Mechanical Design Engineer 1

Northwest Aerospace Technologies (“NAT”), a Safran Company, is the only EASA DOA Certified aircraft interior reconfiguration group in the United States. Focusing on commercial and military aircrafts, NAT provides first class services in design, engineering, quality, certification, and manufacturing for a variety of Blue Chip customers.
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Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The Level 1 Mechanical Engineer has the following scope of work:
• The design function. This includes basic research, data acquisition, and engineering required to generate engineering product (parts list, drawings, documents, etc.)
•The design content. Ensure the design content conforms to the company quality system procedures as documented, the customer statement of work, along with applicable certification requirements
•Career growth. This includes working with Senior Technical Engineers and Project Engineers to grow in engineering experience
•Guidance required
•With guidance, the Level 1 Mechanical Engineer is expected to prepare engineering product using applicable computer tools and programs maintaining high standards of quality, reliability, and safety in product designs.
•Ensure the NAT’s drawings and documents meet the standards established by the NAT quality system, customer requirements, and applicable certification authority

General Notes:

• All employees have an affirmative duty to protect and maintain the confidentiality of NAT products
•As business conditions change it is necessary that all employees productively react and handle other essential tasks as assigned now or in the future
•Tasks may vary slightly based on products produced at division

Complementary Description

Safran Cabin headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California, with a global presence of over 11,000 employees at 36 sites. Site locations are in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Germany, France, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Tunisia and Thailand. Safran Cabin serves over 400 airlines and leasing companies globally and delivers to all airframe OEM manufacturers with a heritage spanning over 80 years in the industry.

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•Your Career: Safran is committed to providing internal mobility to our employees. We operate globally so the sky is the limit of where your Safran journey can take you.
•Your Development: Safran employees have free access to Safran University courses and external tuition reimbursement for approved programs or certifications.
•Your Benefits: Our suite of comprehensive benefits include health care (medical, dental and vision), life insurance, 401(k) savings plans with company match, paid time off, Safran Perks with BenefitHub – Employee Discounts & Rewards Marketplace for consumer products/services and more!

Job Requirements

At Safran Cabin, diversity & inclusion is a source of richness that adds quality of life, performance, and innovation. We welcome diverse contributions and provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, disability/medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic characteristics or information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.

We seek service-oriented team players with strong interpersonal skills and a positive attitude, adaptable to our innovative and evolving environment.

Across all team members, we are looking for the following attributes:
•Team oriented
•Process focused
•Open & honest communication
•Quality minded
•Ability to persevere and honor commitments
•Recognizes success
•Executes with urgency
•Creates solutions
•Customer focused in everything we do

Knowledge/Experience:
•The Level 1 Mechanical Engineer should have a 4-year engineering degree, preferably in a field that offers the opportunity to gain a well-rounded background (i.e. Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering) or industry experience that is equivalent to a four year degree
•An engineering degree or 2-5 years of broad technical experience as a drafter/designer in an aerospace related application, preferred
•Knowledge in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint, and AutoCAD

Skills/Abilities:
•Drawing management
•Troubleshooting/problem solving
•Ability to work within a team
•Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
•Understanding of customer’s expectations
•Ability to prioritize, multi-task effectively, and work under pressure
•Superior attention to detail

Working Conditions:
•Primarily office work
•Consistent use of computer key board and monitor
•Does require fluent communication in English
•Protracted or irregular hours may be required
•Must be comfortable working to meet firm deadlines, thus completing work on time

Physical Requirements:
•Occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group.