Mechanical Designer - Aerospace & Defense

Job Description

Job Description

About This Opportunity

Judit Inc. is hiring on behalf of one of our clients — a global aerospace and defense company that designs and builds advanced military systems and technologies. This is a temporary, contract position : you'll be employed by Judit Inc. and work directly alongside our client's team.

The description below is our client's overview of the background, skills, and experience they're looking for. If you meet most — but not all — of these, we still want to hear from you. Your Judit recruiter will walk you through the day-to-day work, schedule, pay, and contract length before anything moves forward.

What you'll do

You'll turn conceptual sketches, specification sheets, and verbal direction into finished mechanical designs — solid models, ASME Y14 drawings with GD&T, composite part definitions, and wiring diagrams — and carry them through release. Working with product engineers, manufacturing engineers, and machinists, you'll shape each design for cost, function, and manufacturability.

• Create mechanical solid models from conceptual sketches, specification sheets, and verbal direction
• Work with product engineers, manufacturing engineers, and machinists to design for cost, function, and manufacturability
• Perform tolerance stack calculations on simple and complex assemblies
• Develop component, subassembly, and assembly drawings to ASME Y14 standards, including planform, sectional, and isometric views, notes, and GD&T
• Produce composite part definitions with ply schedules, flat patterns, rosettes, and application points
• Create electrical schematics and wiring diagrams from sketches, drawings, datasheets, and verbal direction
• Produce engineering Bills of Materials in the eMATRIX system alongside product definition release
• Check drawings to company and ASME Y14 standards
• Generate Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) per company standards and engineering direction
• Turn engineering requirements into source and vendor control documentation
• Release specifications, drawings, and ECNs in eMATRIX
• Create and record JIRA tickets to track your assignments

What you'll bring

• Associate's degree in Drafting and Design Technology, or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of experience with a common solid modeling software package
• Minimum 5 years as a mechanical designer
• Ability to visualize components and assemblies in 3D
• Knowledge of drafting principles
• Familiarity with checking drawings to ASME Y14 standards
• Working knowledge of ASME Y14.5-1994 (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) applications and fundamentals
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Organized, efficient work habits and clear verbal and written communication
• Comfort learning and using AI-enabled tools responsibly, including checking AI-generated output with sound judgment — prior experience with specific tools isn't required

Nice to have

• Siemens NX
• Commercial or military aircraft hardware design and integration experience

Work details

• Location: Hunt Valley, MD
• Full-time schedule, first shift
• Travel: up to 10%
• Temporary, contract position through Judit Inc.