Designer I

PAC / LifePort believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this position description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications, and job scope, but not limit the individual nor the organization to just the work identified. It is our expectation that each employee will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors.

Essential Functions:

• Create Engineering Change Requests to document required changes against existing products
• Product design using Creo
• Revise engineering drawings as required to maintain legacy product data
• Support configuration changes based on new sales to customers
• Support builds on the production floor
• Support internal and external technical help requests
• Conceptual design of new products and ideas to improve existing products
• Prototype construction and testing
• Materials/parts research and selection for use in product designs
• Create drawing packages
• Create and validate new designs (modeling/analyzing/drafting/BOM creation)
• Mark up drawings and create redlines for engineering incorporation
• Interpret and apply geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T)
• Support development and qualification testing
• Support evaluation of product non-conformities
• May be required to  work outside of normal business hours, including evenings and weekends, as necessary to meet program objectives and deadlines

Job Specifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and multitask
• Excellent organization skills with strong attention to detail
• Excellent teamwork skills and a high degree of initiative required
• Excellent communication, both written and verbal
• Work independently and possess a high level of self-motivation and initiative
• Must be proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Experience in Creo and Windchill
• Proficient with 3-D modeling and 2-D drafting
• Proficient with ASME Y14 drafting and design standards
• Working knowledge of FAA Certification Practices

Education, Certifications, and Experience:

• BS in Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, Material Sciences or related fields
• 0-3 years’ experience in engineering or related industry, aerospace preferred

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Working conditions are normal for that of a manufacturing/machine shop/office environment.
• All employees are expected to adhere to Company safety policies and wear personal protective equipment when exposed to work areas or performing tasks where it is required.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be required for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this or similar positions and additional duties may be assigned.

Our Competitive Benefits Include:

• PTO – Paid Time off
• Annual performance bonus program
• Wellness program
• Paid company holidays
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits with HSA and FSA options
• 401K with employer contribution
• Employer paid basic life & disability coverage
• Employee life assistance program
• Additional voluntary benefits include: LegalShield, long term disability, pet insurance, voluntary accident, voluntary hospital Indemnity and voluntary critical illness.

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