Designer/Drafter III

AeroVironment-posted 2 days ago
$27 - $39/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
Onsite • Pottstown, PA
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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.)
  • ITAR Requirement: This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.
  • 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
  • AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.
  • For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.
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