Augustine Consulting Inc. is a Woman-Owned Small Business professional services provider of engineering and technical services to the United States Government. We seek an experienced, self-starting Senior ECAD Designer.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The senior designer will plan, coordinate, and perform complex assignments under minimal direction, including discussions with engineers on design parameters, intent, and project functions. The senior designer will:
- Use CAD applications to perform assigned tasks, in order to perform the activities and responsibilities of this position.
- Have considerable experience in electrical, electromechanical or mechanical design practices, including considerable know-how in the application of engineering principles, equipment design, and manufacturing methods.
- Design devices, components, apparatus, systems or equipment, multi-layer printed circuit boards, flex circuits and cables, systems or equipment layout of rigid, multilayer, flex, rigid-flex, analog, digital, radio frequency (RF), mixed-signal boards.
- Provide schematic capture and Bill of Material (BOM) generation.
- Establish design criteria for impedance control.
- Assure conformance with established requirements, which an item or system must meet in development and during manufacture.
- Plan for and incorporate requirements in proposals, specifications, and drawings.
- Be able to undertake assignments as a working group leader, coordinating and checking the efforts of supporting designers and detailers.
- Have significant working knowledge of Algebra, Trigonometry, and Descriptive Geometry.
- Be able to carry out his/her assignment independently, after consulting with or utilizing information obtained from various Sandia organizations.
A Senior ECAD Designer who fits our team is:
- Dynamic: contributes energy and enthusiasm to our daily tasks, to the team’s interactions, and to the Company’s mission.
- Thorough: possesses an unparalleled work ethic; produces complete, even polished products; persistent; mission-focused; asks “Why?” as often as necessary to get to the root of the matter.
- Mature: respects others’ opinions, beliefs, and culture; listens to ideas, shares thoughts, and works independently and together to contribute insights to the company’s leaders.
- Forthright: speaks with conviction; argues based on understanding, respectfully.
- Inquisitive: seeks deeper explanations of how systems work, not the surface-level description of the actors involved; goes beyond “stick-fetching” to connect the unconnected.
- Timely: shows up, ready to think, prepared to get on with the day’s assignments; contributes analytical insights that meet time-sensitive, reasonable requests.
- Honest: knows what’s right, what’s legal, what’s appropriate; acts accordingly.
Required Qualifications
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Due to the sensitive nature of the work being performed, a candidate must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy (DOE) Q level clearance or a Department of War (DOW) TS-SCI level clearance.
- Associate degree in Drafting or Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Technology from a Community College or an accredited Technical Institute plus a minimum of 10 years of Design level experience, or
- Bachelor's degree in Drafting or Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Technology from an accredited Institution plus a minimum of eight (8) years of Design level experience, or
- Master's Degree in Drafting or Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Technology from an accredited Institution plus a minimum of six (6) years of Design level experience.
- 2-4 years’ experience with PTC Windchill PDMLink, Autodesk Inventor, Bentley Microstation, or Mentor Graphics DxDesigner for Expedition.
- Support of CAD based libraries.
- Assembly management/manufacturing and DFM techniques.
- Efficient use of the suite of Microsoft Office products.
- Able to work within the confines and restrictions of a classified environment including basic understanding of multi process environment for releasing CAD data encompassing classified, unclassified, weapon related and non-weapon related work.
- Ability to manage multiple customers/jobs at the same time.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ten years of designer level experience in defense and/or commercial aerospace CAD related work.
- Expertise and competencies appropriate to the required technical skills of the work product of the Design Org.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully manage and complete multiple programs and projects.
- Excellent oral/written communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to interact with all levels of internal and external customers.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver results and effectively direct other technical peers.
- Ability to transition knowledge to team members on work tasks and NTESS organizational requirements.
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and follow through to completion with team members on managed tasks.
- Understanding of requirements and processes to handle sensitive information and classified matter.
- Complete professional understanding of, and experience in, an area of specialized applicable knowledge or broad professional understanding and experience in the interdisciplinary areas of design definition.
- Works under broad direction to accomplish long-range goals.
- Display independence in supporting and completing long-term projects and coordinate work with others as appropriate.
ACI Offers a Robust Benefits Package Which Includes:
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Group Life and Voluntary Life Insurance plans
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition and Professional Development Reimbursement Program