Spacecraft CAD Design Engineer - NX & PLM

Socket.dev; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Redmond, WA is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to lead CAD design for spacecraft systems, translating engineering intent into production-ready CAD models, drawings, and BOMs within Siemens NX and Teamcenter.

You will collaborate across mechanical, thermal, electrical, structural, manufacturing, metrology, tooling, assembly, and test disciplines to ensure designs are optimized for producibility and GD&T compliance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or 1+ years of engineering experience.
• 3+ years of CAD experience in complex mechanical/electro-mechanical assemblies, machines, structures, or systems.
• 1+ years of experience in the creation, manipulation, iteration, and optimization of mechanical designs with complex interactions and constraints.
• 1+ years of experience interfacing with a range of engineering disciplines, and understanding the scope of those inputs and requirements.

Responsibilities

• CAD Design Creation & Management: Create, iterate, and manage CAD designs for large spacecraft system databases; maintain model integrity across complex assemblies with hundreds of interdependent components
• Drawing Production & Release: Manage the creation, checking, issuing, and revision of engineering drawings for parts and assemblies—ensuring compliance with Leo drawing standards and GD&T best practices
• BOM Lifecycle Management: Manage CAD BOM through the product lifecycle management system (Teamcenter); ensure BOM accuracy from design through release to manufacturing
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work with a team of engineers across multiple disciplines—mechanical, thermal, electrical, structural, manufacturing, metrology, tooling, assembly, and test in the ideation and creation of system concepts
• Supplier & Vendor Interface: Engage with suppliers and vendors as needed for CAD definition of sourced components and systems; develop procurement-ready technical data packages
• Manufacturing Source Review: Work with procurement and sourcing in identification and review of manufacturing sources; ensure designs are optimized for producibility
• Configuration Control: Support change management workflows, revision control, and design data integrity within the PLM ecosystem
• Database Organization: Maintain CAD database organization, naming conventions, and file management standards to enable team-wide efficiency at scale

Job description

Amazon in Redmond, WA is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to lead CAD design for spacecraft systems, translating engineering intent into production-ready CAD models, drawings, and BOMs within Siemens NX and Teamcenter.

You will collaborate across mechanical, thermal, electrical, structural, manufacturing, metrology, tooling, assembly, and test disciplines to ensure designs are optimized for producibility and GD&T compliance in a fast-paced environment.