Senior Equipment Engineer

What you will do:

• As part of the Production organization, and deployed into one or more product groups (Battery, Propulsion, Composites, and/or Integration) you will act as an Equipment Engineer for a novel type of aircraft development targeting the autonomous UAM market
• Become familiar with the Wisk Generation 6 Design. Improve current processes for Quality and Takt time
• Design equipment and tooling for internally built components in the propulsion, battery, composites, or integration shops
• Work with suppliers on ensuring Wisk standards are upheld for outsourced equipment and automation
• Establish plans for preliminary acceptance tests (PAT) and final acceptance tests (FAT)
• Play a key role as a designer of new equipment and automation. Be integrated with the team at the beginning of concept through deployment
• Work with Manufacturing Engineers and product groups on developing a roadmap for future production automation
• Help define and develop process documentation for equipment. Aid Manufacturing with creating work instructions with your equipment

Requirements:

• B.S. in a relevant engineering discipline with 5+ years of experience in design, process development, or manufacturing. Progress toward, or completion of, graduate level degrees will be considered toward experience
• Demonstrated understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals: structures, mechanisms, materials and analysis.
• Strong communication skills, technical writing background, and understanding of vender or supplier interactions
• Mechanical design and/or manufacturing experience that includes the use of interpretation of engineering design drawings
• Familiarity with engineering CAD tools (NX, Catia, Solidworks), PLM (Teamcenter), and model based product definition
• Understanding and implementation of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (ASME Y14.5)
• Ability to work with your hands to build prototype and production level equipment while maintaining shop safety standards and best practices
• This role may include up to 10% travel to supplier sites for meetings and acceptance testing

Desired:

• Familiarity with Siemens tools (NX, TeamCenter, EasyPlan, Opscenter, etc.)
• Experience working on certified aircraft and in a regulated environment (e.g. AS9100, FAA Part 23/25)
• Automation design experience at the sub assembly level
• Understanding of tool tracking methods and experience in deploying small-scale tracking systems
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and/or Six-Sigma principles
• Familiar with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
• Any experience in equipment maintenance, controls, process development, or testing