Mechanical Designer​/Drafter

Position: Mechanical Designer/Drafter I
Worker Type

Regular

Job Description Summary

The Mechanical Designer/Drafter Irole assists a team of engineering staff to design components, parts & assemblies, and to create engineering drawings, engineering change orders, bills of materials, and other related engineering documentation. The Designer/Drafter works with engineers and manufacturing personnel to create new designs & drawings, modify existing designs & drawings, document design changes, update bills of materials, and shepherd documents through the configuration management system.

Position

Responsibilities

• Designs mechanical parts, components & assemblies, including composite parts, metallic, and non-metallic

• Creates and reviews engineering drawings and documents that conform to company and industry drawing standards

• Analyzes manufacturing tolerances and fabrication methods to help ensure part/assembly manufacturability

• Applies geometric dimensioning and tolerance

• Specifies materials, finishes, and workmanship callouts in accordance with industry specifications

• Works on assignments that are moderately difficult, requiring judgment in resolving issues or in making recommendations

• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)

• High School diploma or GED equivalent is required

• A minimum of 0- 2years of related experience with mechanical design and drafting or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

• Experienced and proficient with Solid Works EPDM;
  Demonstrated expertise in Solid Works CAD

• Demonstrated competence in designing composite aerospace structures & related composite manufacturing processes

• Experience should have emphasis on the design of electro-mechanical systems, mechanical assemblies, electronics packaging, composite parts, plastic injected molded parts, tooling & fixtures, and wire assemblies

• Experienced in creating the following types of drawings: machined parts drawings, composite parts drawings, plastic injection molded part drawings, sheet metal fabrication drawings, source control drawings, specification control drawings, wire assembly drawings, mechanical assembly drawings, and weldment drawings

• Demonstrated understanding of industry design & documentation standards (GD&T, ASME, Change Control, etc.)

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Vocational or technical school training in related discipline is preferred

• Hands on design/build UAV experience preferred, especially lightweight RC aircraft or other miniature robotics systems

• Experience with Agile PLM preferred

• Normally receives little instruction on daily work, general instructions on newly introduced assignments

• Demonstrates substantial understanding of the position and applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks

• Consistently demonstrates strong interpersonal skills to be able to interface with the other group members and departments

• Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties

• Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives

• Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products

• Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself, others, and the company

• Has effective problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills. Focuses on teamwork, collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests

Physical Demands

• Ability to work in an office environment (Constant)

• Required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Constant)

• Use their hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls. (Frequent)

• See details of objects that are less than a few feet away…