Danbury Mission Technologies is part of the ARKA Group, L.P. ARKA stands for more than creating better technology. We believe in building a better world. Built on a diversity of people, ideas and thoughts, we develop the technologies and projects that have a meaningful impact for a more certain, sustainable world of opportunity for everyone.

Position Overview:

This position requires a junior level designer/drafter to apply technical skills for moderate complexity interdisciplinary tasks. You will be responsible for producing tooling and related flight hardware within an integrated product team. It is expected you will work autonomously with moderate oversight and be accountable for both space flight and non-space flight development program milestone deliverables.

Responsibilities:

• Perform mechanical design on multiple projects through all phases of product lifecycle and take direction on tasks from lead project mechanical engineers
• Create assembly layouts, detailed drawings, and bills of materials using creo for solid modeling and pdmlink for data management
• Apply annotations, notes, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (gd&t) consistent with the asme y14.5 standard
• Requirement implementation and minimizing costs
• Work with manufacturing personnel to assess and implement design for manufacturability (dfm) into design work
• Complete and conduct various program communications such as status reports, meetings, and peer reviews
• Execute engineering design changes for part and assembly drawings
• Actively participating in project scheduling and budgeting
• Validate concepts through engineering models and prototypes
• Interact and coordinate with all engineering disciplines to deliver comprehensive design, engineering, and specification packages

Education Requirements:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Experience Required:

• 2-5 years

EHS/Environmental Requirements:

• Able to lift/move computer and printer equipment

Collaborating with world class experts, you will have the opportunity to develop innovative solutions in fulfillment of our customers’ requirements. We believe in our mission, and we believe in supporting our employees. We offer policies and programs that provide opportunities for continual learning, career growth and work/life balance along with a full suite of health and welfare benefits.

Position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance. For your information, here is the form the government requires to begin the process of obtaining a clearance: https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf86.pdf

No visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Danbury Mission Technologies is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)