Job Description

Job Description

BAE Systems is seeking a Senior Design Checking professional to join our established and rapidly expanding Electronic Combat Solutions business area. Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) has technology, engineering and program teams that educate and mentor colleagues to deliver leading Electronic Warfare capabilities. We welcome all those who have big ideas, crave innovation, want to drive fielding velocity and have the passion to bring the warfighter home safe. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future and you can too. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.

The Senior Design Checker position we are seeking to fill requires 12-15 years of experience in the Mechanical Design Drafting profession, with a minimum 2-3 years specifically assigned performing a Senior Design Checker role, to support the Greater Nashua NH region. You will provide your expertise on the many technology challenged and innovated product and services to support our customers. As part of the Design & Drafting Community you will utilize the latest CAD Technology and Processes that are derived from forward planning with Industry professionals. Your technical skills will advance while performing your assigned responsibilities on development projects and in supporting our existing product portfolio.

The individual selected for this position will be an experienced Mechanical Design Drafting Checker who is a problem solver with diverse technical capabilities, sound design and drafting checking skills, geometrical tolerance fundamentals, and model based checking mindset.  The requirements assigned to this position, while under the guidance of Program and Engineering Leadership, include the following: 

• Capable of reviewing engineering data in CREO Parametric (Pro/E) and AutoCAD.
• Proficient reading and understanding Engineering Drawings and Bills of Material. 
• Experienced in dimensioning and tolerancing IAW ASME Y14.5. 
• Experienced with drawing types IAW ASME Y14.24. 
• Experienced with drawing practices IAW ASMEY14.100. 
• Able to review and evaluate tolerance analysis. 
• Able to professionally provide feedback and recommendations on drawing and design improvements. 
• Familiar working with a formal Product Lifecycle Data Management System (PLMS) 
• Able to collaborate with Drafters, Designers, Engineers, Manufacturers and Suppliers.
• Effective Communicator, both verbally and written.
• Understand Model based engineering and Model based definitions practices.

Because this role involves a combination of collaborative/in-person and independent work, it will take the form of a hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite and remotely.

Typical Education and Experience

Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 4 years work experience or equivalent experience

Required Skills and Education

In addition to job function description

• An Associate’s Degree or higher and 12+ years’ Design Drafting experience with 2+ years dedicated to Checking function or:
• 15 years’ Design Drafting experience with 3+ years’ dedicated to Checking function 
• Work within a broader program team, highly capable of communicating across functional boundaries in order to solve problems and achieve common goals.
• Familiar with standard manufacturing practices for the efficient fabrication of mechanical components and assemblies
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
• Strong understanding of GD&T in accordance with Y14.5 and associated ASME drawing standards
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to leverage 3D Solid modeling in the utilization of checking models and drawings.

Preferred Skills and Education

• An Associate’s Degree or higher and 15+ years’ Design Drafting experience with 2+ years dedicated to Checking function or:
• 20 years’ Design Drafting experience with 3+ years’ dedicated to Checking function
• Experience with CREO Parametric
• Experience with Dassault Systems 3D Experience PLMS
• Experience with electro mechanical packaging 
• Experienced with defense electronics. (Chassis', Card Cages, Backplanes, Cables, Harnesses, Assemblies, Optical systems, etc.) 
• Expert with Y14.5 GD&T, ASME Y14.5-1994 or later, and all facets of dimensioning and tolerancing
• Proficient in researching and understanding Military and Commercial Specifications. 
• Expert reading and interpreting Engineering Drawings
• Understanding of checking technical data packages in a model based definition environment.

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems

BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.

Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.