Graphic Artist

Location:Michigan (Warren/Milford)
Employment Type: Full-Time Hours: 40 hrs/week MondayFriday
Work Arrangement: Hybrid minimum 3 days per week onsite

About the Role

Our client is seeking a Graphic Artist to create and maintain accurate compliant and user-friendly graphics for military and commercial technical publications. You will transform engineering service logistics and customer requirements into technical illustrations that support safe equipment operation maintenance troubleshooting repair training and parts identification.

This position works closely with technical writers engineers technicians subject matter experts program teams and customers across multiple programs. Candidates with experience in defense aerospace automotive heavy equipment industrial equipment or other safety-critical technical environments are encouraged to apply.

• Independently plan and complete assigned graphics work packages while balancing accuracy quality compliance schedule and program priorities.
• Create accurate technical illustrations including exploded views line art cutaways assembly illustrations component identification graphics schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Convert 3D CAD models engineering data photographs prints and other source material into clear 2D vector illustrations.
• Interpret engineering drawings engineering change information parts data wiring schematics and other technical documentation.
• Collaborate with technical writers and subject matter experts to develop figure requirements resolve discrepancies verify terminology and ensure technical accuracy.
• Develop graphics for mechanical electrical hydraulic pneumatic propulsion battery high-voltage and vehicle systems.
• Integrate completed graphics into applicable authoring systems XML/structured-publication workflows IETMs Maintenance Allocation Charts operator instructions and other deliverables.
• Apply applicable MIL-STD DoD S1000D customer contract safety accessibility and publication requirements.
• Participate in technical reviews peer reviews quality audits and validation and verification activities.
• Perform hands-on validation with technicians vehicles equipment and test articles as required.
• Maintain configuration revision naming traceability and archival control of graphical assets.
• Manage and update graphic archives to support asset reuse revision and traceability.
• Communicate project status risks dependencies technical concerns and potential schedule impacts.
• Resolve graphics and publication issues independently and escalate matters requiring engineering or customer direction.
• Recommend improvements to graphics standards templates quality processes asset reuse and production workflows.
• Share technical knowledge with technical writers graphic artists and cross-functional teams.
• Follow all applicable workplace equipment facility customer and high-voltage safety requirements.

• Demonstrated experience creating technical illustrations or graphics for defense aerospace aviation military or comparable safety-critical technical publications.
• Experience applying MIL-STD DoD S1000D or comparable military technical-publication standards.
• Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings engineering changes wiring schematics structural diagrams parts information and technical data.
• Ability to create accurate technical illustrations using engineering models CAD/digital math schematics prints photographs or similar source material.
• Ability to independently manage multiple assignments meet deadlines and coordinate project dependencies.
• Strong analytical organizational technical communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience working within a graphics illustration structured-authoring content-management or technical-publication production environment.
• Ability to work safely around vehicles equipment test articles maintenance activities and high-voltage systems when required.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card (CAC) and any customer or program security clearance required for the assignment.

• Experience with Service Information Electronic Parts Catalogs MATH Teamcenter art-folder processes or SI XML publication workflows.
• Experience with Teamcenter Arbortext Adobe Illustrator virtual-reality systems structured XML tools IETM production or Maintenance Allocation Charts.
• Experience creating graphics for high-voltage battery propulsion electric vehicle controls electrical hydraulic or pneumatic systems.
• Experience supporting physical validation verification logistics demonstrations maintenance evaluations technician reviews or customer acceptance activities.
• Experience with graphic-asset configuration management version control archival systems reuse libraries or publication change incorporation.
• Associates or bachelors degree in graphic design technical illustration technical communication fine arts engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• High-voltage safety training or certification.
• Experience in automotive defense aerospace marine heavy equipment industrial equipment or another safety-critical technical environment.
• Experience improving technical-publication workflows templates quality checks traceability review processes or content-reuse practices.
• Experience training or mentoring others in technical illustration or publication graphics.
• Green Belt or Black Belt certification.

• Hybrid position: Candidates must be able to report to Warren or Milford Michigan at least three days per week with additional onsite work required for certain assignments validation activities or program needs.
• This position supports U.S. Government contract work and requires U.S. citizenship.
• The role may involve hands-on interaction with vehicles equipment test articles and maintenance activities.
• Candidates from defense aerospace automotive service information heavy equipment and industrial technical-publication environments are encouraged to apply.

• Exciting research-driven projects with real-world impact
• Opportunities for ongoing learning and career development
• Competitive perks and incentives tailored to each contract position

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