Aerospace Engineer jobs in Irvine, CA

Position Summary:

The RMS Engineer provides technical expertise and leadership in an engineering discipline, product, or systems field. Researches and carries out complex engineering assignments that result in the introduction of new technologies, products, or processes. Contributes to and has responsibility for the completion of significant assignments with broad product, technology, customer, and strategic business impact. Develops and recommends solutions to unique technical challenges.

Job Responsibilities:

* Conduct investigations to assess and optimize designs for system safety compliance

* Provide actuation subsystem safety assessment for CFR Part 25 program certification

* Develop reliability and safety design requirements for actuation subsystems

* Provide fault tree analysis and common cause analysis as required for subsystem safety assessment

* Prepare reliability predictions, FMEAs, and safety analysis documents that provide detailed and comprehensive assessments of new subsystem designs

* Provide maintainability assessment and MTTR (Mean time to repair) predictions

* Support on-site customer activities, with occasional travel as needed for customer meetings and design reviews

* Provides expert technical advice and recommendations, leads internal and customer design reviews, and proposes methodology for problem-solving and analysis on complex design or customer issues. Researches and develops technology with an R&D and product development focus.

* Provides expert technical information concerning manufacturing or processing techniques, materials, properties, and process advantages and limitations which affect long range plant and product engineering planning by carefully analyzing and applying advanced engineering and scientific concepts.

* Communicates and coordinates with other technical resources to provide recommendations, lessons learned, methods for problem-solving, analysis methodology, etc. to maximize contribution to multiple projects or programs.

* Makes technical proposals and presentations to various internal and customer groups to influence business decisions. Maintains and takes steps to protect company intellectual property.

* Conducts analysis and/or tests pertaining to the development of new designs, methods, materials, equipment or processes and completes required documentation by determining required actions, performing or directing completion of tasks and publishing findings and/or results.

* Compiles and analyzes operation, test, and research data to establish performance standards for newly designed or modified products or systems. Assesses the feasibility and soundness of proposed engineering evaluation tests, products, or equipment when necessary data are insufficient or conformation by testing is advisable.

* Investigates, researches, and operationalizes new technologies in specialty or related areas to improve cost and performance by applying advanced engineering design methods, theories, and research techniques.

* Maintains advanced level of professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing technical publications, benchmarking best practices, and/or participating in professional associations.

* Acts as consultant to management on technical and project-related matters. Serves as a functional expert. Identifies mentoring and development needs; serves as a mentor for other employees.

Education, Experience and Skills:

* Bachelor degree (BS) (or Professional Engineer (PE) certificate) in engineering or a science technical discipline; Master degree (MS) preferred.

* Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through 10-12 years of related experience.

* Comprehensive, advanced knowledge of product or domain engineering theories (e.g. mechanical, electronic, packaging, etc.), principles, industry practices, concepts, techniques, government regulations, and policies.

* Demonstrated ability to research, develop, and integrate new technologies.

* Ability to communicate and influence varied audiences to gain support or resolve issues. Makes effective presentations on complex topics to top management, customers, and/or other key stakeholders.

* Ability to apply and integrate knowledge of other related engineering areas or experts to own area of expertise.

* Proficient with software and specialized data analysis, and engineering design tools.

* Ability to establish and track performance to goals and objectives to complete complex or major projects and provide direction to the team at project milestones.

* Ability to respond to significant inquiries from customers, regulatory agencies, or other internal teams.

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