Aviation Mechanical Drafter/Designer - DTN

Metro Aviation, Inc. is seeking an Aviation Mechanical Drafter/Designer to join the Part 145 Repair Station | Completions Center at Metro Aviation, Inc. Headquarters in Shreveport, Louisiana.   

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Our mission is to provide the safest and highest quality aircraft operations, completions, and maintenance so that:

• our customers can safely and effectively accomplish their mission profile,
• our employees can exercise their talents and maximize their potential, and
• the Company can ensure its financial stability.

Our goal is to find qualified candidates who value our mission and contribute to our overall safety culture.

We invest in the well-being of our employees. The following FREE benefits are offered to all full-time employees: Family Health and Prescription Insurance, Family Dental Insurance, Family Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Short-term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Job Objective

The Aviation Mechanical Drafter/Designer is responsible for creating documentation to support production. Documentation includes CAD Models, assembly detail drawings, component detail drawings, work instructions, and production tooling. 

Essential Functions

• Uses computer-assisted design/drafting equipment and software to develop designs
• Creates and revises production drawings (detail, assembly, and installation)
• Makes final sketches of proposed drawings, checking dimension parts, materials to be used, relation of one part to another, and relation of various parts to system or project integration
• Drafts detailed multi-view drawings of parts and assemblies
• Ability to create drawings from sketches or prototypes
• Effectively communicates with various sections in production including tooling, QA, engineering, and manufacturing

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSA)

• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Proven capability of self-checking for accuracy of work
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Highly self-motivated to work diligently to achieve personal and company goals in a team environment 

Education & Experience

• Technical drafting degree or 4 years minimum design work experience required
• SolidWorks experience required
• AutoCAD experience required
• Geometric dimensioning and tolerance experience a plus
• Aerospace industry experience a plus
• Knowledge of Aircraft Fabrication/Manufacturing processes a plus

Physical Demands

• Prolonged sitting and computer work 

Work Environment

• Temperature-controlled office
• Occasional outdoor-type environment with potential extreme cold and hot temperatures as well as moderately loud machine noise

Work Status, Schedule, & Travel

• Full-time
• Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week
• No travel required

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