Design Drafter I

Company Information

Headquartered in St. Augustine, FL, with offices and manufacturing facilities all around the globe, Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (CarlisleIT) is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of high-performance wire, cable, and medical devices. We provide complete interconnect solutions to industries like Aerospace, Military & Defense Electronics, Space,  Medical, Test & Measurement, and Industrial.

 

Our talented team of employees worldwide helps bring movies to your seat on airplanes, deliver mission-critical information from drones to the command office, transfer heart rhythm to paper, route communications from space, connect power to downhill oil drills, and get planes back in the air faster.

Job Description

SUMMARY

Responsible for the development and documentation of product designs in a cross-functional engineering team environment.  Provides support to other departments including manufacturing, sales, and quality.  The product line revolves around high-performance electro-mechanical aircraft systems and components including integrated structures, navigation, and communication components. 

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Communicates with customer to establish understanding of product technical requirements.  Provides technical information to support creation of proposals for customers by reviewing and interpreting specifications and requirements. 

• Creates designs by analyzing product or equipment specifications, performance requirements, and existing manufacturing capabilities.  Performs basic design, fabrication, modification, and evaluation of products by applying fundamental engineering principals and established analytical tools.  
• Demonstrates ability to consider pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replace ability, strength-weight efficiency, and cost-defining recommendations.  
• Supports the creation of select engineering reports, aircraft operational manual supplements, and change orders that make up the product design data package. 
• Routinely demonstrates the ability to access Company product data management system to retrieve drawings that require review and/or change.  Reviews complex drawings and layouts to ensure clarity, completeness, form, fit, function, and conformity to standards.  Identifies design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies.  Implements revisions and process/standard improvements.     
• Contribute to team efforts by accomplishing related results in a cooperative and supportive manner.  Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the Engineering Department.   
• Maintain technical knowledge by conferring with technical specialists and suppliers, attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies. 
• Participates in Department organizational improvement initiatives that involve cross-functional team settings and responsibilities.     

*Other duties as required in support of the department and the company*

 

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES 

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Carlisle Interconnect Technologies is dedicated to identifying and reducing the environmental impact of its operations, activities, and products.  It is our commitment to comply with all applicable laws and other regulatory requirements concerning the environment. We are committed to preventing pollution and continually improving our environmental performance in all our global operations.  This will be achieved through a comprehensive Environmental Management System that provides the framework for setting and reviewing environmental objectives and targets of Carlisle Interconnect Technologies.

 

EXPORT COMPLIANCE DISCLAIMER

This position includes access or potential access to ITAR and/or EAR technical data. Therefore, candidates will need to qualify as a US Person which is defined as a US Citizen, or a Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder).

 

TRAVEL

Minimal.  Up to 10%

 

SALARY INFORMATION

In compliance with multiple state's wage transparency laws, the hourly rate for this position will be $25 - $27. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Carlisle Interconnect Technology reviews factors such as but not limited to responsibilities of the position, scope of work, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal pay equity, as well as market considerations when extending an offer.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Appropriate education and/or experience may be substituted on equivalent basis

• Associate degree in engineering or related field preferred.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2+ years experience with Microsoft Excel, Wore, Teams and E-mail in professional environment.

 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must maintain industry certifications as applicable to position and value stream that is supported. 

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.

 

JOB SKILLS

• Knowledge about the operation and design of aircraft electrical and avionics systems is a plus.
• Familiarity with regulatory certification requirements for aircraft electrical and avionics systems is a plus.
• Strong MS Office skills: Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel.  
• Optimally utilizes all channels of communications.
• Works will in cooperation with internal/external customers for the benefit of the organization.
• Develops creative solutions to challenging problems.
• Makes sound decisions under pressure.
• Displays consistency, dependability, and accuracy in carrying out responsibilities to a successful conclusion.
• Is motivated, fair, friendly, and demonstrates high standard of professional conduct to accomplish objectives.
• Effectively formulates strategies, tactics, and action plans to achieve results.
• Maximizes individual resources and energies.
• Performs a broad range of assignments with efficiency and accuracy.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Carlisle IT Franklin is a clean facility housing different kind of machinery, equipment, processes, and chemicals which produce potential hazards in the work environment such as: ergonomic, chemical, machine point of operation, and powered industrial vehicle traffic.  These hazards are controlled through means of engineering controls, such as machine guarding, and administrative controls, such as safety policies and programs.  In certain areas of the facility, employees are required to wear Personal Protective equipment such as Hearing Protection, Safety Glasses, Safety Toe Shoes, and hand protection. 

 

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

• ASTM F–2412–2005, ANSI Z41–1999, or ANSI Z41–1991 rated safety toe shoes
• Clear ANSI Z87.1 safety rated glasses
• Hearing protection, in specific locations 
• Ability to compile with JSA in specific areas 

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