Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer – Aerospace Gearing
Core
Lead end-to-end development of aerospace-qualified gear manufacturing processes, including spur, helical, bevel, and spline gears, ensuring ultra-tight tolerance and performance for flight hardware.
Role type
Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace Gearing)
Builds
Aerospace-qualified gear components and manufacturing processes for energy control solutions.
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing and precision gearing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (specifically precision mechanical components)
Required skills
Gear cutting and finishing processes, Gear metrology and inspection, GD&T and precision tolerancing, AS9100 quality systems, AS9102 FAI requirements, CNC and gear manufacturing equipment, NADCAP special processes and supplier audits, Aerospace OEM requirements (Boeing, Airbus), Lean Six Sigma, Tribology and gear system performance
Preferred skills
Precision ball screw manufacturing, Thread grinding, thread rolling, and whirling processes, Heat treatment and distortion control of long, slender components, Precision assembly, preload setting, and end-of-line functional testing
Technologies
Klingelnberg, Gleason, Zeiss, AS9100, AS9102, NADCAP
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end development of aerospace-qualified gear manufacturing processes, Serve as technical authority for gear manufacturing suppliers and special process providers, Define and implement advanced inspection strategies for aerospace precision components, Provide hands-on support to resolve complex machining and finishing issues on the shop floor
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership
