Job Title: Design – Design Lead

Job Code: 21021

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off!)

Relocation: Relocation assistance available to qualified applicants

Job Description:

As an experienced subject matter expert in ECAD and MCAD applications, such as Creo, Windchill, NX, and Xpedition, will be responsible for providing support with initiatives and troubleshooting applications in support of ECAD/MCAD utilization and supporting program DL. Support solid modeling standardization and issue resolution. Serve as HW Engineering Tools Liaison working closely with DES (EIT), and supporting Digital Engineering initiatives, while communicating, tracking, and awareness with upper management on open issues, tasking, and status of issues.

Essential Functions: 

• Represent HW Engineering with expert level interaction with DES (EIT) facilitating the solutions of problems and opportunities on engineering tools and processes.
• Expert level utilization of solid modeling/drawing applications such as PTC Creo Parametric.
• Mechanical aptitude and expert understanding of manufacturing and assembly techniques.
• Familiarity with applicable government and industry standards including ASME Y14.5 (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) and ASME Y14.100 (Engineering Drawing Practices).
• Work is guided by individual annual goals and objectives with minimal oversight or direction.
• Frequently responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees across the Company within area of expertise.
• Frequently responsible for managing large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross-functional teams.
• Manages large, complex project initiatives of substantial importance to the organization with minimal oversight or direction.
• Communicates within and outside of the organization to explain and influence changes to practices, processes and approaches.
• Works to influence others to accept individual or team’s views or practices and changes to concepts, practices and approaches.
• Implements strategic goals established by leadership.
• Work consists of making significant improvements of processes, systems, solutions, or products to enhance performance of job area.
• May develop new concepts or standards.
• Opportunities for problem solving and innovation are undefined, where information is difficult to obtain.
• Problems span a wide range of difficult and unique issues across the function and/or business area.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Experience working strategy, planning and implementation of engineering applications, specialized engineering computers and systems
• Experience with government and industry standards including ASME Y14.5 (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) and ASME Y14.100 (Engineering Drawing Practices)
• 5+ years experience working with PTC Windchill and Creo parametric applications
• Experienced working process improvement initiatives

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Expert level design engineering skills with large assembly design, complex surfaces, structures, mechanisms, mechanical packaging, castings, machined parts, composites, plastics, sheet metal, cable routing, harness manufacturing layout, manufacturing tooling, and inspection/gauge fixtures
• Comprehensive knowledge of job area and in-depth knowledge of project management.
• Experience conducting investigations to understand root cause of problems
• Capable of providing input into new products/processes and implements operational plans that have measurable impact on business or functional results