Mechanical Designer

Job Description

The Mechanical Designer role assists a team of engineering staff to design components, parts & assemblies, and to create engineering drawings, engineering change orders, bills of materials, and other related engineering documentation. The Designer/Drafter works with engineers and manufacturing personnel to create new designs & drawings, modify existing designs & drawings, document design changes, update bills of materials, and shepherd documents through the configuration management system.

Can be fully REMOTE or ONSITE in Simi Valley, CA

Position Responsibilities

• Designs mechanical parts, components & assemblies, including composite parts, metallic, and non-metallic
• Creates and reviews engineering drawings and documents that conform to company and industry drawing standards
• Analyzes manufacturing tolerances and fabrication methods to help ensure part/assembly manufacturability
• Applies geometric dimensioning and tolerance
• Specifies materials, finishes, and workmanship callouts in accordance with industry specifications
• Works on assignments that are moderately difficult, requiring judgment in resolving issues or in making recommendations
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)

• High School diploma or GED equivalent is required
• A minimum of 4 - 7 years of related experience with mechanical design and drafting or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Experienced and proficient with SolidWorks EPDM; Demonstrated expertise in SolidWorks CAD
• Demonstrated competence in designing composite aerospace structures & related composite manufacturing processes
• Experience should have emphasis on the design of electro-mechanical systems, mechanical assemblies, electronics packaging, composite parts, plastic injected molded parts, tooling & fixtures, and wire assemblies
• Experienced in creating the following types of drawings: machined parts drawings, composite parts drawings, plastic injection molded part drawings, sheet metal fabrication drawings, source control drawings, specification control drawings, wire assembly drawings, mechanical assembly drawings, and weldment drawings
• Demonstrated understanding of industry design & documentation standards (GD&T, ASME, Change Control, etc.)

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Vocational or technical school training in related discipline is preferred
• Hands on design/build UAV experience preferred, especially lightweight RC aircraft or other miniature robotics systems
• Experience with Agile PLM preferred
• Normally receives little instruction on daily work, general instructions on newly introduced assignments
• Demonstrates substantial understanding of the position and applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks
• Consistently demonstrates strong interpersonal skills to be able to interface with the other group members and departments
• Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties
• Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives
• Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products
• Has effective problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills. Focuses on teamwork, collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests

Salary Range: $75,000-$90,000/K

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience