quality departments.

    WHO WE ARE

    Dayton-Granger, Inc. “DG” has been in business for 80 years as a leading supplier of avionic products to the aerospace industry with customers, including commercial airframe manufacturers, military program managers and general aviation aircraft manufacturers.
    The “DG Team' is a community of employees, each contributing their diverse knowledge, experiences, and expertise to exceed customer expectations, adhere to quality standards, and address each challenge with determination and out of the box thinking.

    ** Why You'll Love Working Here**

    We are a multi-generational team with members representing a diversity of cultures, educational backgrounds, experience levels and ideas all 'making it happen' from one location in beautiful, coastal South Florida. We are a long-standing supplier providing cutting edge products in support of long term aerospace programs, while at the same time developing new products to meet the needs of new customers, programs and up and coming markets. Additionally, DG loves its employees! The average employee tenure is around 10 years. Length of service milestones are celebrated company-wide and employees may make selections of anniversary gifts.

    Benefits

    • Medical Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Coverage
    • Complimentary Basic Life Insurance
    • Supplemental Life Coverage
    • Long and Short Term Disability Coverage
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Relocation assistance
    • Paid Time Off
    • 401(k) with Matching Contributions
    • Paid Parental Leave
    • Paid Bereavement Leave
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Length of Service/Milestone Anniversary Gifts
    • Career Growth
    • Team Building Activities
    • On-Site Gym

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

    This position requires use of or access to information subject to the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR') or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR'). Accordingly, all applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of these regulations. Under ITAR, a U.S. person is defined as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, or a person who is a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).