Sr. Mechanical Designer

CACI International•Danbury, CT

8d•$78,700 - $165,200

About The Position

This position requires an experienced designer/drafter to apply existing skills to medium to difficult complexity interdisciplinary tasks. You will be responsible for producing tooling and related flight hardware within an integrated product team. It is expected you will work autonomously with limited oversight and be accountable for both space flight and non-space flight development program milestone deliverables.

Requirements

Require ability to perform FEA (PTC Creo simulation, etc.)
Require understanding in manufacturing and prototyping in an array of engineering materials estimating with other disciplines a plus
Require ability to perform conceptual and detailed cost estimating within engineering discipline
Require ability to drive projects from initial concept through completion with minimal oversight
Adaptable to varying assignments as the design team grows and client base increases both in location and job responsibilities
Require PTC Creo skills with a commitment to best modeling practices
Require understanding of GD&T
Require computer skills and experience with CAD software (PTC Creo preferred)
Require good verbal/written communication and organizational skills.
Require knowledge to understand the manufacturability of designs
Require knowledge to plan and prioritize work to meet schedules and quality requirements
Willing to work overtime when required to meet customer milestones

Responsibilities

Perform mechanical design on multiple projects through all phases of product lifecycle and take direction on tasks from lead project mechanical engineers
Create part models, assembly layouts, detailed drawings, and bills of materials using PTC Creo for solid modeling and PDMlink for data management
Requirement implementation and minimizing costs
Work with manufacturing personnel to assess and implement design for manufacturability (DFM) into design work
Complete and conduct various program communications such as status reports, meetings, and peer reviews
Execute engineering design changes for part and assembly drawings
Actively participating in project scheduling and budgeting
Validate concepts through engineering models and prototypes
Interact and coordinate with all engineering disciplines to deliver comprehensive design, engineering, and specification packages