Designer II

If you are a self-starter known for your partnership skills and keen eye for detail, come join us as a Designer! Use if Designer: In this role, you will be using your skills and expertise to develop designs, technical drawings, and models. These cover a very wide range, from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft to orbital and space exploration systems. You'll create and review layouts, drawings, and models for clarity, completeness, dimensional accuracy, and conformity to design/drafting standards and specifications. You'll identify design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommend revisions and/or improvements in designs. You will work closely with engineers, project managers, and other stakeholders to ensure that designs meet specifications and are cost effective. Use if Software Developer: In this role, you will use your skills and expertise to develop highly complex software solutions within an Agile team. These solutions range from advanced back-end development to front-end development for software that interfaces with hardware and 3rd party software ranging from avionics interfaces to EO/IR sensors to radio communications to graphical user interfaces that operators use to control dozens of pieces of hardware and ingest important information to complete tasks. You will complete software development with teams ranging from 3 to 10 individuals and will participate in full stack development and full lifecycle development.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Associates degree in Design, Drafting or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in experience in design or drafting within the aerospace and defense industry.
• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• Understanding of engineering principles and practices
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development team
• Experience with Computer Aided Engineering tools
• Experience with technical schematics, diagrams, blueprints, manual and/or publications
• Basic knowledge of industry standard design principles, to include, but not limited to parametric design, model-based definition, material hardware and/or electrical component selection, fabrication, manufacturing, and production processes

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Background in the Aerospace & Defense Industry
• Basic understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles
• Exposure to Documentation Control Database and/or Materials Resource Planning (MRP) system

At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America’s fastest-growing companies. Learn more about SNC

This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.

SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.