CAD Automation Engineer - Inventor API & .NET

WireCrafters LLC.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Job summary

WireCrafters, LLC, based in Louisville, KY, seeks an Engineering Software Developer to build automation tools for engineering and manufacturing teams. The role focuses on Autodesk Inventor automation, generating configurable parts and assemblies through code, and moving away from Factory Design to create flexible internal tools.

You will work with engineers to automate CAD tasks, enhance legacy workflows, and deliver reliable software that improves drafting speed and accuracy.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development in engineering, manufacturing, CAD, or design automation.
• Proficiency in C# and the .NET ecosystem; ability to read, maintain, or develop VB.NET code.
• Experience with Visual Studio and object-oriented programming.
• Hands-on experience with Autodesk Inventor or similar CAD platform.
• Understanding of mechanical assemblies, drawings, BOMs, parameters, and parametric modeling.
• Ability to analyze workflows, work independently, and communicate with engineering users.
• Experience with Git or other source control.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain engineering applications using C#, VB.NET, and .NET.
• Use Inventor API to create, modify, and configure parts and assemblies via code.
• Automate drawings including views, dimensions, annotations, and BOMs.
• Build tools for component placement, constraints, parameters, and iProperties.
• Modernize legacy workflows and support existing VB/C# apps.
• Collaborate with engineers to automate manual design processes.
• Troubleshoot CAD automation issues and write maintainable code.
• Assist integrations between engineering software, Autodesk systems, databases, and other business systems.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Independent work

Effective communication

Object-oriented programming

Mechanical assemblies

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering/Mechanical Engineering

Associate degree + strong CAD automation experience considered

Tools

C#

VB.NET

Visual Studio

Autodesk Inventor API

Git

SQL Server

REST APIs

JSON

XML

Job description

WireCrafters, LLC, based in Louisville, KY, seeks an Engineering Software Developer to build automation tools for engineering and manufacturing teams. The role focuses on Autodesk Inventor automation, generating configurable parts and assemblies through code, and moving away from Factory Design to create flexible internal tools.

You will work with engineers to automate CAD tasks, enhance legacy workflows, and deliver reliable software that improves drafting speed and accuracy.