Aerospace CAD Engineer – Tooling & Drawings

Avantus Aerospace, Inc.; Paramount (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

California Screw Products Corporation seeks an experienced design drafter to produce detailed tooling drawings using AutoCAD LT 2021 or SolidWorks, ensuring dimensional accuracy and adherence to Y14.5 standards.

You will lay out orthographic views, coordinate with the Tooling Dept, verify dimensions, and maintain engineering documentation while meeting project deadlines across multiple drawings.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in product design, drafting & documentation control using AutoCAD LT 2021 and/or SolidWorks.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and create mechanical drawings in accordance with ANSI standards and ASME Y14.5.
• Ability to read, understand and apply technical manuals, plan drawings, and schematics to the production of engineered drawings.
• Detailed oriented and multi-tasking abilities.
• Recognize specifics of part design and design intent relative to manufacturing process, when constructing drawings/specs.
• Reverse-engineer physical production parts into 3D models and 2D dimensioned drawings and specifications.
• Familiarity with calipers, micrometers, and optical comparator.
• Bachelor’s Degree and/or 2 years of experience as a manufacturing engineer
• Highly proficient in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing with Y14.5.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed design drawings and specifications for mechanical equipment, dies, tools, and controls, using AutoCAD software and/or SolidWorks.
• Lay out and draw schematic, orthographic, or angle views to depict functional relationships of components, assemblies, systems, and machines.
• Coordinate and consult with Tooling Dept. to design, lay out, or detail components and systems and to resolve design or other problems.
• Check dimensions of materials to be used for such drawings and update the drawings accordingly.
• Review and analyze specifications, sketches, drawings, ideas, and related data to assess factors affecting component designs and the procedures and instructions to be followed.
• Ensures that all engineering documents are maintained in good order, i.e., drawings, description of operation, sequence of operation, owner’s manual, reports, etc.
• References drawings stored in the archive and compares against similar, current drawings.
• Maintains regular contact with the Manufacturing Engineer to receive feedback on drawings. Edits drawings according to advisement of the Director of Engineering.
• Completes drawings by deadlines established in the project schedule. Works on multiple drawings at the same time when necessary, showing multitasking abilities.
• Coordinates efforts with other team members to maximize responsiveness to engineering issues as they arise.

Skills

AutoCAD LT 2021

SolidWorks

Reading and interpreting mechanical? (

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

Calipers, micrometers, optical tester

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD LT 2021

SolidWorks

Job description

California Screw Products Corporation seeks an experienced design drafter to produce detailed tooling drawings using AutoCAD LT 2021 or SolidWorks, ensuring dimensional accuracy and adherence to Y14.5 standards.

You will lay out orthographic views, coordinate with the Tooling Dept, verify dimensions, and maintain engineering documentation while meeting project deadlines across multiple drawings.