Senior Mechanical Engineer - Aerospace MRO & Manufacturing

Senior Mechanical Engineer – Aerospace MRO & Manufacturing

Location: Miami Lakes, FL (On site)

About AEM:

Aircraft Electric Motors (AEM) has been repairing, overhauling, and manufacturing aerospace electrical components since 1972. From our 60,000 sq. ft. Miami Lakes facility, we serve military, commercial, corporate, and rotorcraft customers worldwide and provide manufacturing services to a number of Fortune 500 companies.

We hold FAA, EASA, and UK CAA Part 145 approvals, AS9100D certification, and NADCAP accreditation. Our work covers rotors, armatures, stators, exciters, fields, coils, solenoids, and related components used in AC and DC aerospace generators and motors.

We're growing—adding manufacturing capacity, expanding our program work, and investing in our engineering organization.

The Role

We're adding a Senior Mechanical Engineer to take technical ownership of complex mechanical engineering work across aerospace repair, overhaul, manufacturing, reverse engineering, and new program development.

This is not a desk-only engineering position. You'll work directly with technicians, machinists, inspectors, quality personnel, and other engineers to solve problems on the production floor and turn engineering concepts into repeatable production processes.

You'll lead difficult technical investigations, develop repair and manufacturing solutions, support new product and program introduction, and help establish engineering standards across the organization.

You'll also serve as a technical resource for other engineers and production personnel and will be expected to make sound engineering decisions.

What You'll Do

• Lead complex mechanical engineering investigations involving component failures, dimensional discrepancies, material conditions, manufacturing problems, and recurring production issues.
• Perform failure analysis, root cause analysis, and corrective-action development for aerospace components and processes.
• Develop, substantiate, and document repair schemes, manufacturing processes, engineering orders, technical instructions, and production methods.
• Lead reverse-engineering projects from initial inspection and dimensional characterization through CAD definition, tooling, prototyping, first article, and production release.
• Develop mechanical designs, fixtures, tooling, gauges, and manufacturing solutions using our in-house engineering, machining, 3D modeling, and 3D-printing capabilities.
• Apply GD&T, tolerance analysis, material selection, fits and clearances, and sound mechanical design principles to repair and manufacturing applications.
• Evaluate drawings, CMMs, SRMs, OEM technical data, specifications, and customer requirements and translate them into executable shop-floor processes.
• Provide engineering disposition and technical direction for nonconforming material and components.
• Work directly with production and Quality to resolve technical issues affecting safety, quality, cost, and throughput.
• Support first-article inspections, process qualification, validation testing, and introduction of new repairs and manufactured components.
• Lead engineering initiatives to reduce labor hours, scrap, rework, and process variation while improving reliability and repeatability.
• Evaluate existing manufacturing and repair processes and identify opportunities for improved tooling, automation, inspection, and process control.
• Take ownership of assigned programs and technical problems from initial investigation through production implementation.

What We Need

• BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience, preferably within aerospace MRO, aerospace manufacturing, an OEM, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong hands-on mechanical engineering background involving machined components, assemblies, tooling, manufacturing processes, and/or rotating equipment.
• Demonstrated experience solving complex production and component-level engineering problems.
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings, GD&T, dimensional inspection, tolerance analysis, materials, fits, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with CAD and mechanical design. SolidWorks and/or AutoCAD experience preferred.
• Experience developing manufacturing or repair processes and translating engineering requirements into shop-floor instructions.
• Working knowledge of FAA Part 145, AS9100D, CMM/SRM requirements, or comparable aerospace quality and regulatory systems.
• Experience with root cause analysis, corrective action, and technical problem-solving.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, suppliers, Quality, Operations, and senior leadership.

Nice to Have

• Aerospace repair station or component MRO experience.
• Extensive reverse-engineering experience.
• Experience with rotating equipment such as motors, generators, rotors, shafts, bearings, housings, or related electromechanical assemblies.
• Experience designing tooling, fixtures, gauges, or production equipment.
• CMM programming or advanced dimensional-inspection experience.
• Fusion 360 experience.
• Experience with rotating-component balancing.
• Familiarity with NADCAP special processes including heat treatment, NDT, plating, welding, coatings, and vacuum impregnation.
• Experience with material selection, heat treatment, surface treatments, and aerospace manufacturing specifications.
• Experience developing or substantiating repairs for legacy components where original engineering data may be limited.

What Makes This a Senior Role

We're not looking for someone who simply completes assigned engineering tasks.

A Senior Mechanical Engineer at AEM is expected to own technical problems.

That means determining what information is needed, getting onto the production floor, understanding the failure or manufacturing problem, developing a technically sound solution, documenting it properly, and working with the team until that solution is successfully implemented.

You'll be expected to exercise engineering judgment, challenge assumptions, mentor other engineers, and make decisions that directly affect quality, cost, throughput, and our ability to support our customers.

Why AEM

• 50+ years in business with an established aerospace customer base.
• Senior engineering and operations team with deep aerospace experience.
• Real engineering authority—you'll own technical decisions rather than pushing them through multiple organizational layers.
• In-house engineering, machine shop, inspection, 3D modeling, and prototyping capabilities.
• The ability to take an idea from investigation and CAD through machining, prototyping, inspection, and production under one roof.
• Fortune 500 manufacturing customers and a stable, growing portfolio of OEM and military program work.
• Direct access to ownership and senior leadership.
• A hands-on environment where engineering decisions become physical hardware—not just presentations and reports.

Aircraft Electric Motors has been repairing, overhauling, and manufacturing aerospace electrical components since 1972. From our 60,000 sq ft Miami Lakes facility, we serve military, commercial, corporate, and rotorcraft customers worldwide, and provide manufacturing services to a number of Fortune 500 companies. We hold FAA, EASA, and UK CAA Part 145 approvals, AS9100D certification, and NADCAP accreditation. Our work covers rotors, armatures, stators, exciters, fields, coils, and solenoids for AC and DC aerospace generators and motors.