Location: Pasadena, CA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions. We thrive on finding and cultivating talented people who are passionate about what they do. Join us and be a part of the diverse Caltech community. **Job Summary** The Caltech/MIT Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) seeks a highly motivated, skilled and experienced mechanical draftsperson to join its team. LIGO is a premier National Science Foundation project at the leading edge of observational cosmology. The LIGO team is working on design, fabrication and assembly phases for a major upgrade to the existing observatory instruments, see the project web site at http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/ for more information. LIGO is sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation. As a mechanical designer / draftsperson working on the LIGO project, this individual will provide mechanical design, drafting and detailing expertise with the SolidWorks CAD software in support of the development of bid packages and manufacturing drawings for LIGO designs. The individual will work with mechanical engineers and designers on various assemblies and piece part designs. The drafter must interface with a dispersed team across the LIGO Laboratory (4 locations). This is an exciting opportunity to work with world-leading scientists on a project that previously won a nobel prize and opened up a new window on the universe. This is a chance to design parts that will go into cutting edge scientific endeavors, allowing the person selected to be part of a team that is breaking boundaries and making exciting discoveries. **Essential Job Duties** - Work with a high level of independence to do advanced design work and be responsible for the updates to large assemblies that reflect the real LIGO systems. - Provide design and drawing support to the engineering staff, reporting directly to senior enginee