Lead mechanical design and R&D for aerospace robotic systems, define technical vision and standards, mentor engineers, manage projects, ensure manufacturability and customer engagement.
Wilder Systems is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to be responsible for turning design requirements into viable products. Specific tasks include R&D design, mentoring engineers, defining design strategies, and ensuring compliance with standards.
The ideal candidate has a strong background in mechanical design, enjoys mentorship, and brings experience in robotics for aerospace.
Responsibilities
Able to travel occasionally
Required Experience
Preferred Experience
About Wilder Systems
Wilder Systems designs, manufactures, and installs robotic systems for industrial manufacturing applications in the aerospace industry. Our tools are used in direct manufacturing and maintenance of aerospace structures. We have a dynamic, talented, and collaborative engineering team and want those who are energized by solving our customers’ toughest problems.
Compensation
$155,000-$200,000 Base
Benefits
Schedule
8-hour shift with an expectation of overtime when required
The ideal candidate has a strong background in mechanical design, enjoys mentorship, and brings experience in robotics for aerospace.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Lead and influence the company's engineering strategy, aligning it with long-term business goals.
- Technical Vision: Define and communicate the company's technical vision, guiding the direction of advanced projects and R&D efforts.
- Mentorship and Training: Mentor and train senior and junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and excellence.
- Innovation and Research: Drive research and development efforts, exploring cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to maintain the company's competitive edge.
- Technical Governance: Establish and maintain engineering standards, best practices, and quality assurance processes.
- Project Ownership: Assumes responsibility for delivering high quality products critical to business success.
- Required Guidance: Serves as a critical source of guidance and expertise for the engineering team, actively contributing to knowledge sharing, and providing direction on complex technical challenges.
- Customer Support: Responsible for customer relationships, interacts with customers to solicit directional information, investigate new technical challenges and work with customers around new initiatives.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or similar field
- Willingness to lead and mentor junior engineers
- 10 or more years of professional experience in mechanical engineering or a related field
- Strong communication, organizational, time management, leadership, and decision-making skills
- Ability to read mechanical and electrical drawings and have an expert understanding of basic electrical and mechanical control systems
- Works well in high pressure situations, during tight deadlines, and in front of customers
- US Citizen or Permanent Resident
Able to travel occasionally
Required Experience
- Working knowledge of best practices for tooling fixture design
- Advanced Proficiency in CAD software, SolidWorks preferred
- Part drawing generation and attention to detail
- Advanced proficiency in GD&T and Design for Manufacturing techniques
- Demonstrated experience mentoring design teams
- Expert level of basic machinery design - includes design process, engineering mechanics and materials, failure prevention, and characteristics of the principal types of mechanical elements
- Knowledge of design for manufacturing and assembly best practices
Preferred Experience
- 6+ years of experience working directly with aerospace automation
- 6+ years of experience designing aerospace tooling
- Broad knowledge of automation hardware (drive trains, actuators, guides, etc.)
- Automation and robotic work experience
- Finite Element Analysis
- Background knowledge of CATIA
- Product Data Management Software
- Generating Bills of Material
About Wilder Systems
Wilder Systems designs, manufactures, and installs robotic systems for industrial manufacturing applications in the aerospace industry. Our tools are used in direct manufacturing and maintenance of aerospace structures. We have a dynamic, talented, and collaborative engineering team and want those who are energized by solving our customers’ toughest problems.
Compensation
$155,000-$200,000 Base
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- PTO
Schedule
8-hour shift with an expectation of overtime when required
Wilder Systems Inc. Austin, Texas, USA Office
Conveniently located off 183 & MLK, we have a 12,000SF office with 5,000SF of shop floor space for assembling and testing our robotic systems.
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