CAD Drafter - II

About the Role

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. The designer will work closely with engineers to provide component or portions of system designs of Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE), including handling, lifting, test, assembly, and transportation of mechanical and electrical components.

Responsibilities

• Use Creo to develop plans, drawings, models, revise and initiate formats for parts, assemblies, and installation engineering CAD files which are usable in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software packages.
• Create new parts, drawings, BOMs, assemblies, simplified reps, and shrinkwraps.
• Support team members with design knowledge.
• Complete layout drawings prepared by others in accordance with standard engineering drafting practices (ASME Y14.5).
• Prepare complete production detail drawings.
• Complete design modifications to improve quality of product or facilitate manufacturing operations.
• Designs components or portions of systems and modifies existing designs to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations.
• Utilize computer-aided design equipment and/or graphic tools such as CAD, CAM, or CATIA.
• Gather information, make studies, compute calculations, and prepare original rough layouts and sketches to present design proposals.
• Coordinate design criteria with engineering, manufacturing, tooling, material, and planning groups such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials, and contractual specifications.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and 3 years of experience.
• 1 year of experience with ProE/Creo or other Computer Aided Design (CAD) 3D modeling, drafting, and release (Creo, I-Deas, Solid Works, etc.).
• Experience with model-based definition.
• US Citizenship required to obtain and maintain a US Security Clearance.

Desired Skills

• Associate's degree in a STEM-related field.
• Proficiency with ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Working knowledge of industrial standards and federal regulations including ANSI, OSHA, and AWS (including AWS weld symbology).
• Familiar with the development of Special Tooling (ST) / Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) used for the manufacture, integration, test, transport, and handling of spacecraft and associated critical hardware.
• Demonstrated commitment to development and deployment of productivity/performance improvements and leveraging new technologies.
• Advanced proficiency in EPDM Windchill and Creo.
• Zuken experience and/or cabling and packaging experience for ground support equipment.
• Exhibit strong presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position.

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $48,200.00 - $89,400.00

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10)
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (performance-based and not guaranteed)

For Washington state applicants only: Non-represented full-time employees accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full-time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.