UAV CAD Engineer at Uniccon Group

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: UAV CAD Engineer

Location: Abuja
Position Type: Full-Time 

About the Role

• We are seeking a meticulous, process-driven UAV CAD Engineer (Aircraft Detail Design / Mechanical Design Engineer) to join our engineering team.
• This role is distinct from conceptual aircraft design: you won't be deciding what the airplane is, but you will hold ultimate ownership over how it is physically realized. Taking frozen configuration concepts, you will transform them into fully detailed, manufacturable, and certifiable aircraft hardware ready for production and the skies.

Key Responsibilities

• Detailed 3D CAD Modeling: Author fully detailed, parametric 3D models of structural parts (ribs, spars, frames, skins), brackets, joints, and system installations. Maintain absolute configuration control within hierarchical assemblies.
• Structural Detail Design: Translate engineering loads and requirements into clean geometric designs optimized for strength, stiffness, fatigue, and damage tolerance. Oversee joint design (bolted, bonded, hybrid) and fastener selection logic.
• Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFM/DFA): Serve as the vital link to the workshop floor. Design parts to minimize complexity and part count, ensuring everything can be seamlessly manufactured (via machining, sheet metal forming, or composite layup), assembled, inspected, and repaired.
• 2D Drawings & GD&T: Produce precise 2D production drawings or Model-Based Definitions (MBD). Apply rigorous Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), material specifications, surface finishes, and engineering callouts to international standards (ASME Y14 / ISO).
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate daily with Stress/Structures, Manufacturing, Systems Integration, and Quality teams to resolve clearance or interface conflicts and interpret analysis results.
• Compliance & Certification Support: Ensure all physical geometry supports aviation certification requirements, inspection access, and fail-safe philosophies.

Typical Deliverables:

• Fully detailed 3D CAD models and assembly definitions.
• Production-ready engineering drawings and manufacturing geometry.
• Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and engineering change documentation.

Requirements
What We Are Looking For:

• CAD Expertise: Advanced, expert-level proficiency in industry-standard CAD software (e.g., CATIA, Siemens NX, or SolidWorks) with disciplined parametric modeling habits.
• Manufacturing Literacy: A deep understanding of production constraints, tooling access, assembly sequencing, and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Technical Precision: Strong familiarity with aircraft structural design principles, load paths, and GD&T standards where minor mistakes are costly.
• Profile: You are an individual who is deeply detail-oriented, process-aware, and highly focused on how parts are actually built, rather than abstract concepts.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified. 

How to Apply
Intrested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: recruitment@uniccongroup.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.