Designer/Drafter

Senior Flexonics Pathway; New Braunfels (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Benefits package + wellness

Employee recognition program

401k matching

Paid vacation

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Senior Flexonics Pathway manufactures high-quality metal expansion joints and related products. This role focuses on creating manufacturing drawings, modeling in 3D and 2D, and ensuring compliance with customer, code, and internal standards across planning, purchasing, manufacturing and shipping.

Develop a detailed understanding of products and processes, maintain high attention to detail, and prepare drawings with minimal errors. Emergency work hours may be required to meet customer needs.

Qualifications

• Professional, enthusiastic self-starter with ownership of projects in a fast-paced engineering environment.
• Willingness to learn and think outside the box for design solutions.
• CSWA certification or higher preferred; CAD/Design experience is a plus.
• Associates Degree in Engineering Technology or five years drawing from 3D models.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and check 3D models and 2D drawings in SolidWorks that meet customer, code, and company requirements.
• Apply ASME code, customer and company requirements in clear language communicated to teams.
• Recommend and implement changes to resolve conformance issues and discuss design problem areas with internal personnel.
• Provide adequate product views and details to communicate fabrication needs; coordinate with departments for error-free drawings.
• Check 2D and 3D parts/assemblies for interference and adjust as necessary.
• Consider manufacturability issues, including weld access considerations.
• Perform other duties with potential overtime as required.

Skills

Detail oriented

Time management

Self-starter

Team player

Willingness to learn

Education

Associates Degree in Engineering Technology

CSWA certification or higher

Tools

SolidWorks

CAD design

Microsoft Office

Job description

Who is Senior plc?

Senior plc is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 30 operational business in 13 countries. Senior designs, manufactures and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defense, land vehicle and power & energy markets. The Group is split into two divisions, Aerospace and Flexonics, servicing five key sectors.

Company Description

Senior plc is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 30 operational business in 13 countries. Senior designs, manufactures and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defense, land vehicle and power & energy markets. The Group is split into two divisions, Aerospace and Flexonics, servicing five key sectors.

Safety - Integrity - Customer Focus - Respect & Trust - Accountability - Excellence

Who is Senior Flexonics Pathway?

Senior Flexonics Pathway is the leader in the engineering and manufacture of high-quality metal expansion joints, damper products and fabric expansion joints. We are dedicated to creating the highest quality products and developing unique design solutions that meet the complex challenges inherent in industrial processes. We offer the opportunity to be a part of our team crafting these critical, technically challenging parts that are installed in facilities all over the world.

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY:

Create manufacturing drawings for expansion joints in collaboration with our engineering and planning teams. Model in 3d and 2d to facilitate purchasing, planning, manufacturing, quality control, testing and shipping in compliance with the requirements of the customer, code, company standards and manufacturing capabilities. Develop a working knowledge of our products and processes including the materials, functions, and specific manufacturing needs. Apply a high level of attention to detail across multi-disciplinary topics to produce high quality drawings with minimal errors. Our industry requires emergency response, so at times we work additional hours to meet the needs of our customers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Prepare and check 3d models and 2d drawings in SolidWorks that support compliance with the requirements of the customer, code, company standards and manufacturing capabilities.
• Apply various ASME code, customer and company requirements in clear language that communicates necessary information.
• Recommend and implement changes to resolve conformance issues. Communicate changes or problems resulting in deviations from what was sold or specified. Conference with internal personnel as needed to discuss design problem areas and to ensure that the products meet all requirements.
• Assess and provide sufficient product views and details to communicate information needed for fabrication. Work closely with all departments to ensure that the drawings convey the necessary information and are error free.
• Check 2D and 3D parts and assemblies for interference using scale views and animation. Recommend or make dimensional adjustments as necessary.
• Consider manufacturability issues. For example, is there access to make each weld?
• Perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned over a 40 hour work week with potential for additional hours as work demands.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Professional, enthusiastic, self-starter w/ability to take ownership of projects from start to finish and work in fast paced office environment with engineering challenges. A detail oriented team player committed to continuous improvement in engineering and manufacturing. An individual with a good work ethic committed to getting it right the first time. Must have good time management skills and a drive to meet due dates. Willingness to learn, try things outside the norm and think outside the box for design solutions.
• Able to work with minimum supervision and capable of self-checking for completeness and accuracy of work produced.
• Motivated learner with a desire to become a subject matter expert in expansion joints and all related manufacturing topics.
• Certified Solidworks Associate (CSWA) certification or higher preferred, CAD/ Design or 5 years relevant experience. 1 year drawing/designing specific product experience a plus.
• Associates Degree in Engineering Technology (or equal) or five years experience creating 2D drawings from 3D models.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office.
• Experience in industries using ASME Section VIII, B31.3 and B31.1 design codes a plus.
• Drafting experience in heavy metal fabrication, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, or piping assemblies a plus.

Additional Information

Why join Senior Flexonics Pathway?

• competitive wages
• a comprehensive benefits package along with wellness benefits
• an employee recognition program
• matching 401k plan
• paid vacation
• tuition reimbursement

Trade Compliance Statement

Access to our facilities is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Persons (U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. Nationals, U.S. refugees, asylees, or temporary residents under amnesty provisions ), and to properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive controlled technical data.

To ensure there is no unexpected delay to your start date with our Company and due to the potential need to obtain an export license, we would like to promptly assess whether such a license is needed to access our facility and/or systems. Such licenses can take several weeks/months to obtain from the U.S. Government. Our Trade Compliance department may reach out to you with a Licensing Assessment form, which we request you kindly complete and return as soon as possible.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. EOE M/F/D/V/VEVRAA Federal Contractor