CAD Designer

Connexion Systems + Engineering; Bedford (MA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Secret clearance eligibility

Job summary

Connexion Systems & Engineering Inc. is seeking a CAD Designer for a 1-year contract in Massachusetts. Hybrid work arrangement requires 3-4 days in the office and involves designing complex imaging and optical assemblies with ARAS Innovator PLM.

Candidates should have 8+ years of experience in mechanical design and strong CAD capabilities. Ideal applicants will have hands-on experience with mechanisms, tolerances, and environmental testing, and be able to operate within a multi-disciplinary team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in mechanical design.
• Strong CAD experience with SolidWorks or equivalent.
• Experience with mechanisms and complex assemblies.
• 5+ years with ARAS Innovator PLM.

Responsibilities

• Develop complex designs for optimal performance and manufacturability.
• Model mechanical enclosures and optical assemblies with precise alignment.
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to meet requirements.
• Support testing, fabrication, and environmental verification.
• Document design and participate in design reviews.

Skills

Mechanical Design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

ARAS Innovator

Job description

CAD Designer 1-year contract. Clearance: eligible to obtain Secret only Hybrid: 3-4 days in office Experience with ARAS Innovator (a PLM system) is required. Minimum of 5 years of experience, but 8 years is the ideal target.

The Digital Engineering Center (DEC) promotes the utilization of digital models to drive design of complex systems? through data authoring, data connectivity, and modeling and simulation. The DEC focuses on developing and maintaining the Innovator Product Lifecycle Management platform for managing data and sharing information, supporting users and growing adoption of digital methods, and conducting strategic external engagement to advise on the direction of digital engineering at the national level and develop sponsored research programs in key digital engineering areas.

Responsibilities

• Develop complex designs for the optimum performance and ease of fabrication, assembly and testing of complex imaging systems, thermal systems packaging solutions, novel materials and innovative mechanisms
• Experience with a wide range of platforms (i.e. manned/unmanned vehicles, aircrafts, ships, spacecrafts)
• Experience with the design and modeling of mechanical enclosures, optical assemblies with an understanding of requirements needed for Mounting/adjustment/actuation, alignment & measurement techniques, precision bearing, gearing & drive systems, structural/thermal analysis and environmental testing.
• Must be able to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Should demonstrate good written and oral communications skills.

Required Skills

• 10+ years experience in Mechanical Design
• Mechanical CAD experience (Solid Works or other CAD software)
• Vast experience with mechanisms and complex mechanical assemblies.
• Experience with design, analysis and documentation of opto-/mechanical subsystems and components
• 5+ years of experience with Aras Innovator PLM system
• Knowledge of testing integrations
• Familiarity with various fabrication techniques like machining, sheet metal, etc
• Familiarity with thermal analysis and structural analysis
• Familiarity with Optical systems and the design of EO/IR systems

Preferred Skills

• Opto-mechanical experience is highly preferred. Candidates with this experience will stand out.
• Experience with various fabrication techniques like machining, sheet metal, etc
• Experience with military standards, mil spec components
• Experience with thermal analysis and structural analysis
• Experience with Optical systems and the design of EO/IR systems
• Experience with coordinating and executing system performance testing

Looking for a minimum of 5 years of experience, but ideally someone would have 8+ years of experience. This person has some flexibility to work remote depending on the specific project work, but will be required in the office at least 3-4 days a week. If this person was not originally local to MA, they would need to relocate for the start of this position. An interim is sufficient for the start of this position.

Qualification Assessment Must Have Degree Level Bachelor's Degree Yes Design Computer-Aided Design 5 years Device Design 5 years Software AutoCAD 5 years CAD/EDA/TCAD 5 years CATIA 5 years Computer-Aided Manufacturing 5 years Process and Device TCAD 5 years Solidworks 3D Computer-Aided Design(CAD) 5 years Systems ARAS Innovator 5 years Nice to Have Mechanical Mechanical - Opto 0 years