Founded in 1918, Kearfott Corporation, a global Aerospace and Defense supplier for over 100 years, is a leader in the design and manufacture of precision motion control products and inertial navigation components. Kearfott has a very long history of innovation and excellence, and is the go-to brand for many of our global clients. Kearfott is trusted, respected and plays a vital role in the success of America’s aerospace and defense industries. With over a century of expertise & experience, Kearfott is dedicated to providing quality, reliability, and cutting-edge technology to customers worldwide to meet their sea, land, air, and space navigation and guidance requirements.
Kearfott offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 401K, and Tuition Reimbursement. We offer a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off, and flexible work options for most positions.
We are looking for talented individuals who want to be part of a world-class work force. Join Kearfott and become part of a company that is recognized for technical expertise and respected world-wide as a ‘full service’ provider.
For more information visit our website at www.kearfott.com.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer to join out team in Black Mountain, NC.
This position is responsible for the following:
- Supporting the design and development of electromechanical actuation systems for use in aircraft, missiles, land-based, and space-based products.
- Evaluating customer requirements, both technical and programmatic, and evaluating lower level requirements for mechanical, electrical, software, firmware, and test stand elements of actuation programs.
- Support technical program managers with schedule, task, and cost performance tracking.
- Support the development team to ensure design choices meet customer requirements.
- Supporting proposal efforts, prototype development and other New Product Introduction (NPI) activities culminating in the transition of new products into production.
Business Development Support
- Travel as required to support market development and customer needs.
- Support proposal efforts.
- Support and advance relationships with our customers and their engineering teams
Required Skills
Product Life Cycle Engineering
- Supports requirements maintenance of electromechanical actuation systems for use in aerospace and defense applications.
- Reviews customer specifications, and assesses compliance of design to the requirements.
- Understands FAA, EASA, or military certification requirements, and follows associated design / development processes.
- Understands system safety, reliability, and maintainability aspects of the product.
- Evaluates sub-assembly specification requirements from end item specifications, and evaluates requirements / test / code traceability using IBM Rational DOORS (Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System).
- Knowledge of performance modeling using Matlab / Simulink, PLECS or similar tools.
- Supports integration of mechanical, electrical, software / firmware, and test project artifacts to ensure the system meets customer requirements.
- Supports cost proposal activity including manufacturing and design cost assessment.
- Supports development efforts for customer funded projects as well as IR&D projects.
- Supports product design analysis.
- Supports project management with task tracking.
Required Experience
Critical Competencies
- Understanding of manufacturing and design trade-offs (practical implementation of designs).
- Understanding of the dynamic behavior of electromechanical systems.
- Familiarity with regulations, certification standards, design assurance, and systems standards such FAR 25, ARP4754, DO-254, DO-178C, MIL-STD-882E is a plus.
- Customer centric attitude.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to participate and contribute in a cross functional team environment.
- Ability to effectively communicate, in writing and verbally, across functional areas.
- Drives for results; action oriented.
- Continuously improves in all aspects.
- Flight controls understanding or experience is a plus.
- DXL scripting for DOORS is a plus.
- Systems design, development and integration experience is a plus.
Education & Experience
- B S. in Systems, Mechanical, Electrical or Aerospace Engineering -- required.
- Basic understanding of aerospace and defense markets and requirements -- preferred.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the US; visa sponsorship is not available.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.