CAD Engineer

SF Partners; Coventry; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners in Coventry is seeking a CAD Engineer to create high-quality drawings and 3D models from customer designs and to modify existing drawings. You will use AutoCAD, Plant 3D and Revit to generate 2D and 3D designs, liaise with engineers, and ensure compliance with industry and safety standards.

You will support manufacturing and construction teams with accurate drawings, documentation, and estimates, while maintaining records and conducting site surveys when needed.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of engineering principles and ability to create and read technical drawings.
• Ability to transfer, display and manipulate work using Microsoft Office and other programmes.
• Attention to detail to create accurate drawings and check colleagues' work.
• Communication skills and relationship building to work with clients and engineers.
• Teamwork, organization and time management to meet deadlines.
• Flexible approach to changes to drawings at short notice.
• Mathematical skills to complete calculations and estimates.
• Spatial and design skills to visualize projects in 2D and 3D.
• Problem solving, creativity and innovation for design problems.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements in design standards.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality detailed drawings and 3D models based on designs from customers and modify existing drawings.
• Use CAD software to create 2D and 3D designs.
• Liaise with engineers to understand design requirements and provide technical advice to manufacturing and construction technicians.
• Provide accurate and detailed drawings.
• Ensure drawings comply with industry and health and safety standards.
• Apply engineering principles to check feasibility of manufacture and construction of the product.
• Present working drawings for tender, manufacture/construction and installation.
• Produce installation and manufacturing documentation.
• Maintain drawing records (drawing register, etc.).
• Support department with take-offs, estimates and document production.
• Conduct site visits and surveys when required.

Skills

CAD software

Technical drawing

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Problem solving

Health and safety

Spatial reasoning

Tools

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Plant 3D

Revit

Job description

CAD Engineer

Coventry

£33,000 - £37,000

Plant3D CAD ENGINEER MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• create high-quality detailed technical drawings and 3D Models based on designs supplied by customers (both external and internal) and make modifications to existing drawings
• use a variety of CAD software programmes to create designs in 2D and 3D models
• liaise with engineers to understand their design requirements and provide technical advice to manufacturing and construction technicians
• provide accurate and detailed drawings
• ensure drawings are compliant with industry and health and safety standards and protocols
• apply knowledge of materials and engineering principles to check feasibility of manufacture and construction of the product
• present working drawings for use in all stages of the project, tender, manufacture/construction and installation
• produce installation and manufacturing documentation
• maintain accurate records (drawing register, etc.)
• Support the department in any other activities when required such as take-offs, estimates, production of documents, etc
• conduct site visits and surveys when required

Plant3D CAD ENGINEER QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• knowledge of engineering principles and ability to create and read technical drawings
• IT skills and experience using computer-aided design software such as AutoCAD, AutoCAD Plant 3D, Revit, etc.
• the ability to transfer, display and manipulate your work using Microsoft Office and other programmes
• attention to detail to create accurate and detailed drawings and check other colleagues' work for accuracy and quality
• communication skills and relationship building to work with clients and other engineers to understand and interpret their designs
• teamwork - essential to be able to work in a team
• organisation and time management to complete work to project deadlines
• a flexible approach to decision making, to make changes to drawings at short notice
• mathematical skills to complete calculations and estimates
• spatial and design skills to be able to visualise projects in 2D and 3D
• problem solving, creativity and innovation in order to come up with solutions to design problems
• knowledge of health and safety requirements in order to design in line with industry standards