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Sustaining Design Engineer

Employer
Cirrus Aircraft
Location
Duluth, Minnesota, US
Salary
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Job Details

The Sustaining Design Engineer's role is to provide continuing engineering support to current production and our growing fleet of over 7000 aircraft. The primary focus of the Sustaining Design Engineer is to evaluate and/or troubleshoot various existing aircraft systems and components and redesign those components and systems based on reliability, cost, weight and safety. They will use analysis, bench and flight testing, along with good design practices to determine the root cause and verify solutions. The Sustaining Design Engineer must also be able to run medium sized projects, coordinating easily with many other areas of the company and outside vendors to incorporate the design changes.

Qualifications are a BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, 3-5 years experience in design work, with Pro-Engineer experience desired. Aviation and composites experience desired.
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Motivations

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Education

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Bachelors or better in "Mechanical Engineering" or related field.

Experience

Required


3 years: Design work experience

Company

Since day one in 1984, Cirrus Aircraft has been committed to the future of aviation through smart safety, ease of operation and most adamantly, continuous innovation. Along the way, every turn has meant challenges and opportunities to grow general aviation–improving the flying experience as a whole.

Our goal is to utilize technology to drive enhanced safety, performance, sophistication and comfort. We are proud that today, after 30 years of dedication, the Cirrus brand is associated with these accolades and hallmarks that mean so much to us. Our line of all-composite personal aircraft-–the SR20, SR22 and turbocharged SR22T–lives up to this by incorporating advanced electronic and standard safety technologies including Cirrus Perspective by Garmin avionics and the unique Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®).

Our latest aircraft, the Vision Jet, raises the bar even higher as it ushers in a new era in personal transportation and introduces the world to “the personal jet.”

We’ve traveled far, but in many ways, we’re only just taking off. Join our team and become a part of the future today.

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