Technical Designer – CAD III

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Technical Designer supporting aerospace development and collaboration within Lunar Permanence Business Unit. Responsible for avionics and harness designs while ensuring alignment to standards.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeGreater Seattle Area • Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $3,934 - $5,507 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Preparing design layouts, creating detail part, assembly, and installation models, and releasing data sets using CAD and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools.
Applying relevant company (design, drafting, parts) techniques to plan, layout, and maintain data depicting engineering designs (detail, assembly and installation drawings or MBDs).
Interface with other vehicle subsystem teams to route harnessing in the vehicle model.
Reviewing engineering drawing and designs to ensure alignment to established specifications and standards.
Implementing engineering and manufacturing standard methodologies to achieve a balanced approach to cost, schedule and performance requirements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of experience in aerospace development or similar industry
Proficiency in drawing generation and release processes using Creo Parametric and Windchill
Knowledge of standard avionics components and harness routing in Creo
Knowledge of avionics brackets and secondary support structures
Experience managing large CAD assemblies and BOMs
Experience working in a cross-functional team responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and developing design to produce world-class engineered products
Excellent attention to detail and task ownership, someone who demonstrates pride in all work and willingness to perform low-level tasks when needed
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent (preferred qualification)
7+ years proven experience (preferred qualification)
Experience with Zuken (preferred qualification)
Proficiency in standard fits, tolerance stacks, and GD&T analysis (ASME Y14.5) (preferred qualification)
Experience with tube and pipe routing in Creo (preferred qualification)
Knowledge of standard installation and fabrication methods of fluid systems (tube stock, fittings, connections, fasteners, welding, etc.) (preferred qualification).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

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Hard Skills & Tools

CADProduct Lifecycle Management (PLM)Creo ParametricWindchillGD&T analysistube and pipe routingdrawing generationBOM managementavionics componentsharness routing

Soft Skills

attention to detailtask ownershipwritten communicationverbal communication