Description
Job Summary:
Auto-Valve is the world leader for aerospace and defense valves. Auto-valve currently has over 1,400 active valve designs in production providing opportunities for new engineering challenges daily. We are rapidly growing our legacy and new business revenue.
We are seeking an experienced design engineer for a newly created position. A minimum of 7 years of design engineering background would be ideal.
Main responsibilities:
· Design and Development of aircraft system valves.
· Conceptualizing, designing, developing, testing, and supporting new valve designs to meet customer requirements.
· Hands-on prototype building and testing, performance testing, and environmental/qualification testing.
· Support of existing (legacy) valves including re-design, manufacturability, and quality support.
· Prior Leadership experience
Design Experience with mechanical valves is an advantage.
Background in fuel valves, hydraulics, Aerospace and Mil-Spec products, project management, Design for Manufacturability, managing multiple projects, and/or fuel system knowledge an advantage. Experience with electro-mechanical design a plus.
Ideal candidate aspires to advance into an engineering Director position within 1-3 years.
The position is on-site, with our offices located Northwest of Dayton Ohio.
Auto-Valve provides a flexible work schedule for an improved work-life balance.
Auto-Valve offers a benefit package including company match 401K, health, dental, vision and life insurance.
Applicants must be U.S. Citizens and pass a Drug Screen and Background Check prior to employment.
For more information on Auto-Valve visit: www.autovalve.com.
Skills Required
- 7+ years design engineering experience
- Prior leadership experience
- U.S. citizenship and ability to pass drug screen and background check
- Hands-on prototype building and testing experience
- Experience with environmental and qualification testing
- Design experience with mechanical valves
- Background in fuel valves, hydraulics, aerospace, Mil-Spec products, or fuel system knowledge
- Project management and ability to manage multiple projects
- Experience with Design for Manufacturability
- Electro-mechanical design experience
What We Do
Auto-Valve, Inc., (AVI) established in 1948, is an aerospace engineering and manufacturing company. AVI specializes in designing and manufacturing valves for aircraft fuel, hydraulic, and other fluid system components. AVI meets total quality systems compliance with the industry's AS9100 standard. With industrial engineering and design engineering resources, AVI is capable of new product development as well as comprehensive contract manufacturing, assembly, testing, and specialized packaging of components for existing designs.
