CAD Designer

Textron•Wilmington, MA

About The Position

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems. This role is in Textron System’s Weapon Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make! About this Role We believe people should love what they do – in this role, you will be responsible for supporting multiple product lines. These positions will be responsible for realizing the design and documentation for multiple cutting-edge development programs for defense applications domestically and internationally. As a CAD Designer, you will work with teams and products that directly support our service men and women who engage in combat operations around the world. An ideal candidate will possess a broad knowledge base in mechanical design, unit-level integration, and be able to execute in both R&D and production environments. Required experience includes hardware design, including modeling and documentation, and successfully working within a collaborative team environment.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Drafting and Design Technology, or 4 years relevant experience as a mechanical designer
Ability to visualize components and assemblies in 3D.
Solid working knowledge of drafting principles.
Familiarity with ASME Y14 series of standards.
Working knowledge and use of ASME Y14.5-1994 (Dimensioning and Tolerancing) applications and fundamentals.
Experience with mechanism development, prototyping, and packaging.
Familiarity with and ability to use computer-aided design tools is required; Siemens NX strongly preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including preparation of design documentation.
Highly organized and efficient.
Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
Active Secret Clearance preferred; Secret eligibility required.
Desire and ability to operate in a team environment is required.

Nice To Haves

Military hardware design and integration experience preferred.
Experience in a DoD environment and model-based systems engineering are preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop imaginative, thorough, practicable technical solutions to a wide range of difficult Mechanical Design problems.
Perform detailed design of electro-mechanical devices, equipment and subsystems including modeling, drafting, and tolerance analysis in direct collaboration with an integrated engineering team.
Prepare high-quality formal engineering documentation (layouts, drawings, 3D models, parts lists, Engineering Change Notices, (ECN’s), vendor parts, etc.) per ASME Y14.100 and MIL-Spec standards.