CAD Designer

Airswift; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is looking for a CAD Designer based in Ames, IA, to support brownfield industrial operations with a focus on Smart Instrumentation and AutoCAD. The role involves creating accurate as-built design documentation and ensuring alignment with approved changes.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in IC&E design with over 5 years of experience, proficiency in AutoCAD, and expertise in field verification. This position offers a one-year contract with potential for extension or permanency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial IC&E design or CAD drafting experience.
• Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD for industrial design applications.
• Experience performing field verification and producing accurate as-built documentation.

Responsibilities

• Perform field walkdowns and site surveys to verify existing instrumentation and electrical installations.
• Translate verified field conditions into accurate as-built design documentation.
• Create, revise, and maintain IC&E design drawings in AutoCAD.

Skills

AutoCAD

Smart Instrumentation (SI)

Field verification

Education

High school diploma or GED with advanced coursework in CAD

Tools

SmartPlant (INtootls)

Job description

CAD Designer Duration: 1 year initially (with possibility of extension / becoming permanent) Location: Geismar, LA or Ames, IA CAD Designer is a technical IC&E design role supporting brownfield industrial operations, with a strong focus on Smart Instrumentation, AutoCAD, field verification, and accurate as‑built documentation.

Role Context

This position supports BD/RD facilities in an operating PSM covered environment, where accurate technical documentation and design control are essential to safe, reliable, and compliant operation.

About the Role

The role contributes to the execution and maintenance of IC&E design information, ensuring field conditions, drawings, and Smart Instrumentation content are aligned with approved changes and as‑built status.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform field walkdowns and site surveys to verify existing instrumentation and electrical installations.
• Translate verified field conditions and redlines into accurate as‑built design documentation.
• Execute Smart Instrumentation (SI) design work, including loop data, wiring and termination entries, and instrument tag updates.
• Review Smart Instrumentation (SI) content against field installations and drawings.
• Create, revise, and maintain IC&E design drawings in AutoCAD, including one‑line diagrams, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, motor schematics, control loop drawings, panel drawings, and installation drawings.
• Coordinate with IC&E engineers, reliability personnel, and site staff to keep design data and drawings aligned with approved field conditions.
• Identify discrepancies between Smart Instrumentation (SI), drawings, and field conditions, and work them to resolution through established design workflows.
• Support Management of Change (MOC), routine maintenance, and capital projects through CAD‑based IC&E design support.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with additional advanced specialized coursework in CAD, SmartPlant (INtootls) drafting, instrumentation technology, or electrical design.
• Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD for industrial design applications.
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience using Smart Instrumentation (SI) for design execution.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial IC&E design or CAD drafting experience.
• Experience performing field verification and producing accurate as‑built documentation.
• Experience working in operating, PSM covered facilities.