Senior Design Drafter - Eatontown NJ

Senior Design Drafter - Eatontown, NJ

Delivering mission-critical, electronic solutions that protect lives. Use your creativity and critical thinking to take our products from concept to customer. At CAES by Honeywell, we engineer solutions for the world's most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets. Seeking a career that offers challenging, diverse projects and opportunities? Looking for a position with a company that offers long-term professional advancement? Searching for a place that values a diverse, team-based environment? One that values YOU. Consider CAES by Honeywell. The most important thing we build is TRUST.

CAES Mission Systems, Eatontown, NJ is seeking a Senior Design Drafter who specializes in fixturing, cable assemblies, & board layout. This Designer position is like no other. If you have a passion for Design Drafting and would like to work in the Defense Industry, then this position is for you. You will make a difference every day while being challenged to work on programs that defy industry standards. This position is an opportunity for someone who likes to do it all. This is a position that spans both Mechanical and Electrical Design as well as all aspects of Document Control. You will convert customer specifications for electrical and mechanical engineering concepts to practical RF, Digital or mixed technology mechanical and PCB design solutions. If this is appealing to you, join us! The work we do at our Eatontown, NJ location is necessary, complex and professionally satisfying to talented designers. Here, you'll be instrumental to our Engineering efforts and be able to see your work come to fruition.

We offer an excellent starting salary, full benefits package that starts day 1, every other Friday off (9/80 work schedule), 11 paid holidays, 15 days PTO to start, and a 401(k) program with an employer match that starts immediately.

Responsibilities

As part of our dynamic engineering and manufacturing team, you will design new state of the art products, as well as maintain documentation for our current products in production. This will involve:

• Creating CAD models of parts and assemblies in support of new product design and development.
• Generating documentation, drawings, and layouts in support of new product design and development.
• Demonstrating a mastery of MCAD applications (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, CREO)
• Generating Engineering Change Orders to maintain engineering documentation.
• Incorporation of drawing changes of existing product documentation.
• Creating supporting illustrations and documentation for product assembly fixtures, procedures and proposals.
• Performing Document Control function by distributing of Engineering Change Orders and Controlled Prints.
• Performing other tasks, as required, to support engineering and production documentation efforts.
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Working with suppliers, machinists, and assembly technicians to have designs fabricated.
• Receiving feedback from engineers and production team members to refine designs.

Qualifications

Minimum: High School Diploma or Accredited GED. Minimum 2 years' experience related to mechanical or electrical design.

Preferred: Two years of experience with mechanical CAD design software (Autodesk AutoCAD, Solidworks, CREO). Two years of experience with PCB design CAD tools (Altium) or similar electrical CAD applications Self-starter that works independently on assigned tasks Experience in document control Good organization skills Working knowledge of Mil Specification and ASME Standards Strong oral and written communication skills to interface with key internal and external customers Strong analytical skills Associates Degree of Science in Mechanical Engineering strongly preferred Requires a degree of ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness to design and deliver highly advanced solutions Creative thinking skills, Basic Engineering principles, design practices and manufacturing methods/procedures. Experience in designing cable/connector harnesses & fixtures for production. Knowledge/Experience working in the defense industry. Active DOD clearance.

Salary Range: Designer III: $36.77 - $53.35 per hour. Designer IV: $41.10 - $61.65 per hour. Applicable pay within the posted range may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographical location, job function of the position, education, and experience of the successful candidate.