Principal CAD Engineer (Sr. Designer)

General Dynamics Information Technology • Pawcatuck, CT

7d • $85,093 - $115,000 • Onsite

About The Position

PRINCIPAL CAD ENGINEER Contribute to the strategic direction of the business and support impactful mission outcomes as a Principal CAD Engineer at GDIT. Here, you’ll enable the success of the most critical government missions and the growth of a meaningful career in Construction and Support.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelors of Science or equivalent
• Experience: 15+ years of related experience
• Security clearance level: Secret
• US citizenship required

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create 3D models and detail 2D production drawings of mechanical, electrical and structural naval systems. Proficiency in Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD is preferred.
• Familiar with military specifications (MIL-SPECS) and NAVSEA standards to develop technical data packages.
• Collaborate with customers, engineers and production personnel to optimize design and support production.
• Conduct feasibility studies and risk assessments to prevent possible design problems.
• Prepare for and participate in customer meetings and design reviews.
• Manage the impact of design changes across models, drawings and bills of materials (BOM) to maintain configuration control.
• Conduct ship checks on Navy vessels to gather data and verify existing configurations. Ability to access confined spaces and climb ladders.
• Mentor junior designers and drafters, review their work and ensure drawing standards are met.

Benefits

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees