Design Engineer - II

PURPOSE

The Design Engineer II independently designs, analyzes, develops, and validates Lourdes precision fluid-control, mechanical, electromechanical, and electrical products for military and commercial applications. Product families include fluid fittings; solenoid, butterfly, cartridge, shuttle, drain, check, and relief valves; pressure switches; dehydrators; swivel assemblies; and the mechanical integration of harnesses, connectors, and PCB-based assemblies. The role translates customer and system requirements into controlled designs, analyses, drawings, bills of material, test plans, and production-ready technical data while supporting qualification and product lifecycle needs.

• Location Requirement: This position is based in Hauppauge, NY. Candidates who currently reside within a reasonable commuting distance are strongly preferred. Applicants must be able to reliably commute to the facility for the required work schedule.
• 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: We cover 100% of your health, dental, and vision insurance premiums.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/AUTHORITY

• · Requirements and Design Definition: Interpret customer specifications, statements of work, interface requirements, and environmental conditions; establish traceable design inputs, concepts, architecture, interfaces, and verification methods.
• · Product Design: Develop robust mechanical and electromechanical designs for assigned product families, including materials, seals, springs, actuators, interfaces, fasteners, connectors, and packaging appropriate to pressure, flow, temperature, vibration, life, and environmental requirements.
• · CAD and Technical Data: Create and maintain accurate 3D models, layouts, detail and assembly drawings, specifications, bills of material, interface data, and design documentation using applicable drafting, GD&T, and configuration-control requirements.
• · Engineering Analysis: Perform or coordinate pressure, flow, stress, deflection, fatigue, thermal, tolerance-stack, material, reliability, and similarity analyses appropriate to the design; document assumptions, margins, and conclusions.
• · Risk Management: Lead or support DFMEAs, design reviews, trade studies, reliability assessments, and risk-retirement plans; identify critical characteristics and translate design risk into verification and manufacturing controls.
• · Verification and Qualification: Develop and execute development, qualification, similarity, and acceptance test plans and reports; define test fixtures and instrumentation, analyze results, resolve failures, and demonstrate compliance with customer requirements.
• · NPI and Production Support: Partner with Manufacturing and Quality Engineering on DFM/DFA, prototypes, first articles, production readiness, supplier technical issues, test failures, nonconformances, and sustainable corrective actions.
• · Configuration and Change Control: Prepare and process engineering releases and changes; maintain design baselines and ensure drawings, specifications, BOMs, ERP records, and supporting analyses remain accurate and aligned.
• · Project Execution: Plan and execute assigned design projects, manage technical actions and risks, communicate status, support customer and supplier reviews, and meet performance, cost, schedule, and documentation commitments.
• · Authority: Make design decisions within assigned scope and approved requirements; identify unacceptable technical risk and elevate matters requiring Design Authority, MRB, customer, or management approval.
• ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• · Provide technical concepts, compliance assessments, estimates, assumptions, and risk input for RFQs and proposals.
• · Support MRB and failure investigations with technically justified analysis while preserving applicable design and customer approval authority.
• · Research materials, components, manufacturing methods, standards, and emerging technologies; recommend practical product and lifecycle improvements.
• · Mentor junior engineers and drafters and check assigned technical work for accuracy, completeness, and configuration consistency.
• · Perform other related duties consistent with the position and business needs.
• KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
• Category
• Representative Measures
• Technical Performance
• Requirements compliance, analysis quality, design margins, test results, reliability, and closure of technical risks.
• Design Quality
• Drawing and BOM accuracy, design-review closure, engineering-change quality, and avoidance of preventable design escapes.
• Schedule and Execution
• On-time engineering milestones, qualification progress, action closure, and timely production or customer support.
• Cost and Manufacturability
• Design-to-cost performance, DFM/DFA outcomes, part-count or complexity reduction, and lifecycle improvements.
• Collaboration
• Responsiveness, documentation quality, mentoring, and effective cross-functional, customer, and supplier communication.
• EDUCATION
• · Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline from an accredited program is required.
• EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Required:
• · Three to six years of mechanical or electromechanical product-design experience in aerospace, defense, fluid controls, industrial equipment, or another high-reliability regulated environment.
• · Demonstrated experience designing or manufacturing at least one relevant product family, such as valves, actuators, pressure switches, fluid fittings, mechanisms, hydraulic or pneumatic hardware, harnesses, connectors, PCB-integrated assemblies, or comparable products.
• · Proficiency creating production-ready 3D models, detail drawings, assembly drawings, and BOMs using SolidWorks, Inventor, or comparable CAD software.
• · Working knowledge of GD&T and ASME Y14.5, tolerance analysis, materials and finishes, fits, fasteners, sealing methods, and mechanical design principles.
• · Ability to perform and document relevant engineering calculations and to plan, support, and report development or qualification testing.
• · Experience with DFMEA, formal design reviews, requirements verification, root-cause analysis, and controlled engineering changes.
• · Clear technical writing, project execution, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills.
• · Ability to satisfy applicable export-control requirements and obtain required customer or facility access.
• Preferred:
• · Direct experience with hydraulic, pneumatic, or fuel-system components, including pressure, flow, leakage, thermal, vibration, shock, or life-cycle requirements.
• · Experience with solenoids, springs, seals, bearings, precision-machined components, exotic alloys, electrical connectors, or PCB/mechanical integration.
• · Experience with FEA, CFD, reliability prediction, or engineering-analysis software and with aerospace or military environmental qualification standards.
• · Familiarity with AS9100, first-article inspection, configuration management, and customer-controlled technical data.
• PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
• · Curious, detail-oriented, and comfortable taking designs from incomplete requirements through validated production release.
• · Uses sound engineering judgment, documents assumptions, and seeks review when technical risk exceeds assigned authority.
• · Communicates complex concepts clearly and works effectively with customers, production personnel, suppliers, and other disciplines.
• · Balances innovation with reliability, manufacturability, cost, schedule, and configuration discipline.
• PHYSICAL AND WORK REQUIREMENTS
• · Regular on-site presence is required at the Hauppauge engineering and manufacturing facility.
• · Ability to work in office, laboratory, and manufacturing environments and use required personal protective equipment.
• · Ability to inspect prototypes and test setups, stand or walk for extended periods, and occasionally lift or move items up to 30 pounds using available assistance.
• · Occasional travel to customers, suppliers, test facilities, or other company locations may be required.
• · Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.
• REPORTING RELATIONSHIP
• · Reports to: VP of Engineering.
• · Direct reports: None; may provide technical direction and mentoring to junior engineers and drafters.
• · Works closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Operations, Program Management, Supply Chain, Sales, customers, and suppliers.
• · FLSA classification: Exempt.
• EOE-(D/V)

Pay: $90,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Do you have at least 7 years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, defense, electromechanical, fluid-control, or another high-reliability manufacturing environment?

Yes / No

• Do you have experience working within AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality systems?
• Have you created and maintained PFMEAs, Control Plans, and manufacturing process documentation?
• Have you worked with hydraulic, pneumatic, fuel system, or precision fluid-control components? If so, explain.
• Which CAD software have you used professionally? (Select all that apply)

SolidWorks
Inventor
AutoCAD
Other 3D CAD software

• Do you have experience designing, sourcing, validating, or supporting manufacturing tooling, fixturing, gauges, or test equipment? If so, explain.

Work Location: In person