Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs standardized or prescribed CAD assignments involving a sequence of related operations.
- Follows specific, standardized procedures to achieve set results and meet established deadlines.
- Performs routine application, scale, and editing assignments involving the use of computer-aided design and drafting equipment and other graphics software (e.g., CAD software) to achieve set results and meet established deadlines.
- Digitizes or traces sketches or concepts from designers using CAD software, such as AutoCAD.
- Works on assignments that are routine in nature, requiring limited judgment.
- Must become proficient with company CAD organizational systems and standards. Responsible for adhering to company and client drafting standards and procedures, as well as the drafting practices of selected disciplines.
- Assists in drafting design and documentation for various projects.
- Assists with tasks utilizing standard drafting detail programs.
- Assists in continuous drafting detail improvement efforts.
- Responsible for providing CAD drafting support services. Work is subject to supervisory review. Performs skilled drafting work in preparing preliminary and final engineering drawings, plans, maps, and exhibits.
- Transforms initial rough product designs using CAD software into working documents. Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
- Produces finished drawings from preliminary design sketches and instructions provided by design staff.
- Produces detailed layouts from information furnished by design staff.
- Addresses plan check comments, including basic plan-view-level comments, editing text, editing attributes, etc.
- Manipulates existing information to prepare composite exhibits and plans.
- Prepares presentation-type exhibits using proposed information from other consultants or markups from design staff.
- Performs other miscellaneous duties, such as researching solutions to project concerns and presenting solutions to design problems.
Job Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer-Aided Design, Computer Science, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field.
- Experience: Previous experience as a CAD Specialist, CAD Drafter, or similar role preferred. Exposure to project-based drafting or engineering documentation is a plus.
- Proficiency in CAD software such as AutoCAD, Revit, or other computer-aided design tools.
- Familiarity with drafting standards and procedures.
- Ability to digitize or trace sketches and translate technical documents into detailed drawings.
- Strong knowledge of preparing preliminary and final engineering drawings, layouts, and exhibits.