Contractor - Engineering Drawing Checker (GD&T)

Ricardo; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ricardo is seeking an experienced Engineering Drawing Checker to independently verify engineering drawings and related documentation before submission for approval. The role acts as a quality gate, ensuring compliance with company standards, industry drafting standards, GD&T requirements, and manufacturing constraints.

You will collaborate with Design Engineers, Chief Designers and Systems Engineers to identify and resolve drawing deficiencies, promote best practices, and ensure timely delivery

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience.
• Extensive GD&T knowledge and experience with tolerance stack analyses.
• Experience as a Senior Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, or Drawing Checker.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and metrology principles.

Responsibilities

• Check Engineering drawings of Engine components.
• Verify fit, form, and function requirements are documented.
• Identify drawing errors, inconsistencies, and omissions before release.
• Ensure drawings communicate design intent clearly.
• Review assembly drawings for BOM structure and relationships.
• Assess manufacturability during drawing reviews.
• Highlight risks and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide coaching on GD&T best practice to engineers.
• Develop project drawing requirement documentation.
• Ensure documentation is released and controlled per procedures.
• Support drawing updates and change management processes.

Skills

GD&T expertise

Drawing verification

Tolerance analysis

Education

Bachelor/Master in mechanical engineering or equivalent

Tools

Windchill PLM

CREO

Job description

Ricardo is seeking an experienced Engineering Drawing Checker to independently verify engineering drawings and related documentation before submission for approval. The role acts as a quality gate, ensuring compliance with company standards, industry drafting standards, GD&T requirements, and manufacturing constraints.

You will collaborate with Design Engineers, Chief Designers and Systems Engineers to identify and resolve drawing deficiencies, promote best practices, and ensure timely delivery