Full-Time Senior Mechanical Designer & Drafter

BAE Systems is seeking a Senior Mechanical Designer & Drafter for our Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions (CEMA) business area.

The Senior Designer position we are seeking to fill requires 15+ years of experience in the Mechanical Design Drafting profession, with a minimum of 3 years specifically assigned Senior role, to work in the Austin, Texas area. You will be part of a Design & Drafting Community working with the latest CAD Technology and Processes, who are always forward planning with Industry professionals to define the future of CAD capabilities as well as its support of Model Based Engineering via Model Based Definition. You will also advance your technical skills while performing your assigned responsibilities on development projects and supporting our existing product portfolio.

The individual selected for this position will be an experienced Mechanical Designer who is a problem solver with diverse technical capabilities and sound design and geometrical tolerance fundamentals to support engineering, design, analysis, product definition, and product build process. Must also be able to delegate tasks to Designers, Drafters, and Checkers from conceptual to production release.

The duties assigned to this position, while under the guidance of Program and Engineering Leadership, include the following:

• Utilize computer-aided design equipment and/or graphic tools to design components, systems, portions of systems, and modify existing designs to develop or improve production.
• Support mechanical and electro-mechanical hardware design efforts from conceptual layouts through detailed design.
• Conduct design trade studies, volume packaging, and tolerance analysis
• Plan, execute, develop, release, and control of product definition data (engineering models and drawings)
• Take ownership of design specifications and ensure they are met on the final product.
• Work closely with technicians in the generation and assembly of prototype/engineering hardware and test equipment.
• Create, maintain, and update engineering records and files as appropriate.
• Perform Configuration Change Orders and Change Actions (ECOs) as required.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Work location for this position will start as fully on-site, and become hybrid as you become up to speed.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Familiarity with comprehensive design process including conceptual development, physical design, support to procurement and manufacturing.
• Work within a broader engineering team, capable of communicating across functional boundaries to solve problems and achieve common goals.
• Familiar with standard manufacturing practices for the efficient fabrication of mechanical components and assemblies.
• Electro-Mechanical Packaging experience
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
• Strong understanding of GD&T in accordance with ASME Y14.5
• Good written, verbal, and virtual communication skills.
• Proficient using PTC CREO Parametric 7.0 or higher and PDMLinks (Windchill) 11.0 or higher.
• Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Proficient with ASME Y14.5-2009 GD&T, Military Standards, ASME Standards, Creo and PDMLinks (Windchill).
• Experience with Dassault Systemes 3D Experience PLM.
• History of leading small design teams while effectively communicate across program functional teams.
• An associate’s degree in Design Drafting Technology and/or Engineering Computer Aided Design (CAD).
• All the Microsoft Office suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Employee Benefits:

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $95106 – $161680Please 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.This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.