WENCOR · 1 week ago
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
Santa Barbara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$145K/yr - $195K/yrSanta Barbara Infrared, Inc. is currently seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and test precision mechanical systems for IR and optical test equipment. This hands-on role involves collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver high-performance solutions impacting next-generation optical test systems for aerospace and defense leaders.
AerospaceManufacturingMechanical Engineering
Responsibilities
Own architecture and complete lifecycle of IR and E-O systems, ensuring that mechanical designs meet all performance, environmental, and compliance requirements, driving traceability from concept through delivery
Contribute to the ME team’s budgetary and schedule estimations, and rapidly identify corrective paths to keep projects on track
Identify technical, schedule, and manufacturing risks early, and drive mitigations to maintain program success
Partner with project managers, system engineers, vendors, and production staff to support manufacturing and rapidly implement performance, reliability, and quality improvements
Drive ECO’s to create and maintain detailed design documentation, including fabrication/assembly drawings, BOMs, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
Qualification
Required
Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and test precision mechanical systems for IR and optical test equipment
Work under the guidance of the Mechanical Engineering Manager
Collaborate with Senior Mechanical Engineers
Create and refine designs
Support product integration
Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions
Impact the performance of next-generation optical test systems used by global aerospace and defense leaders
Hands-on, on-site role in Santa Barbara, CA
Own architecture and complete lifecycle of IR and E-O systems
Ensure that mechanical designs meet all performance, environmental, and compliance requirements
Drive traceability from concept through delivery
Contribute to the ME team's budgetary and schedule estimations
Rapidly identify corrective paths to keep projects on track
Identify technical, schedule, and manufacturing risks early
Drive mitigations to maintain program success
Partner with project managers, system engineers, vendors, and production staff to support manufacturing
Rapidly implement performance, reliability, and quality improvements
Drive ECO's to create and maintain detailed design documentation
Create fabrication/assembly drawings, BOMs, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
Company
WENCOR
Wencor has been a trusted partner in aerospace for over 70 years, offering PMA design and development, CMM and DER repairs, and an extensive network of distribution solutions which offer increased availability, improved product reliability and cost effectiveness.
Founded in 1955
501-1000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2023-05-15Acquired
Leadership Team
Shawn Trogdon
Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Shaffer
Chief Information Officer
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