Principal CAD Designer Mechanical
Role Overview
The Principal CAD Designer Mechanical develops, maintains, and controls mechanical design data packs, manufacturing drawings, and harness documentation across Halcon products.
The role requires advanced Creo, Windchill PLM, manufacturing documentation, and configuration-management expertise.
The designer supports engineering development and production tooling and mentors junior designers.
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Role overview
The Principal CAD Designer Mechanical develops, maintains, and controls mechanical design data packs, manufacturing drawings, and harness documentation across Halcon products.
The role requires advanced Creo, Windchill PLM, manufacturing documentation, and configuration-management expertise.
The designer supports engineering development and production tooling and mentors junior designers.
About EDGE
EDGE is a UAE-headquartered advanced technology group working across defence and emerging technologies.
The group spans more than 35 specialized companies and centres of excellence.
Responsibilities
- Ensure design outputs meet industry standards and align with production and configuration-control requirements.
- Develop and maintain mechanical CAD models, assemblies, manufacturing drawings, and product data packs using Creo and SolidWorks.
- Create harness layouts, harness documentation, and detailed production drawings for engineering and manufacturing.
- Manage CAD data, revisions, bills of materials, and engineering change requests and notices within Windchill PLM.
- Design production tooling, jigs, and support equipment; provide technical guidance and mentor junior designers and draughtsmen.
Basic qualifications
- Diploma or degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical discipline.
- At least 10 years of experience in mechanical CAD design, detailing, and manufacturing documentation.
- Advanced proficiency in Creo and SolidWorks, including part modeling, assemblies, harnessing, sheet metal, and drawing modules.
- Strong knowledge of Windchill PLM, GD&T, BS 8888, ISO standards, and configuration-management processes.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in defence, aerospace, precision engineering, or another highly regulated industry is preferred.
- Experience leading technical reviews, mentoring junior designers, and supporting continuous improvement in a Drawing Office is preferred.
Benefits and development
- EDGE describes learning academy and digital learning opportunities, career support, and collaboration with international colleagues.
- Depending on role and seniority, benefits may include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance, and education allowances.
Language
- English proficiency is required for roles unless otherwise stated in the job posting.
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