We have an immediate need for a Lead Design Engineer – Aerospace  

JOB DESCRIPTION
CDI Corp. is currently recruiting candidates for an exciting opportunity located in Colorado Springs, CO

Ejection Seat Lead Design Engineer will lead other engineers in supporting the design, development, and testing of ACES ejection seat components and subsystems. The position will be the technical POC and will be responsible for provide engineering deliverables through all phases of development from concept generation through qualification testing and the initial production implementation. This individual will propose new technology, create innovative design solutions, execute design reviews, work directly with customers, and support testing of the ejection seat products. This position is a lead design and lead project engineering position. This position will occasionally serve as a lead test engineer and will be co-leading customer reviews along with the project manager.

• Responsible for being the technical leader for medium and large (>$1M/yr spend) ejection seat design projects.
• Conduct requirements analysis and layout technical/design plans for the development effort as well as develop the requirement compliance plan.
• Utilizes NX 8.5 CAD software to produce 3D design models and to facilitate the drafting department in producing drawings
• Work as the liaison between COS Design Engineering and GEC-I Engineering on technical design tasks.
• Lead a cohesive engineering team and be the primary technical POC with the Integrated Product Development Team (IPDT) to develop various aircraft seating products.
• Work as part of a cohesive test team testing ejection seats with state of the art anthropometric manikins (similar to automotive industry manikins) at ejection velocities from zero airspeed to beyond the speed of sound (800+ MPH groundspeed)
• May occasionally design test fixtures, tooling, and aircraft fuselage mounts and undercarriages to mount to our track for our HMTF testing.

This exciting opportunity is available immediately so please apply today for immediate consideration!

CDI Corporation is an EEO/An Affirmative Action M/F/D/V Employer