Senior CAD Design Engineer - Bespoke Joinery

Express Recruitment; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Pension

30 days holiday (including stats)

Progression opportunities

Job summary

Express Recruitment are partnering with a reputable East Midlands joinery firm to appoint an experienced CAD Design Engineer. The role offers a generous starting salary up to £42,000, private medical care, enhanced sick pay, pension, and 30 days holiday including stats.

The candidate will produce high-quality joinery drawings, carry out site setting out, and work across AutoCAD, SketchUp and SolidWorks, with occasional site attendance and travel reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Joinery/carpentry background or degree in Product Design preferred.
• Experience producing high-quality bespoke joinery drawings using AutoCAD.
• Ability to carry out site setting out with minimal supervision.
• Experience on bespoke design projects from concept to completion.
• Experience in detailed site surveys.

Responsibilities

• Produce setting out drawings based on client requirements.
• Attend project and production meetings.
• Visit client sites for surveys and setting out procedures.
• Produce detailed loading sheets and prototype drawings.
• Modify drawings per Design Manager/customer requests.
• Utilise AutoCAD, SketchUp and SolidWorks for designs.
• Manage workload to meet project deadlines.
• Source supplier quotations and support material procurement.

Skills

Precise joinery drawings

Site setting out

Bespoke design projects

Site surveys

Driving licence

Setting out drawings

Project meetings

Client visits

Detail loading sheets

Drawing modifications

AutoCAD

SketchUp

SolidWorks

Workload management

Procurement support

Education

Joinery/Carpentry apprenticeship or Product Design degree

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

SolidWorks

Job description

Express Recruitment are partnering with a reputable East Midlands joinery firm to appoint an experienced CAD Design Engineer. The role offers a generous starting salary up to £42,000, private medical care, enhanced sick pay, pension, and 30 days holiday including stats.

The candidate will produce high-quality joinery drawings, carry out site setting out, and work across AutoCAD, SketchUp and SolidWorks, with occasional site attendance and travel reimbursement.