Principal Engineer – Mechanical

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We are looking for a skilled Mechanical Engineer with strong expertise in design and engineering of flight and similar simulators or similar products to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for design and development of various structural components subsystems and mechanisms for simulators to support the validation and optimization of mechanical components and systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and engineering of simulator structural components subsystems and mechanisms
• Create manufacturing data pack with 3D and 2D
• Design verification through analytical calculations and analysis as appropriate based on the requirements
• Creation of design justifications documents testing procedures assembly user and maintenance instructions documents
• Ownership of design reviews Requirements review PDR CDR
• Collaborate with design and manufacturing teams.
• Optimize designs based on simulation results to improve performance durability and manufacturability.
• Support troubleshooting and root cause analysis of design issues
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to meet project deadlines and quality standards.
• Implementation of DFM DTC DFA and DFR during the design

Mandatory Skills:

• Strong understanding of machine design
• Proven experience in structural mechanical and mechanisms in the flight simulator
• Structural analysis (Statics and dynamics):
• Ability to assess structural strength stiffness fatigue vibration behavior.
• Familiarity with FEA tools for frame cockpit brackets mounts and motion-system components
• Sizing and selections calculations of components like motors gearboxes bearings and transmission systems
• Kinematics and dynamics:
  • Mechanism design
  • Linkages joints actuators
  • Rigid-body dynamics
  • Motion envelope and travel analysis
  • Load path understanding

• Knowledge of Hydraulics pneumatics electromechanical actuation linear guides ball screws
• Multidisciplinary integration: electrical engineers control systems engineers software engineers avionics specialists
• Human factors and ergonomics considerations
• Working experience with Creo for Detailed part design assemblies manufacturing drawings
• Working experience with ISO standard GPS and Tolerance stack up
• Strong understanding of mechanical engineering principles materials and manufacturing processes.
• Good knowledge of metals composites plastics and sheet metal

Good to have :

• Prior experience aerospace or similar industries is a plus.
• Thermal management awareness
• Reliability maintainability and safety
• Experience in analysis tools like Ansys Nastran Abaqus motion simulation tools
• Standards and certification awareness
• PLM tools

Educational Qualification - Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Work Experience:- 12-18 years

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