CAD Designer

Clearance Level: Must be able to obtain an Active Secret Clearance due to the nature of the work – Must be US Citizen

Location: Must live within 100 miles from Lexington, MA

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team’s passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes.

We call this the Aquila Advantage.

Aquila Technology is seeking an
CAD Designer
to join its team in support of one of the nation’s premier defense research organizations. The team isseeking an experienced Senior optical/Mechanical Designer in the design, fabrication, integration and test of advanced sensor systems. The expert Designer will work in small teams on a variety of short duration (6-18 month) projects, interfacing with other subject matter experts across the company and provide complex and innovative solutions for rapid prototypes.

This position must be able to create, design, oversee and coordinate the development of sensor/system components including electronics, thermal, mechanical, and optical systems.

The team is looking for someone with a minimum of 5 years of experience, but ideally someone would have 8+ years of experience.

• Degree Level: Bachelor’s Degree
• Computer-Aided Design
• Device Design
• AutoCAD
• CAD/EDA/TCAD
• CATIA
• Computer-Aided Manufacturing
• Process and Device TCAD
• Solidworks 3D Computer-Aided Design(CAD)

• Mechanical – Opto

• Develop complex designs for the optimum performance and ease of fabrication, assembly and testing of complex imaging systems, thermal systems packaging solutions, novel materials and innovative mechanisms
• Experience with a wide range of platforms (i.e. manned/unmanned vehicles, aircrafts, ships, spacecrafts)
• Experience with the design and modeling of mechanical enclosures, optical assemblies with an understanding of requirements needed for Mounting/adjustment/actuation, alignment & measurement techniques, precision bearing, gearing & drive systems, structural/thermal analysis and environmental testing.
• Must be able to collaborate effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Should demonstrate good written and oral communication skills.

• 10+ years experience in Mechanical Design Mechanical CAD experience (Solid Works or other CAD software) Vast experience with mechanisms and complex mechanical assemblies.
• Experience with design, analysis and documentation of opto-/mechanical subsystems and components
• Familiarity with various fabrication techniques like machining, sheet metal, etc
• Familiarity with thermal analysis and structural analysis
• Familiarity with Optical systems and the design of EO/IR systems

• Opto-mechanical experience is highly preferred. Candidates with this experience will stand out.
• Experience with various fabrication techniques like machining, sheet metal, etc
• Experience with military standards, mil spec components
• Experience with thermal analysis and structural analysis
• Experience with Optical systems and the design of EO/IR systems
• Experience with coordinating and executing system performance testing

• PTO – 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays – 6 standard (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) – 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire:
• 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
• 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of…