CAD/CAM Engineer

Mid-Level | $90,000 - $115,000  | Travel Up to 25% | Active Secret Clearance Required

Support the development of next-generation radar systems by maintaining the engineering configuration baseline and technical data package throughout the product lifecycle. Join a multidisciplinary engineering organization developing advanced national defense capabilities while ensuring engineering drawings, technical documentation, and product data accurately reflect system designs from concept through production.

A Day in the Life - What you'll do

• Develop, maintain, and release engineering drawings, technical specifications, and as-built documentation supporting advanced radar system development.

• Create and modify detailed 3D CAD models, assemblies, and engineering drawings using industry-standard CAD software.

• Ensure engineering documentation complies with ASME drafting standards, organizational procedures, and customer requirements.

• Review completed engineering drawings for accuracy, completeness, dimensional integrity, tolerance compliance, and configuration consistency.

• Identify design discrepancies, documentation deficiencies, and engineering conflicts while recommending improvements to engineering layouts and technical documentation.

• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, systems, manufacturing, and configuration management teams to maintain an accurate engineering configuration baseline.

• Generate and maintain indentured parts lists, bill of materials (BOMs), drawing hierarchies, and product structures supporting system configuration management.

• Support Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes by managing engineering data, revision control, product releases, and technical documentation throughout the development lifecycle.

• Maintain engineering change documentation and support Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).

• Assist engineering teams in establishing configuration management processes that support design maturity, manufacturing readiness, and production transitions.

• Develop technical illustrations and engineering graphics supporting manufacturing, integration, maintenance, and technical publications.

• Coordinate with production and manufacturing organizations to ensure released engineering documentation accurately reflects production hardware.

• Participate in engineering design reviews, peer reviews, configuration audits, and technical baseline reviews.

• Support engineering investigations involving design verification, hardware integration, manufacturing issues, and production improvements.

• Contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives that enhance engineering documentation quality, configuration management, and product lifecycle efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Engineering Technology, Computer-Aided Design, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or a related technical discipline with 2 years of relevant experience; OR Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related STEM discipline with 0 years of experience.

• Active DoD Secret security clearance required at the time of application.

• Experience using 3D CAD modeling software including Siemens NX, PTC Creo, SolidWorks, or equivalent platforms.

• Experience creating engineering drawings compliant with ASME drafting and documentation standards.

• Experience using illustration software including Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Adobe Fresco, or similar technical illustration tools.

• Experience generating indentured parts lists, product structures, and engineering drawing hierarchies.

• Experience establishing, maintaining, and controlling engineering configuration baselines.

• Understanding of mechanical engineering principles, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), mechanical analysis, and manufacturing documentation.

• Experience utilizing Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems such as Siemens Teamcenter, Windchill, Enovia, ARAS, or similar enterprise engineering platforms.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Excellent organizational, documentation, and time management skills with strong attention to detail.

• Ability to analyze both detailed component-level designs and system-level engineering configurations.

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% in support of engineering and program requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Top Secret / SCI security clearance.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or another STEM discipline.

• Extensive experience using Siemens Teamcenter for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and configuration management.

• Experience supporting engineering drawings, technical documentation, and configuration management throughout the complete product development lifecycle.

• Experience supporting design verification, engineering validation, and verification reporting activities.

• Experience designing and modeling mechanical hardware interfaces including mounting hardware, brackets, structural supports, and mechanical assemblies.

• Experience supporting cable routing, cable assemblies, RF interconnects, fiber optic systems, and associated installation requirements.

• Experience integrating and troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems within laboratory or production environments.

• Knowledge of engineering test planning, test execution, and verification methodologies.

• Experience supporting Department of Defense or government contracting programs.

• Experience supporting U.S. Air Force radar systems, sensor systems, or related defense technologies.

• Experience utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) engineering assistants for CAD model generation, design automation, or drafting support.

• Familiarity with U.S. Air Force Technical Orders (TOs) and military technical documentation standards.

• Experience working within Agile, Scrum, DevOps, or modern product development environments.

Who is Caribou Thunder?

Caribou Thunder is a HUBZone-certified small business providing advanced technical and engineering services to the U.S. Department of War and its mission partners.

35 states and 20 countries. We've delivered trusted solutions for over two decades-strengthening national readiness across missions on land, undersea, in the air, and throughout LEO, MEO, GEO, and deep space.

Why Caribou Thunder? TEAM THUNDER - Mission Focused. Delivery Proven. Ready to Serve.

Employee Advocacy
Mission Proven
Global Reach
Skilled Teams
Modern Tools
Empowering Culture

Our engineers and innovators ensure capability from sea floor to space frontier-delivering on time, maintaining compliance, and performing with precision in high-consequence environments.

We specialize in Engineering Services, Cybersecurity, Software Development, Modeling & Simulation, Digital Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence-disciplines powering the nation's most complex technical missions.

Employee Advocacy Benefits

Our people are the heart of Caribou Thunder. We invest in their growth, flexibility, and well-being-knowing their success drives ours.

Benefits include:

• Premium Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

• 401(k) with 6% Company Match

• Flexible PTO & Work Schedule

• Education & Certification Reimbursement

• Support for Military Leave

• Work-Life Balance & Traditional Family Values

Your future, your flexibility, your well-being-we invest in you. Apply and let's connect.