Junior Draughtsperson

JR United Kingdom; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading defence client’s Mechanical Design team as a Draughtsperson. This role involves designing and modifying aerospace products for both military and civilian applications using SolidWorks and AutoCAD. Ideal for a proactive individual with strong documentation skills, you will produce detailed drawings, evaluate design changes, and assist in product investigations. SC Clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar; experience may be considered.
• Experience in mechanical design beneficial.
• Experience in regulated industries (Aerospace, Defence, etc) beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Modification of new/existing products using 3D CAD (SolidWorks) & 2D (AutoCAD).
• Checking/authoring design changes, specifications, and data.
• Collaboration with engineers to implement changes.

Skills

Organisational skills

Proactivity

Methodical approach

Basic tolerance analysis

Education

Degree, HNC/HND or OND/ONC in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

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Copello are working with a defence client who are looking for a Draughtsperson to join their Mechanical Design team who are responsible for designing, developing and supporting a portfolio of aerospace products for military and civilian applications.

This role is ideally suited to an organised, proactive, and self-motivated individual with a methodical approach to maintaining engineering product design documentation.

In this role you will support, legacy and development of current and next generation products. Using 3D CAD (SolidWorks) and 2D CAD (AutoCAD).

Key responsibilities

• Modification of new and existing products using 3D CAD (SolidWorks) & 2D (AutoCAD).
• Checking/authoring/implementing (CR/CO) design changes, specifications and other data related to product build standard.
• Ability to evaluate/consider the impact of changes on product whilst considering cost (UPC) and maintenance requirements of products.
• Consider the effect of changes (CR/CO) to product conformance with performance specifications.
• Undertake basic tolerance analysis of design changes (a good understanding of inspection metrology methods, GD&T and standard tolerance methods are beneficial).
• Collaborate with other engineers and departments to implement changes.
• Assist in investigations of product failures.
• Provide support to manufacturing.
• Produce/modify detailed drawings for component manufacture and product assembly. This will include piece part, assembly, family tree, installation drawings and data sheets.
• Generation and management of parts lists and BOMs.

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC/HND or OND/ONC in Mechanical Engineering or similar (experience will also be considered).
• Experience working in mechanical Design office beneficial.
• Experience working in a highly regulated industry beneficial (Aerospace, Defence, Medical, Nuclear).
• Experience of implementing mechanical design solutions through Life Cycle Management process.
• This role could be a good first placement in industry or suit a seasoned draftsperson.

Please note SC Clearance is required for this role

If you feel you have the skills and experience please apply, or send your CV to [emailprotected] and we will be in touch for a further conversation