Senior Design Drafter — Lead CAD for Aerospace

Moog Inc; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

401(k) matching

Job summary

Moog Inc. in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Senior Design Drafter to join the Space and Defense Group.

Based onsite in the Buffalo area, you will lead drafting efforts from layout through final drawings, mentor junior drafters, and coordinate with engineering, sales and program management to support bids and product development. The ideal candidate has an Associate degree in Mechanical Technology, 3+ years in manufacturing drafting leadership, strong CAD skills (Siemens NX, Teamcenter PLM preferred),

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Mechanical Technology or related major.
• 3+ years of drafting/design leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience as a technical lead or SME for drafting standards, drawing quality, and design best practices.
• Ability to mentor, train, and evaluate junior and mid-level drafters.
• Comprehensive knowledge of drafting practices, machine shop practices, part fabrication methods, descriptive geometry, dimensioning, and geometric tolerancing.
• Strong mechanical CAD skills; proficiency with Siemens NX and/or Teamcenter PLM preferred.
• Above-average design skills, creative and investigative abilities, and strong organization.
• Basic understanding of material properties, stress, and thermal effects.
• Strong mechanical hardware design skills for kinematic mechanisms and packaging in customer-defined envelopes.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with all functional disciplines to discuss design, drawing, and fabrication requirements.
• Lead the graphical evolution of new products from layout to drawings, ensuring correct proportions, internal component arrangement, dimensional details, and material/process suggestions.
• Produce final drawings or 3D/Solid models independently or in collaboration with others.
• Use CAD systems to create drawings and layouts for better visualization, clearance checks, and manufacturing information for CAM operations.
• Support Engineering, Sales, and Program Management for bid and proposal efforts by providing layouts and assemblies expediently, and compiling full drafting submittal data for customer transmittal.
• Organize and plan the required drawings to represent the design, overseeing drafting personnel, checking detail drawings for completeness and accuracy, and ensuring overall product design integrity.
• Coordinate projects, maintain sensitivity to schedule requirements, and occasionally direct others in drawing efforts.
• Participate in status review meetings and provide effort estimates.

Skills

Drafting leadership

Mentoring

Geometric tolerancing

Project coordination

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree in Mechanical Technology

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter PLM

Job description

Moog Inc. in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Senior Design Drafter to join the Space and Defense Group.

Based onsite in the Buffalo area, you will lead drafting efforts from layout through final drawings, mentor junior drafters, and coordinate with engineering, sales and program management to support bids and product development. The ideal candidate has an Associate degree in Mechanical Technology, 3+ years in manufacturing drafting leadership, strong CAD skills (Siemens NX, Teamcenter PLM preferred),