NX CAD Designer

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work within defined parameters and work plans to meet day-to-day and short-term objectives of moderate complexity and resolve issues through immediate action or short-term planning.
• Utilize engineering and design experience or expertise to solve problems and advance the state of the art of additive manufacturing technology.
• Lead key technical initiatives with engineering ownership, project planning and on time delivery to the customer.
• Create definition of parts, modules, and assemblies in the form of 2D cross sections, 2D drawings, 3D reusable models in a linked model environment, tolerance stack-ups, change in design co-authoring and various other electronic data formats to support analysis, manufacturing, assembly, tooling, quality and inspection within expected cost, quality and schedule.
• Work with engineering and supply chain partners to determine dimensional constraints and geometric tolerances required for proper clearances and fits while maximizing manufacturing producibility.
• Ensure all interfaces between components are established and agreed upon by Engineering design teams of mating parts and engine systems.
• Save applicable models to the engine assembly then maintain and support updates.
• Continuously challenges self and team skills in functional area.
• Stay current with industry developments in one’s field of expertise.
• Work on government secured program with varying ranges of security clearance.
• Adhere to special security requirements and those pertaining to the special access environment.
• Concurrently manage multiple projects to ensure program cost, quality and schedule requirements are met.
• Participate in short and long-term team, section and/or business goals focused on continuous improvement and simplification.

Qualifications

• Education, Experience and Certifications: Associate's degree in a drafting related field from an accredited university or college and 2+ years of experience OR 5+ years’ experience in a product definition or CAD role is required.
• Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing as it is related to individual parts and overall assemblies (ASME Y145).
• Experience with model meshing and analysis.
• Experience in CAD working with Siemens NX/Teamcenter.
• Experience with EOSPRINT, Concept Laser WRX or other equivalent 3D Printing software.

Skills and Abilities

• Familiarity with DMLM printing machines.
• Strong follow-through and self-starting nature.
• Able to communicate clearly concisely, both orally and in writing and to follow through on commitments.
• Competency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Able to work well in a high-paced environment, set and meet appropriate deadlines.
• Experience with NX Surfacing/Mechanical routing a plus.