JOB DESCRIPTION
AVIATION PRACTICE

Michael Baker International knows the business of airports – from the smallest general aviation facilities to the busiest international airports in the world. For more than 75 years, we have provided planning, design, and construction services to airports worldwide, serving as an on-call “extension of staff” to many of our aviation clients. Michael Baker's award-winning personnel have a reputation for taking their understanding of the local airport community / environment and incorporating related elements into their designs and plans. Knowing that airports are a key economic driver and source of pride for the geographic areas they serve, we proudly perform as partners in more than facilities and other infrastructure. We partner in success.

DESCRIPTION

Michael Baker is actively seeking an Aviation Designer to join our team in Norcross, GA. The Designer will work with our aviation planners, architects and engineers in formulation and delivery of aviation-related feasibility, planning and design services and to develop preliminary and final technical analyses conducted for various client-driven assignments. This may include creation and delivery of technical drawings, layouts, maps, charts, and designs using computer-aided design techniques and equipment. This CADD Technician position requires skillsets and self-reliance to undertake and complete CADD-related assignments and activities that would include, but would not be limited to the following:

• Use CADD software to prepare planning and engineering drawings consisting of various report graphics, technical illustrations, drawings and charts, airport layout plans, airport facility layouts, airspace drawings, etc.
• Work closely with other aviation designer/drafters, planners, architects and engineers to ensure coordinated design.
• Apply standard drafting/design principles and theories to complete assignments.
• Read and understand orthographic (2D) and/or isometric (3D) designs.
• Compile data and perform dimensional and routine calculations required for the preparations of drawings.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• 3-10 years of experience applying professional drafting skills using AutoCAD-based drafting systems.
• Basic computer skills and the use of industry standard workplace platforms that include, but would not be limited to: Microsoft Office, AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Ability to incorporate other data and graphical elements generated by GIS-based systems.
• Ability to reference, understanding and apply FAA-published airport design criteria typically utilized in the development and delivery of airport planning, airfield layouts, navigable airspace obstruction analysis and the formulation, creation and delivery of Airport Layout Plans (ALPs) under the direction of a planner, architect or engineer.
• Ability to accept CADD-related graphical and technical analysis work assignments requiring collaboration with other technical disciplines and professionals within Michael Baker.
• Self-motivation, self-reliance and ability to apply critical thinking and apply innovative techniques and approaches to develop, complete and deliver CADD-based services.

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $82,236 - 123,489. This will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.

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ABOUT US
Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 80 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.

Based in Pittsburgh and with nearly 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.

We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.

We Make a Difference.

Michael Baker International is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.

EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.