Senior Mechanical Engineer – Aerospace & Defense

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own the mechanical design process from concept through released production drawings, assemblies, and documentation.
• Create and modify mechanical designs for structural defense products, including missile, hypersonic, UAV, and aerospace metallic structures.
• Identify producibility issues related to forming, welding, machining, trimming, fixturing, assembly, inspection, and integration.
• Serve as the engineering release authority for CAD models, drawings, assemblies, and design data.
• Administer and maintain the Product Data Management (PDM) system, including workflows, revision control, permissions, and configuration management.
• Develop high-quality CAD models, detailed drawings, assemblies, and bills of materials.
• Establish and maintain engineering drawing standards, GD&T practices, Design for Manufacturability (DFM) guidelines, and engineering best practices.
• Review and approve engineering work produced by other team members to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance with established standards.

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of mechanical design or product development experience with demonstrated ownership of engineering designs through production release.
• Advanced proficiency with parametric CAD software (SolidWorks preferred; Siemens NX, CATIA, Creo, or Autodesk Inventor also considered).
• Experience administering or configuring a Product Data Management (PDM) system, preferably SolidWorks PDM.
• Strong understanding of GD&T and ASME Y14.5 drawing standards.
• Proven experience creating and reviewing production-quality mechanical drawings, assemblies, bills of materials, and technical documentation.
• Solid understanding of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) for fabricated metal components and assemblies.
• Understanding of common manufacturing processes: sheet metal forming, machining, welding, trimming, drilling, fastening, fixturing, and assembly.