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Otis Elevator Company; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading elevator company is seeking an experienced engineer for drafting installation drawings and coordinating with sales teams. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's in engineering, certification in AutoCAD, and a minimum of 5-6 years experience in the elevator/escalator industry. Strong communication skills and proficiency in MS Office are essential. The role is based in Dubai, UAE and offers the opportunity to work in a global industry leader dedicated to innovation and excellence.

Benefits

Employee Scholar Program

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in engineering or equivalent years of relevant experience.
• Certification in AutoCAD required.
• Experience of BIM (Building Information Module) is a must.
• Minimum 5-6 years of relevant work experience in Elevator/Escalator industry.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Good communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the FOD/Sales team for site information.
• Draft complex installation drawings using CAD software.
• Review installation drawings for technical details.
• Perform changes in layout according to client requirements.
• Maintain and update drawing registers as per drawing procedure.
• Identify operational issues and redesign products.
• Record modification requests and execute after approval.
• Ensure final designs comply with quality standards.
• Maintain a process for all technical drawings.
• Ensure safety requirements are stipulated on layout drawings.

Skills

Bachelor's in engineering or equivalent experience

Certification in AutoCAD

Experience of BIM

Minimum 5-6 years in Elevator/Escalator industry

Proficient in MS Office

Good communication skills in English

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Date Posted:

2025-10-07

Country:

United Arab Emirates

Location:

Otis L.L.C, 37th floor, The One Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinates with the FOD/Sales team for information on the site to support the team with drawings for estimation and installation purposes.

• Drafts complex installation drawings using computer-aided design (CAD) software, based on customer supplied drawings, standard drawings and field inputs given by the FOD/Sales team.

• Reviews installation drawings with FOD teams for technical details and sales team for verification of specification at project completion.

• Performs changes in layout according to client requirement.

• Maintains and updates the drawing registers as per drawing procedure.

• Identifies potential operational issues and redesigns products to improve functionality.

• Records modification requests received by the client or internal teams and carry out the modification after review and approval from the concerned FOD team.

• Ensures final designs comply with regulations and quality standards.

• Maintains a process for all drawings (customer supplied drawings, standard drawing, installation drawings and revised drawings) to ensure they are updated.

• Ensures that all safety requirements are stipulated on the layout drawing in line with the company requirement.

• Executes document and data control procedures related to technical drawings.

• Defines performance goals at the start of the year in discussion with the reporting manager and ensures that the goals are achieved during the year.

• Identifies the training and development requirements for self and agrees on them with the reporting manager to ensure that the required trainings are arranged and attended.

• Strives to achieve the highest levels of proficiency on all the competencies and skills required to perform the role.

Required Qualification and Skills

• Bachelor’s in engineering or equivalent years of relevant experience

• Certification in AutoCAD,

• Experience of BIM (Building Information Module) is a must

• Minimum 5-6 years of relevant work experience in Elevator/Escalator industry

• Proficient in MS Office

• Good Communication skills in English

If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day.

Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.2 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.

You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 69,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.

When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You’ll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you’ll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge.

We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.

Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do. We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis click here (https://www.otis.com/en/us/our-company/esg) .

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