Drafter

Amentum•Houston, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is hiring an Electrical Engineering Designer/Drafter for its Houston, Texas engineering team. The role supports the U.S. Navy’s launch test facilities Research and Development program, which supports testing of Navy submarine and surface ship weapons-system capabilities. The designer/drafter works with the program’s Chief Engineer, design and systems engineers, and site teams to develop mission-critical designs, models, and drawings. The position develops electrical and electronic designs and drawings, as well as mechanical and structural 3D models and 2D engineering drawings. It applies GD&T and applicable ASME drawing practices, maintains accurate and traceable engineering data in CAD data-management systems, and supports drawing releases, revisions, configuration control, and engineering changes. The role also collaborates with engineering and production stakeholders to resolve documentation issues encountered during fabrication, installation, or checkout. The position is based in Houston, Texas, with approximately 25% planned periodic travel to customer, vendor, fabrication, and test-site locations. Work includes office-based CAD and documentation, along with hands-on support in industrial, laboratory, fabrication, and outdoor test environments across the hardware lifecycle.

Requirements

Associate degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Drafting Technology, Industrial Design, Manufacturing Technology, or a related technical discipline; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
At least 5 years of experience developing electrical/electronic designs and engineering drawings in a manufacturing, test-system, industrial, aerospace, defense, or product-development environment.
At least 5 years of hands-on mechanical CAD experience using Autodesk Inventor in a manufacturing, test-system, industrial, aerospace, defense, or product-development environment.
Ability to create and modify mechanical parts, assemblies, and production-level engineering drawings.
Experience supporting design changes, drawing revisions, BOM updates, and configuration-controlled documentation.
Ability to interpret sketches, redlines, vendor drawings, legacy drawings, field measurements, and verbal engineering direction.
Experience working in a structured CAD data-management environment such as Autodesk Vault, PDM, PLM, or a similar configuration-controlled system.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a Secret clearance.
Comfort supporting hardware in industrial, laboratory, fabrication, and outdoor test environments.
Ability to travel periodically; travel is expected to be approximately 25% and is typically planned in advance.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Autodesk Inventor experience, including large assemblies, model configurations, derived parts, iParts/iAssemblies, Frame Generator, sheet metal, routed systems, or other advanced modeling features.
Strong working knowledge of ASME Y14.5 GD&T practices and ASME Y14-series drawing standards.
Extensive experience supporting defense, aerospace, Navy, R&D, test facilities, industrial equipment, launch systems, pressure systems, structural hardware, or electromechanical integration.
Experience developing drawings for machined parts, weldments, sheet metal, brackets, fixtures, harness-support hardware, equipment racks, mechanical interfaces, or facility-integrated hardware.

Responsibilities

Develop electrical/electronic designs and drawings using AutoCAD Electrical or similar CAD products, from basic requirements and initial concepts through final concepts and released engineering drawings.
Develop mechanical and structural 3D solid models, assemblies, subassemblies, and component models as needed using Autodesk Inventor.
Create and support 2D engineering drawings derived from 3D CAD models using Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD.
Apply GD&T principles consistent with ASME Y14.5, including datum selection, feature control frames, material-condition modifiers, tolerance zones, and functional tolerance-stack considerations.
Support compliance with applicable ASME drawing practices, including formats, line types, symbols, notes, views, and documentation conventions.
Maintain complete, accurate, and traceable CAD models, drawings, bills of material, part metadata, revision histories, engineering-change records, and supporting technical data in the applicable PDM/PLM environment.
Organize CAD files, drawings, models, BOMs, and supporting documentation in Autodesk Vault or another PDM/PLM system.
Support engineering change orders, drawing releases, revision control, and redline incorporation.
Participate in design, drawing, configuration-control, and cross-functional technical reviews and meetings.
Collaborate with engineers, technicians, machinists, fabricators, vendors, and field personnel to resolve design-documentation issues found during fabrication, installation, or checkout.
Travel periodically to customer, vendor, fabrication, or test-site locations to support hardware execution and fielded-system needs.
Support hardware throughout its lifecycle, from concept and design documentation through fabrication, installation, testing, sustainment, and configuration updates.