
Senior Mechanical Engineer - Aviation
- Olathe, KS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Able to complete the most difficult tasks as a Master CAD-user including the completion of complex mechanical designs
- Knowledge of injection molding, die casting, sheet metal stamping, machining, material requirements, material performance, material limitations, etc.
- Specify test plans, mock up and test complex mechanical systems with complex performance requirements to validate and verify compliance with design requirements
- Manage basic tradeoffs, determine risk mitigation plans, determine project goal/objective feasibility, provide technical input to product development plans/concept documents, and drive process vendors to evaluate complex mechanical designs and understand risk
- Lead explorations of new technologies and make estimates on moderately complex mechanical designs including: tooling, part cost, and design time
- Knowledge of Industry and Garmin product qualification tests (environmental and others)
- Provide reliable solutions to a wide range of difficult problems using sound problem solving techniques and offer process improvements and author new procedures
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering AND a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Demonstrated knowledge and capability to use CAD software for completing complex mechanical designs (Solidworks or Onshape preferred)
- Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Electronic packaging design experience
- Electro-mechanical design experience
- Experience working with displays, actuators, or sensors
- Aviation industry experience