Mechanical Engineer Senior/Staff

Woodward's Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential. We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey. Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all.

Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Senior:

Estimated annual base pay: $92,800.00 (minimum) - $116,000.00 (midpoint) - $139,200.00 (maximum)

Staff:

Estimated annual base pay: $114,400.00 (minimum) - $143,000.00 (midpoint) - $171,600.00 (maximum)

• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity

  • 401(k) match (4.5%)

  • Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)

  • Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members

• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays

• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave

• Paid parental leave

• Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits

• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life

• Member referral bonus

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending

• Voluntary benefits, including:

  • Home / Auto Insurance discounts

  • Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

Are you ready to make your mark? If you're a Senior or Staff Engineer Mechanical, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

The Senior Engineer, Mechanical, and the Staff Engineer, Mechanical, both report to the Engineering Leader but have distinct responsibilities and levels of independence. The Senior Engineer independently evaluates, selects, and adapts engineering techniques and works under moderate to low supervision, seeking guidance on novel problems. This role may also build project-specific relationships with Customers and Suppliers. In contrast, the Staff Engineer focuses on product design, mentoring, process improvements, and strategic planning, working with minimal supervision. The Staff Engineer has extensive industry and Customer contact, participates in enterprise negotiations, and evaluates new opportunities within the PLC process.

What you will be doing...

Senior:

• Plans, schedules and coordinates detailed phases of a project.

• Devises new approaches to problems encountered.

• Participates in and promotes process improvements within assigned areas.

• Performs work which involves conventional engineering practices, but includes a variety of complex features, such as conflicting design requirements, non-standard materials and difficult coordination requirements.

• Provides direct support of sales and development by sharing information in the form of proposals and design reviews

• Independently troubleshoots/analyzes component/system problems.

• Independently writes and performs component tests.

• Dispositions hardware with minimum supervision.

• Sets technical direction on projects to level 1 and 2 Engineers.

Staff:

• Plans, schedules and coordinates detailed phases of a major project or in a total project system of moderate scope.

• May carry out complex or novel research assignments requiring the development of new or improved techniques and procedures.

• Promotes and implements process improvements company-wide. May write product standard design guidelines.

• Performs work which involves conventional engineering practices, but includes a variety of complex features, such as conflicting design requirements, non-standard materials and difficult coordination requirements.

• Provides direct support of sales and development by sharing information in the form of major/complex proposals and design reviews.

• Independently troubleshoots/analyzes system problems.

• Independently writes and performs complex component tests.

• Dispositions hardware independently.

• Sets technical direction on complex projects to level 1-3 Engineers.

What we are looking for...

Senior:

• US - Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Engineering required

• Greater than 4 years experience in related field or entry level PhD degree required. required

Staff:

• US - Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Engineering required

• Greater than 8 years' experience in related field, including post-graduate experience required

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee).

Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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