Job title: Mechanical Designer

Company: CEPEDA Associates

Job description: CEPEDA Associates, Inc. is an engineering and manufacturing company located in Louisville, KY specializing in providing service and equipment to the U.S. Navy. CEPEDA is ISO 9001:2008 compliant and fully qualified to manufacture and test Level I/SUBSAFE equipment. For more than 30 years, CEPEDA has manufactured, serviced, and upgraded life support equipment and other complex mechanical components for the U.S. Navy’s submarine fleet. CEPEDA’s equipment is responsible for removing atmospheric contaminants such as carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Plus, CEPEDA has nearly 20 years’ experience with equipment in high-pressure applications. Aside from our normal stable of equipment, CEPEDA offers build-to-print manufacturing for numerous other mechanical applications.As we look to the future, CEPEDA is excited to continue to play an important role in the development and production of life support systems and high pressure equipment for the Navy and looks forward to participating in any research, development, testing, and manufacturing of upgraded equipment and next generation hardware.The Mechanical Designer is to support the Engineering team and other departments at producing high quality, mission critical products, and systems for the United States Navy. The Designer’s job is to help manage technical information and communicate it to various departments. While this includes digital model/drawing management, it also includes Mechanical/Electrical design, concept generation, problem solving, BOM (Bill of Material) generation, internal process improvements, collaboration with other departments, and other responsibilities that contribute to designing and producing high quality products. The Designer will also help CEPEDA fully transition and into utilizing and integrating digital data to its fullest extent within the CEPEDA manufacturing environment. This may include working with CAM software or other machine software to optimizing file transfer capabilities, build tool libraries, transfer programming, etc.The Designer will work on an engineering team consisting of professional engineers, project managers, project engineers, engineering management, co-op engineers, and other designers. The Designer role has potential to grow into a team leadership role within our group of Designers. This would allow them to develop and structure the team, with Engineering Management, to be best utilized to support the goals of CEPEDA.Responsibilities/Duties

Create and maintain models and drawings for craftsmen, vendors, and customers for existing and new equipment
Work as part of a collaborative team to balance workloads and ensure quality deliverables are produced on time
Assist engineering team with day-to-day project functions, including researching product specifications, contacting vendors, and other support functions as needed
Update bills of materials (BOMs) and facilitate entry into MRP system or other database
Complete tasks in engineering documentation
Identify and aid in process improvement and standardization
Work with purchasing and manufacturing to provide technical support as needed
Maintain utilization by assisting with non-drafting project activities such as component assembly and hands-on work in the shop as required
Import and break down customer supplied CAD data to support quoting new business opportunities

Skills/Training/Qualifications required

Associate degree in drafting or CAD, or three years of relevant work experience
Thorough knowledge of drawings, tools, equipment, software, methods, and standard practices of the CAD profession
Thoughtfulness concerning proper management of digital data
Ability to work collaboratively to solve engineering problems
High initiative, work ethic, and reliability
Interest in personal and professional growth
Ability to read, understand, and communicate technical information
Ability to work well on a team but also independently to meet established goals
Proficiency in Autodesk Inventor and Microsoft programs such as Word, Excel, and Outlook
Database/MRP skills desired

Expected salary:

Location: Louisville, KY

Job date: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 08:04:03 GMT

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