Mechanical Designer

Job Purpose

The Mechanical Designer is a design team member providing definition of components that meet customer, partner and program needs. This role will work with engineering, supply chain and other business functional teams to deliver complex engine designs. The Mechanical Designer will utilize their expertise in 3D modeling and drafting while participating in section, department and business wide continuous improvement and simplification initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work within defined parameters and work plans to meet day-to-day and short-term objectives of moderate complexity and resolve issues through immediate action or short-term planning.
• Utilize engineering and design experience or expertise to solve problems and advance the state of the art of additive manufacturing technology.
• Lead key technical initiatives with engineering ownership, project planning and on time delivery to the customer.
• Create definition of parts, modules, and assemblies in the form of 2D cross sections, 2D drawings, 3D reusable models in a linked model environment, tolerance stack-ups, change in design co- authoring and various other electronic data formats to support analysis, manufacturing, assembly, tooling, quality and inspection within expected cost, quality and schedule.
• Work with engineering and supply chain partners to determine dimensional constraints and geometric tolerances required for proper clearances and fits while maximizing manufacturing producibility
• Ensure all interfaces between components are established and agreed upon by Engineering design teams of mating parts and engine systems
• Save applicable models to the engine assembly then maintain and support updates
• Continuously challenges self and team skills in functional area
• Stay current with industry developments in one's field of expertise
• Work on government secured program with varying ranges of security clearance
• Adhere to special security requirements and those pertaining to the special access environment
• Concurrently manage multiple projects to ensure program cost, quality and schedule requirements are met
• Participate in short and long-term team, section and/or business goals focused on continuous improvement and simplification
• Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, needed, or required for the business.

Qualifications

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications include:

• Education, Experience and Certifications
  
  
  
  • Associate's degree in a drafting related field from an accredited university or college and/or5+ years experience in a product definition or CAD role is required.
  • Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing as it related to individual parts and overall assemblies (ANSI Y145).
  • Experience with model meshing and analysis.
  • Experience in CAD working with Siemens NX/Teamcenter.
  • Experience with EOSPRINT, Concept Laser WRX or other equivalent 3D Printing software.
  
  
  
  
• Skills and Abilities
  
  
  
  • Familiarity with DMLM printing machines.
  • Strong follow-through and self-starting nature.
  • Ability to communicate clearly concisely, both orally and in writing and to follow through on commitments.
  • Competency with Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Ability to work well in a high-paced environment, set and meet appropriate deadlines.
  • Experience with NX Surfacing/Mechanical routing a plus.
  
  
  
  

Role Classification and Working Conditions

This is an hourly, non-exempt-level position. This position typically works in a production/assembly/engineering lab environment. Overtime may be required.

Physical/Other Requirements

• Ability to lift and/ or move up to 25 pounds.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Sitting: Remaining in a chair, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Tolerance for flying.

We are not accepting candidates who require sponsorship for this position at this time.