Senior CAD Engineer

Job Summary

A Senior CAD Engineer works with the engineering team to develop timely and accurate hydraulic system or cylinder engineering information for our internal and external customers.Designs, develops, and enhances mechanical industrial products, components, and systems to meet required specifications and standards. Evaluates and analyzes product requirements, objectives, and constraints and develops technical and functional specifications for mechanical products. Identifies appropriate materials and processes to develop effective solutions that meet the outlined specifications and manufacturing cost requirements. Prepares technical documents detailing designs, instructions, and specifications. Utilizes CAD software and other design and modeling tools to develop mechanical manufacturing parts or components and communicate conceptual designs to stakeholders. Assists with the entire production process from fabrication, modification, and assembly. Conducts simulations and prototype testing to evaluate mechanical product performance, reliability, and safety and collects and analyzes data for improvements. Routinely tests mechanical systems and equipment that are crucial to business operations or industrial processes to ensure safe, reliable, and optimal functionality. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically requires 2-4 years of related experience.

Job Responsibilities

Designs systems for faster and repeatable quoting/ tracking while reviewing quotes

Assists in scheduling units for production according to procedures and communicates lead times/issues to Sales/Customer 

Works with Manufacturing to develop repeatable designs for new unit lines, improve current unit build processes

Trains and assists Scheduler in creating part numbers, and processing work orders for pre- and post-manufacturing

Provides accurate descriptions, BOMs, schematics and CAD drawings to sales for customer presentations

Collaborate with customer/sales directly via phone/email/fax and in person to provide a quote and drawing

Produces part BOMs/drawings for in-house or vendor use, Works with a variety of Engineering systems including AI to provide accurate and clear descriptions, drawings, BOMs and cost to our customers

Collaborates cross functionally and with vendors to improve the information provided to our customers

Participates in special projects(Research & Development, new component selection, process development, and process improvement)

Works with Purchasing team to assist with design and product selection, including understanding new potential vendor products and how they might fit our systems overall

Researches hydraulic or cylinder designs and products and develop new systems

Trains/mentors CAD Engineers

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical or equivalent work experience
• At least three years of work-related experience
• Experience with Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of Hydraulic systems, basic electrical, welding, machining (Manual and CNC) and manufacturing

Essential Job Function

• Works autonomously and collaboratively in a fast past environment while maintaining a professional and upbeat attitude
• Outstanding organizational, interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills
• Sits in an office environment and/ or in front of a computer for long periods of time with or without reasonable accommodations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent mechanical inclination
• Lifts up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations
• Ability to work overtime and weekends based on business needs
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time for meetings, training or other business needs with or without reasonable accommodations
• Walks throughout a large facility with or without reasonable accommodations