Contract - Design Drafter - CATIA

Who is Senior plc?

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

Our global values underpin what we do, and how we do it ...

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

Who is SSP?

Senior Aerospace SSP, specializes in designing, manufacturing, and qualifying complex ducting systems for aerospace applications. Since its humble roots in 1945, the campus has now expanded to include a 59,000 sq. ft high-volume production facility, in addition to its legacy 131,000 ft2 main buildings which combined, accommodate over 500 employees. Vertically integrated with its own foundry, fabrication shop, and ISO certified engineering lab, Senior Aerospace SSP acquired by Senior PLC in 1995 and has continued its expansion into new programs and technologies.

What does the job involve?

Summary: To prepare 3D models and drawings using CATIA V5 R21 and above. Performs design, drafting, and checking functions and can coordinate designs with both Project and Manufacturing Engineers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Under general supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:

• Proficient in all facets of 3D modeling in CATIA V5. Capable of creating sketch-based solids, complex surfaces, assemblies, parameterized models, etc.
• Use manufacturing knowledge in the creation of metallic components by sheet metal forming, and both subtractive and additive manufacturing to design parts which can be readily manufactured.
• Create details and assemblies with broad range of complexity while operating within engine and vehicle level DMU environments. Model in local and/or global coordinate systems, as applicable.
• Ability to operate in PLM software (3DX) and use standard configuration management practices.
• Create 2D drawings or 3D PDFs for detail components and assemblies.
• Create Model Based Definition (MBD) using the FTA workbench.
• Develop assembly BOMs.
• Strong understanding and application of GD&T practices per ASME Y14.5-2018 (2009 acceptable).
• Perform tolerance stack-ups, interference checks, and installation assessments.
• Write Engineering Orders and make changes to existing drawings.
• Perform weight calculations (hand or CATIA based).
• Perform design checks of models and drawings created by other drafters.
• Aid the shop, customers, and vendors in reading and interpreting SSP and customer drawings to facilitate manufacturing.
• Create tooling models and drawings.
• Follow all Senior policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Maintain an organized, clean, and safe work area using safety standards

Other Information:

• Less than 5% travel is typical for this role.
• This is not a supervisory role. However, experienced employees are expected to help mentor junior employees as needed.

Education and/or Experience:

• Required
  
  
  
  • Associate's degree or vocational school graduate with courses in Mechanical Drafting, Algebra, and Trigonometry, along with six years minimum of aerospace design and drafting experience. Minimum of 8,000 hours working directly with CATIA V5.
  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent, along with four years minimum of aerospace design and drafting experience. Minimum of 6,000 hours in CATIA V5.
  
  
  
  
• Desired
  
  
  
  • Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent, along with two years minimum of aerospace design and drafting experience. Minimum 4,000 hours in CATIA V5.
  • CATIA V5 courses strongly desired.
  • ASME Y14.5 certification is a plus.
  
  
  
  

Required Skills:

• Language: Must have excellent communication and inter-personal skills; must have the ability to read, comprehend, present, and write (in English) correspondence, blueprints, technical journals and drawings, policies, procedures

Required Skills:

• Language: Must have excellent communication and inter-personal skills; must have the ability to read, comprehend, present, and write (in English) correspondence, blueprints, technical journals and drawings, policies, procedures, etc.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, written, and oral instructions. Ability to solve problems involving many variables in various situations.

• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Other Abilities: Must be able to effectively multi-task and quickly change from task to task. Must be a detail-orientated self-administrator able to work quickly and effectively in a fast-paced environment. Must understand engineering drawings. Must have a working knowledge of shop operations and processes to aid in clarifying drawings. Must be able to analyze figures, results, or complex data to determine the logical solution to a drafting problem. To be responsible for high clerical accuracy and moderate factual dependability in assembling and presenting data. Must be proficient operating CAD programs (CATIA V5), MS Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as well as email, and the use of printers and plotters.

Tools used:

• Computer

ITAR Compliance:

• Access to our facility (and, therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/ or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. refugees, asylees or temporary residents under amnesty provisions [as defined in 8 USC 1324b(a)(3)] and 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's names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive technical data.