Senior Mechanical Designer

Location: Fort Eustis, VA • Work arrangement: primarily onsite • Clearance: Active Secret (Interim Secret acceptable during onboarding) • Travel: up to 25% • Employment: full-time, contingent upon contract award

About the role

Essnova is seeking four Senior Mechanical Designers to support mechanical design and drafting for the integration of candidate solutions onto U.S. Army aviation platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical modeling, design, drafting, and analysis support.
• Develop prototype and production Technical Data Packages using PTC Pro/ENGINEER/Creo and Creo Schematics.
• Prepare configuration-controlled designs, drawings, analyses, and technical data using Windchill.
• Design aircraft structures and mounting and support structures.
• Produce part, assembly, and installation drawings.
• Develop production drawing packages compliant with applicable airframe specifications, FAA requirements, ASME Y14.100, and MIL-STD-31000.
• Coordinate with fabrication and testing personnel.
• Oversee technical and less-senior design staff.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least eight years of CAD experience using PTC Pro/ENGINEER/Creo, AutoCAD, or comparable systems.
• Experience generating and interpreting part, assembly, and installation drawings.
• Active Secret clearance; Interim Secret acceptable during onboarding.
• Ability to work primarily onsite at Fort Eustis and travel up to 25%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Creo Schematics and Windchill experience.
• Army aviation, aircraft integration, or aviation R&D experience.
• Experience producing configuration-controlled Technical Data Packages.

Proposal Requirement

Selected candidates must provide a qualification-traceable résumé and sign a Letter of Commitment confirming availability at the anticipated start of contract performance.