Sr. Mechanical Engineer
Careers Calspan, Niagara Falls, NY
The role
Overview
Join Calspan's Flight Operations team and play a key role in supporting advanced aerospace research and flight test programs. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will design and substantiate aircraft modifications and installations to support advanced flight research projects using Calspan’s fleet of experimental aircraft. Plan and execute ground and flight-testing activities for prototype flight hardware from concept through implementation ensuring safe execution and regulatory compliance.
What you will do
- Design and support the fabrication, and integration of prototype test articles and other unique aircraft modifications and installations to Calspan’s fleet of airborne test beds. These designs include structural, outer mold-line, and cabin modifications.
- Document new designs by using advanced 2D and 3D CAD tools to create detailed component and assembly models and drawings.