Lead NPI Project Engineer, Aerospace ECS & Pneumatics

Picture your Monday: you open the program dashboard, scan risks and burn-down charts, and jump into a stand‑up with your Integrated Product Development Team (design engineers, drafters, analysts, test techs, manufacturing engineers, program managers). By mid‑morning, you’re guiding preliminary concepts for customer Line Replaceable Units and shaping them into detailed designs that meet ARP 699 and Part 25 certification needs. After lunch, you’re on the floor supporting manufacturability reviews, then in the lab confirming environmental and vibration performance to RTCA‑DO/160 and MIL‑STD‑810. You wrap the day with a crisp status brief to the customer, defending key technical trades and aligning on scope.

What you’ll drive

• End‑to‑end technical leadership of New Product Development programs, partnering closely with customers and the internal IPDT.
• Concept-through-detail design of LRUs and related assemblies; sustainment engineering as products enter service.
• Development part fabrication support and coordination with suppliers; resolve non‑conformances and communicate audit outcomes.
• Qualification and certification testing through Entry‑into‑Service (EIS), including test planning and execution.
• Clear, succinct communication of project status, technical risks, and mitigations to leadership and external stakeholders.
• Influence scope, schedules, and risk posture with customers; secure cooperation across the IPDT to meet milestones.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers; participate in and lead internal/external quality audits (e.g., AS9100, customer audits).
• Champion design/process improvements that elevate efficiency, quality, and time‑to‑certification.
• Collaborate with manufacturing on DFM/DFX during development and support redesigns when needed.
• Model organized, safe work practices and adherence to quality systems and company policies; perform other duties as assigned.

What you bring

• BS in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering (MS preferred).
• 5–10+ years in metallic or composite ducting and motion compensator design per ARP 699, or equivalent ECS/bleed air/air management system component or system design.
• Background spanning industries such as pneumatic or electromechanical valves, heat exchangers, turbomachinery, FTIS/OBIGGS/OBOGGS/NGS, wing anti‑ice, ram air, high/low‑pressure pneumatics, and structural design.
• Certification experience with EASA, Transport Canada, CAAC, and/or FAA 14 CFR Part 25.
• Lifecycle exposure from program award through PDR, CDR, PRR, SOF, and EIS.
• Proven delegation and leadership of non‑direct reports (design, analysis, drafting, test).
• Authorship of certification artifacts (ATP, QTP, QTR).
• Hands‑on familiarity with sheet metal and/or composite forming and manufacturing processes.
• MRB participation; engineering disposition authority preferred.
• Environmental/vibration testing experience per DO‑160 or MIL‑STD‑810; preferred exposure to LabVIEW DAQ/control VIs.
• Working knowledge of MIL/AN/MS/NAS/ASTM/AMS standards; audit participation/leadership experience.
• Mentorship experience of junior engineers desired.
• Preferred analysis tools: FEA/FEM (MSC NASTRAN/PATRAN, ANSYS, ATA NASTRAN/FEMAP).
• Preferred CAD: CATIA V5 or SolidWorks.

Core skills

• Exceptional interpersonal and English communication (written and verbal).
• Strong project management toolkit; ability to multi‑task in a fast‑paced setting.
• Sound judgment and problem solving with many variables; comfort with basic arithmetic.
• Fluency reading and producing 3D models and 2D drawings with GD&T per ANSI/ASME Y14.5.

Travel: up to 25%.

How we work

• Operate as an emerging technical authority while staying curious, collaborative, and customer‑focused.
• Understand business objectives and identify new opportunities aligned to our strategy.
• Follow all company policies and procedures and maintain a clean, safe, quality‑driven workspace.

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility

Senior is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ITAR / Export Control

ITAR Compliance:

Access to our facility (and, therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/ or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. refugees, asylees or temporary residents under amnesty provisions [as defined in 8 USC 1324b(a)(3)] and properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee’s names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive technical data.