Designer jobs in Kenner, LA

Cimarron is seeking a Technical Designer to provide engineering support for the Core Stages (CS) and Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) of the Space Launch System (SLS) at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in the New Orleans, LA area. The SLS will be NASA's largest and most powerful rocket to date, taking astronauts back to the Moon and beyond! This is a full-time/benefitted opportunity with Cimarron.

This is an onsite position.

Key Duties:

• Support the tooling legacy readiness and the tooling executability assessment of the respective job.
• Perform an assessment of tooling development to determine when all of the required tooling definitions will need to be released.
• Provide status updates for in-work and completed work tasks weekly and monthly in the Program Status Report.
• Support efforts across multiple program disciplines with a focus on efficiency, timely execution, and design producibility.
• Develop, integrate, and document requirements of systems designs.
• Perform duties such as the verification of structural integrity, characteristics, and performance of product designs by the needed dates as posted in the IMS and submit status as part of the Program Status Report by the end of the period of performance.
• Develop part layouts per blueprint drawings, and complete layouts by the needed dates as posted in the IMS and submit status as part of the Program Status Report by the end of the period of performance.
• Create documents and presentations on the current state of work in support of meetings or reviews as requested.
• Support the development of legacy project tool engineering requirements.
• Develop or support related legacy equipment and tooling designs.
• Complete assigned legacy tool/equipment design and acquisition projects.
• Analyze technical data and use engineering judgment to proceed forward with projects.
• Lead gated design reviews.
• Develop plans for production readiness, preventative maintenance, and spare parts.
• Develop workarounds in emergent situations.
• Support of manufacturing operations as a tool engineering point of contact for legacy tools.
• Provide periodic legacy tool project status/metrics.
• Communicate with management for assistance needed to remove any roadblocks to completing the legacy tool statement of work (SOW).

Required Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Due to facility security requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for consideration at this time.
• 4 or more years of related experience.
• Experience with production support and/or design.
• Must be detail oriented – highly observant with a capability to commit tasks in a focused and analytical manner.
• Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat Professional for PDF editing.
• Experience with a CAD program, including CATIA, Creo(Pro-E), Solidworks, and/or AutoCAD.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Proficient with the MS Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Previous aerospace experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.

Business Profile:

Cimarron is a global solutions company with a strategic partnering approach to satisfying customer-driven requirements. We ensure customer success with a modern approach and experienced leadership. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, Cimarron is fueled by highly skilled employees, developing new innovative technologies, and delivering superior products and services. We believe in recognizing employees' worth by offering competitive salaries and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) contributions, educational reimbursement, and much more. From company communication through Company-wide information meetings led by our President and CEO, to an Awards program designed to recognize our amazing employees and their accomplishments, you will not only feel like you are a part of a team, you will be a valued member of the Cimarron family. Cimarron is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/Disability/Veteran.