Senior Designer, MCAD
Location: Chaska, MN (On-site)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $87,500 – $105,000/year + quarterly bonus
Schedule: Compressed workweek (9-hour days Mon–Thu, 4-hour Fridays)
Our client is a leading aerospace and defense manufacturer seeking a Senior MCAD Designer to provide CAD and technical drawing support for new product development and existing product line derivatives. Working under design engineers, you'll interpret industry design and drafting standards, military specifications, and internal procedures to produce precise, manufacturable designs.
What You'll Do - Prepare detailed 3D design layouts of complex parts and assemblies, including fits, finishes, tolerances, and material selection
- Prepare manufacturing documentation per company and industry standards, including thorough tolerance stack-ups to validate fit and function
- Build and maintain a standard library of reusable parts and features
- Maintain existing documentation through ECN/AECN preparation and incorporation
- Interpret industry design/drafting standards, military specs, and internal procedures
- Participate in select PDR and CDR reviews to present design parameters
- Perform detail checking of assemblies and drawings to company standards, including redraws
- Apply Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) practically across designs
- Prepare fully annotated drawings of parts and assemblies from 3D assembly models
- Search and reuse existing hardware/designs via the client's business system and internal tools
- Own projects from concept through production within an integrated product development team
- Analyze designs for improvement opportunities; partner with engineers to evaluate design feasibility
- Apply tolerances that satisfy design intent while remaining manufacturable and inspectable
- Create as-built drawing packages efficiently
- Perform basic engineering calculations, tolerance stack-ups, and fit determinations for moving and stationary parts
What You Bring - Associate's degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Electrical Technology, or related field
- 4-7 years of experience as an electro-mechanical designer
- Experience with PTC Creo 4.0+ and Windchill 12.0
- Strong Creo solid modeling experience and solid understanding of mechanical design principles
- Experience with GD&T, material properties, fits, and finishes
- Strong knowledge of machining operations — turning, milling, drilling, boring, tapping — on metallic and polymer materials
- Ability to perform basic trigonometry and solid geometry calculations
- Strong verbal/written communication skills for cross-functional collaboration
- Strong computer literacy, including MS Office
- Must be a U.S. Citizen (ITAR/export control requirement)
Nice to Have - Knowledge of fluid components, sealing element design, bearings, and other mechanical elements
- Experience with electro-mechanical packaging, PCB design, or harness design
- GD&T certification
Work Environment - Split between professional office and manufacturing/machine shop environments
- Exposure to fluids, fumes, noise, vibration, and moving mechanical parts typical of a machine shop
- Compressed 4-day workweek schedule (9 hrs Mon-Thu, 4 hrs Fri); some overtime/weekend work possible as needed
- No travel required
Benefits Competitive salary plus quarterly bonus, medical/dental/vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, generous tuition assistance, paid vacation/sick/personal time, paid holidays, and flexible/compressed work week options.
Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/IWD/Veterans. Veterans encouraged to apply.