Jobs at Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Leads financial forecasting and analysis for defense programs, including EAC and ETC forecasts, cost and schedule variance analysis, revenue recognition, contract change assessments, and leadership reporting. Partners with program management to evaluate risks, support compliance with government financial requirements, and provide recommendations. Also performs ad hoc financial analyses related to stop-work actions, contract terminations, and cost impacts.

Manage repair planning and proposals: create plant maintenance orders, schedule test & evaluation, track BOE, prepare and revise repair proposals, coordinate with planning, purchasing, engineering, and customer services, and communicate status and delays to stakeholders.

Supports the sales team by planning and executing sales-related projects, improving processes, preparing technical and administrative product information, developing proposals and documentation, maintaining CRM records, tracking sales metrics, and supporting CRM user onboarding and training. Collaborates with sales, marketing, engineering, and customer support teams to improve sales efficiency and performance.

Design, analyze, document, and test mechanical components and systems for advanced nuclear reactor projects. Develop SolidWorks designs and manufacturing drawings, prepare specifications and test procedures, coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, support fabrication and testing, troubleshoot issues, and participate in customer technical discussions. The role requires hands-on problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration, and adaptability to evolving requirements.

Lead technical systems engineering for DoD vehicle systems: manage requirements, lead design reviews, guide cross-functional teams, develop technical documentation, and mentor staff. Ensure requirement flow-down, verification, and risk-minimizing solutions while interfacing with customers and leadership.

Lead drafting, negotiation, administration and interpretation of commercial contracts (supply, services, software, NDAs). Support proposal preparation, advise management on contractual rights/obligations, enable program delivery, report contract issues to senior leadership, and develop contract policies and procedures.

Create and maintain detailed project schedules, analyze risks and critical path, develop cost profiles and budgets with earned value analysis, perform project setup, and support project teams with presentations, scheduling, and action item tracking.

Own and maintain integrated master schedules (IMS) for defense/aerospace programs, perform critical path and risk analyses, prepare schedule metrics and executive reports, support proposals and Integrated Baseline Reviews, coordinate cross-functional schedule updates, and drive scheduling process improvements.

Manage defense electronics programs ensuring contract compliance, schedule and cost control, risk mitigation, and customer satisfaction. Lead multidisciplinary teams through proposals, integration and test activities, performance reporting, and contingency planning. Support business development and act as company authority for internal and external customer relationships.

Lead proposal cost and pricing analyst supporting defense proposals from RFP to award. Prepare cost estimates, pricing strategies, consolidated BOMs, ProPricer rate updates, pricing packages, and post-award analysis. Coordinate with procurement, product managers, finance, and leadership to secure approvals and optimize repeatable costing models.

Lead mechanical engineering design, analysis, and qualification for valves, actuators, and flow control devices used in advanced and existing nuclear power plants. Perform structural/stress, thermal, and seismic/dynamic analyses, develop technical solutions, advise on materials, create industry-standard reports, and collaborate across teams and with customers to improve and qualify products.

Lead test engineering for complex manufactured systems: design test plans and equipment, perform formal qualification and troubleshooting, develop test procedures and documentation, support automated test equipment maintenance and produce technical reports and data packages.

Lead sourcing, qualification, and lifecycle management of complex electronic components. Evaluate suppliers and alternative technologies to reduce cost and obsolescence risk, resolve supplier issues, develop vendor/component guidelines and standards, maintain component data and qualification records, and lead cross-functional teams and junior engineers.

Design and analyze complex mechanical and electromechanical systems and electronics packaging for defense customers. Lead design reviews, prototypes, testing, vendor interaction, documentation, configuration control, and mentor junior engineers while managing schedules and budgets.

Designs mechanical and electro-mechanical products using 3D modeling, drawings, prototypes, testing, and validation. Manages engineering projects, schedules, cost estimates, design releases, failure analysis, and corrective actions. Supports manufacturing, suppliers, testing facilities, and customer or internal design reviews. Develops test plans and fixtures, evaluates tolerances and materials, and designs for thermal, vibration, shock, harsh environments, and manufacturability while maintaining quality and documentation standards.

Leads mechanical product development, conceptual and detailed design, engineering analysis, prototyping, design reviews, and new product introduction. Collaborates with industrial designers, customers, manufacturing, sales, and engineering teams to resolve technical issues and ensure products meet performance, quality, regulatory, and manufacturability requirements. Performs FEA on plastic and metal designs and supports APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA, testing, documentation, and product release.

Leads engineering and product development projects from planning through launch, coordinating cross-functional teams, milestones, phase gates, design reviews, risks, conflicts, schedules, and deliverables. Provides executive status reporting, improves project processes, manages customer and internal communications, and helps control fiscal impacts. Partners daily with engineering, materials, production, logistics, quality assurance, and sales teams.

Plans and coordinates materials, schedules, inventory, BOM changes, and supply risk mitigation for new product introduction builds. Collaborates with engineering, purchasing, production planning, manufacturing, and program management teams to support validation, qualification, material transitions, and production handoff. Maintains NPI schedules, communicates material availability, manages project stock, and recommends process improvements to improve supply chain efficiency.

Manages significant Air Force and Space Force programs, including schedules, budgets, requirements, risks, change management, customer reporting, contract execution, and multidisciplinary teams. Leads strategic initiatives, proposal efforts, follow-on business development, and complex projects while ensuring timely delivery and compliance with contract requirements. Requires periodic travel to customer and supplier sites and collaboration across departments.

The Financial Analyst performs manufacturing accounting, inventory costing, sales order and quote-to-cash processing, revenue and contract analysis, reconciliations, journal entries, period-end close support, reporting, audit and tax workpapers, and compliance activities. The role supports SAP S/4HANA implementation and investigates accounting discrepancies while collaborating cross-functionally in a dynamic environment.