Role: Senior Design Drafter
Location: East Aurora, NY
Duration: 12 months with possible extension
Schedule:  1st shift 

Overview:

Join Moog, Inc. as a Senior Design Drafter within the Space and Defense Group, the company’s longest-standing and most innovative division. In this role, you will support cutting-edge space technologies by developing detailed design layouts, 3D models, and manufacturing drawings while collaborating across engineering, sales, and program management teams.

As a Senior Design Drafter, you will:

• Communicate with cross-functional teams to discuss design, drawing, and fabrication requirements
• Lead the graphical development of new products from initial layout through final drawings
• Create accurate 2D drawings and 3D solid models independently or collaboratively
• Use CAD systems to develop layouts for visualization, clearance checks, and manufacturing support (CAM)
• Support Engineering, Sales, and Program Management with bid and proposal layouts and assemblies
• Compile and organize drafting submittal packages for customer delivery
• Plan and manage drawing requirements, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and adherence to standards
• Review and check detail drawings while guiding other drafting personnel when needed
• Coordinate project activities with attention to timelines and scheduling requirements
• Participate in status review meetings and provide level-of-effort estimates

To be considered for this role, you will bring:

• Associate degree in Mechanical Technology or a related field

• 20+ years of drafting/design experience in a manufacturing environment

• Strong knowledge of drafting practices, dimensioning, geometric tolerancing (GD&T), and fabrication methods

• Proficiency in mechanical CAD (MCAD) tools; experience with Siemens NX and/or Teamcenter PLM preferred

• Solid understanding of machine shop practices, materials, and manufacturing processes

• Knowledge of stress, thermal effects, and material properties

• Strong mechanical design skills, especially in kinematic mechanisms and packaging within defined constraints

• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills

It would be great if you also had:

• Strong creative and investigative design abilities

• Experience working in advanced technology environments (e.g., space/defense)

• Ability to lead drafting efforts and mentor junior team members

• Strong collaboration and communication skills across multidisciplinary teams

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 22.00/hr.