Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Apply for the Sr. Mechanical Engineer role at WENCOR.

Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. (SBIR), a subsidiary of HEICO Corporation, designs and manufactures advanced infrared (IR) and electro‑optical (E‑O) test instrumentation used worldwide. Our products support the testing of military and commercial sensor systems in laboratory, production, depot, and field environments.

This is a hands‑on,
on‑site role in Santa Barbara, CA.

Salary: $ – $ per year (DOE).

Work Schedule:

Monday – Friday, full‑time, on‑site.

• Own architecture and complete lifecycle of IR and E‑O systems, ensuring that mechanical designs meet all performance, environmental, and compliance requirements, driving traceability from concept through delivery.
• Contribute to the ME team’s budgetary and schedule estimations, and rapidly identify corrective paths to keep projects on track.
• Identify technical, schedule, and manufacturing risks early, and drive mitigations to maintain program success.
• Partner with project managers, system engineers, vendors, and production staff to support manufacturing and rapidly implement performance, reliability, and quality improvements.
• Drive ECO’s to create and maintain detailed design documentation, including fabrication/assembly drawings, BOMs, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs).