Designer III

Full-time Contract Position – Hagerstown, MD

Our Client delivers customer-focused operations and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. Through leading-edge technologies and transformative solutions, it has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and one of America’s fastest-growing corporations. The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) team also provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection, and security solutions worldwide. #InnovatingBeyondLimits

The Company

Our Client’s mission is to stay ahead of the curve, developing solutions today to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. With over 60 years of leadership, they have driven transformative change in the aerospace and defense industry. Their innovative solutions provide connected protection through advanced command, control, and communications platforms, along with capabilities in ISR, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum management, and more, ensuring national security across multiple domains. Dedicated to expanding the industrial base and delivering open architecture platforms, our client plays a crucial role in fostering competition, providing value, and accelerating innovation. Their ability to scale and commitment to open architecture set them apart in driving industry progress.

The Position

In this role, you will be using your skills and expertise to develop highly complex designs. These cover a very wide range, from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft to orbital and space exploration systems. You'll create and review layouts, drawings, and models for clarity, completeness, and accuracy. You'll identify design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommend revisions and/or improvements in designs.

Duties & Responsibilities

Develop and lead highly complex design solutions for aircraft systems, tooling, and component sub-assemblies
Create, review, and validate layouts, CAD models, drawings, and 3D/2D documentation for accuracy and completeness
Design and support development of jigs, fixtures, lifting devices, and semi-automated manufacturing equipment
Identify design errors, omissions, and deficiencies; recommend and implement design improvements
Provide engineering design concepts to support manufacturing processes and tooling requirements
Ensure design completeness through fabrication, tooling tryout, and implementation
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support design conception, process development, and producibility
Provide technical support to product engineering for manufacturing, testing, and field use
Assist in establishing tool acceptance criteria for in-house fabrication and external procurement
Work independently under general direction while exercising judgment in determining design approaches

Supervisory Responsibilities

No immediate direct reports

Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
Typically 6+ years of relevant engineering or design experience (higher education may substitute for experience)
Strong practical knowledge of engineering principles, practices, and manufacturing processes
Proficiency with CAD and Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) tools
Experience developing 3D models and detailed 2D drawings
Ability to support manufacturing tooling design and process development
Strong attention to detail and ability to ensure design accuracy and completeness

Preferred Experience

Experience with 3D Experience (3DX) or similar advanced CAD platforms
Background in aerospace, aircraft modification, or complex mechanical systems
Experience designing tooling for manufacturing, sub-assembly, and semi-automated equipment
Familiarity working in multi-disciplinary engineering and manufacturing teams
Ability to guide design efforts and mentor junior designers or engineers

Work Environment

On-site position located in Hagerstown, Maryland
This is a 4-month contract

Compensation

Position offers an hourly W2 Rate between $100 - $105, with additional benefits

Requirements

Because this client is a Federal Government Contractor performing services for the DoD, US Air Force, NASA and others, they do require US, Non-Dual Citizenship

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None required

Other Duties

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.

This company is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.