CAD Designer

Fort Walton Machining, Inc.•Fort Walton Beach, FL

12d

About The Position

Summary: Responsible for the creation and/or manipulation of Computer Aided Design models to be used within the company to support manufacturing and/or inspection. Individual will be required to interface within the company departments to support and satisfy company policy and procedure for control of digital design definition and model base definition.

Requirements

GED or equivalent.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a CAD Designer working with Catia is preferred.

Responsibilities

Create solid CAD models and/or shop manufacturing aids/drawings within the company's existing CAD software platform (Catia latest revision).
Perform peer-review of solid CAD models, or shop-generated aids/drawings.
Control digital datasets throughout the process of initial receipt and/or creation for verification, translation, and configuration management.
Interfaces directly and frequently with other departments to ensure on-time delivery of products.
Receives guidance from upper management on tactical scheduling situations throughout areas of responsibility.
Communicates and engages upper management frequently on production status and situations.
Engages with process planners and program managers on scheduling conflicts related to his/her area of responsibility.
Returns feedback to estimators as needed for lead-time and pricing corrections based on unforeseen circumstances that cannot be resolved.
Utilizes lean manufacturing approaches to ensure continuous smooth workflow.
Formulate, validate, and implement a Strategic Business Plan supporting measured introduction of Additive Manufacturing capabilities into FWM operations.