Aeronautical Engineer - Talascend

Talascend is currently seeking an Aeronautical Engineer for a contract opportunity located in Marietta, GA.

OVERVIEW: 

Candidate will complete the design of structural detail parts, assemblies, and installations, as well as systems installations for peculiar versions of C-130, C-5, and P-3 aircraft. This position is in the C-130J Airframe Design team working on a number of customer mods that include working on various complex designs with vendor coordination. Position also supports various special projects requiring detail CATIA V5 modeling.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Engineer shall be responsible for:

• Employee will drive design solutions with little direction. Coordinates with wiring/avionics and VSS design inputs during the design process. Must coordinate with mfg as necessary to ensure the design is producible and meets manufacturability requirements. Responsible for holding periodic design reviews and coordinating updates as the design matures. Responsible for the dwg coordination and signoff making sure that the design meets cost, schedule and performance.
• Responsible for development of layouts, preparation of engineering drawings, and coordination of activities with affected organizations.
• This position requires engineers to use their knowledge of configuration management, drafting/drawing conventions, and aerospace specifications and procedures to develop design solutions to meet all customer requirements. The issues encountered can be related to any facet of a program from design development, fabrication, assembly, flight test, and in service, as well as post-delivery modifications. Engineers in this position are expected to work with only minimal direct supervision and drive design solutions with input from the IPT.
• Support of manufacturing operations and customers in resolving technical problems related to the aircraft structure and systems.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: 

• Candidate must be able to coordinate efforts with progressively less supervision across a wide range of functional organizations, such as Planning, Tooling, Stress, Materials & Processes (M&P), Reliability and Maintainability (R&M), Materiel, Flight Sciences, Test, Manufacturing, and other Design Product Focus Teams (PFTs) to ensure that designs meet customer and derived requirements.
• Candidate should have aerospace design experience with knowledge of configuration management techniques, drafting/drawing conventions, and aerospace specifications and procedures.
• 9 years minimum Aircraft Design Experience
• Previous experience with Large Aircraft Design Experience required ( Experience with C-130, Gulfstream, Boeing preferred)
• Experience with CATIA V5, 3DX or CCD
• BS degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Civil Engineering preferred but degree is NOT required

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• BS degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Civil Engineering.
• 9 years minimum Aircraft or related Design/Test/Support experience.
• Experience in CAD System (Catia V5/3DX/CCD).
• C-130, C-5, P-3 or Large Airframe design experience.
• Production Line support.
• Familiarity with mod design.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.

Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.