Jr. SolidWorks Mechanical Designer

Recon Craft is looking for a Jr. Solid Works Mechanical Designer to utilize modeling software tools to complete 3-D product design models and detail designs for manned and unmanned boats. You will be a part of a product development team developing 3-D system designs, foundation designs, cable and pipe routing transits, bill of materials, part numbering, product data management (PDM), production detailing, CNC cut plate files, drawing red lines, and fixture design.

Experience with Solid Works, Solid Works PDM, software is required.

Essential Job Functions:

• Exceptional working knowledge of Solid Works and Solid Works PDM
• Collaborate on product development teams sharing design and modeling approaches to meet multiple program requirements simultaneously.
• Work regularly with engineering and production personnel to leverage their skills and experiences to optimize designs for efficiency. Includes spending time to identify manufacturability challenges or how to otherwise improve quality, efficiency, and profitability.
• Work with partners and suppliers to integrate their components and designs into our design models.
• Ability to take existing designs, make redline changes, and create revised drawings and solid models.
• Ability to generate draft designs from rough concepts and based on interactions with boat users, maintainers, and our own fabrication and production teams.
• Creation and development of fixture and jig designs, including development of shop fabrication and machining drawings and bill of materials.
• A desire to be part of a high-performing team to design and build boats and other products that are changing and improving the maritime industry.
• Education/
  
  Experience:
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or 4 years’ experience in product development and manufacturing design utilizing Solid Works software products.
• Additive manufacturing experience
• Fabrication production experience including welding, CNC cutting & forming, and other modern manufacturing methods
• Required Knowledge/
  
  Skills:
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving
• Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines
• Must be resourceful, highly organized, extremely dependable, efficient, and detail oriented
• Comfortable performing multifaceted projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities
• Willingness to share and mentor, design and modeling approaches
• Physical Requirements:
• Ability to lift 25lbs
• Ability to work long hours, when required, to meet deadlines or other deliverables

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform other tasks consistent with the goals and objectives of the department and contracts
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Engineering Manager

About Copper River & The Native Village of Eyak:

Owned by the Native Village of Eyak (NVE), a federally recognized Alaska Native Tribe, the Copper River Family of Companies are a collection of entities that deliver a complementary set of solutions and services to support the diverse missions and requirements of our clients. Proud participants of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program since 2006, our companies consist of both current and graduation SBA 8(a) entities.

It is our collective purpose to support the Tribe and diversify the NVE’s ability to facilitate economic advancement.

The income generated from our companies helps the Native Village of Eyak fund health and social services, economic development, natural resource/environmental education, jobs, job training, and other benefits to the NVE in a manner that is consistent with Alaskan Native cultural values and traditions.

The Copper River Family of Companies has a positive, supportive, and thriving culture. At the foundation of our culture is a focus on collaboration. No matter your role or which…