Designer/Drafter III

Aerovironment-posted 2 months ago
$30 - $43/Yr
Mid Level
Simi Valley, CA
1,001-5,000 employees
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
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The Mechanical Designer/Drafter III role 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.

  • 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
  • High School diploma or GED equivalent is required
  • A minimum of 5 - 8 years of related experience with mechanical design and drafting or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
  • Experienced and proficient with SolidWorks EPDM; Demonstrated expertise in SolidWorks 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.)
  • 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
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401K with company matching
  • 9/80 work schedule
  • Paid holiday shutdown
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