Mechanical CAD Designer

Job Description:

Job Description
Looking for an exciting career that utilizes your boundless creativity, technical innovation, and CAD skills? “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” is our mission, and we’re looking for a Mechanical CAD Designer who shares our passion in developing first-of-its-kind technologies and equipment to protect our warfighters on all fronts. From our state-of-the-art facility in Huntsville, AL, our Precision Strike & Sensing Solutions Hardware Engineering organization welcomes an energetic and motivated Mechanical CAD Designer. Have a background in Mechanical CAD Design and Drafting developing hardware solutions and technical data packages for customers? Willing to learn and collaborate with an expansive team of world class professionals? Fantastic! With a flexible work environment including a 9/80 work schedule and competitive benefits, come join us today and see the opportunities in store for you!

From around the globe, our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our diversity, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our engineering community is the staple of our company and we’re more than 5,000 plus strong. With our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless. Our work culture provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.

Within our growing Hardware Engineering community, you’ll have opportunity to work technology and design focused programs within our Precision Strike (PS) businesses. Here, we turn ideas into products ranging from guidance systems for smart munitions to electro-optic and laser technologies that protect our nation’s airborne platforms. As a PS Mechanical CAD Designer you will have the opportunity to support engineering activities spanning the product lifecycle including design & development, transition to production, test equipment design and development, as well as production sustainment for complex electronics, electro-mechanical, and optomechanical designs. Candidates will work within dynamic engineering development teams collaborating and sharing knowledge with colleagues and experts from around the country in the effort to deliver the most advanced products our customers require to do their jobs!
Successful candidates must possess strong technical aptitude, communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally within the hardware engineering organization and with other engineering disciplines/functions. You will be expected to exercise discretion and independent judgment in technical areas based on mechanical engineering principles and practical design & development experience.

In this role, you will be designing truly amazing hardware solutions to meet challenging customer requirements in order to survive the harshest of environmental conditions. Embracing a “design it right the first time” philosophy, we focus on factors including affordability, manufacturing, quality, and reliability in order to exceed our customer expectations every day.

At BAE Systems, we thrive in a diverse and dynamic team oriented environment with principles of respect and trust. Our engineers interact with colleagues and peers of various disciplines and backgrounds to arrive at innovative solutions to problems. We encourage collaboration and foster an environment of knowledge sharing and continuous learning. Take the first step towards achieving your career goals with us and apply today!Job Responsibilities

Utilize computer-aided design (CAD) equipment and/or graphic tools to design and generate deliverable product definition for components, systems, portion of systems and to modify existing designs to develop or improve production.
Utilize PTC Creo Parametric 7.0 or higher and Windchill 11.0 or higher, after training if needed
Support mechanical, electro-mechanical and opto-mechanical hardware design efforts from conceptual layouts through detailed design release
Conduct design trade studies, volume packaging and light tolerance analysis
Plan, execute, develop, release and control of product definition data (engineering models and drawings)
Partner with business team members and engineering teams to develop mutually agreeable design specifications and ensure they are met on final product
Partner with technicians in the generation and assembly of prototype/engineering hardware and test equipment
Create, maintain and update engineering records and files as appropriate
Execute comprehensive design process including conceptual development, physical design, support to procurement and manufacturing
Utilize standard manufacturing practices for the efficient fabrication of mechanical components and opto/electro/mechanical assemblies
Effectively perform in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
Perform Drawing and Model Change Orders (ECO, ECR, ECN, etc.)
Perform other related duties as assigned

Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship status.

Job Requirements:

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance
Associate’s degree in mechanical CAD design, or related field, and a minimum of 5 years’ related work experience or equivalent experience
Electro-Mechanical Packaging experience

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

Previous EO/IR Experience
Experience in RF/Electronic Warfare Products
Proficient using PTC Creo Parametric 7 or higher and Windchill 11.0 or higher
Strong understanding of GD&T in accordance with ASME Y14.5
Comprehension of Military Standards and ASME Standards

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $72150 - $122655

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

Job Ident #: 123789BR

Company Details

BAE Systems

1601 Research Blvd
Rockville, Maryland 20850 USA
www.baesystems.jobs

BAE Systems is a premier global defense and security company with approximately 100,000 employees delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions...

Benefits:
Competitive

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Job Info

Location

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Type

Permanent

Company Details

BAE Systems

1601 Research Blvd
Rockville, Maryland 20850 USA
www.baesystems.jobs