CAD Designer

Tharp Consulting; Mankato (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tharp Consulting seeks a CAD designer to create, review, and revise detailed CAD drawings, 3D models, and technical documentation for engineering and manufacturing.

You will coordinate engineering change notices, support document control, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet production needs. This role emphasizes updating designs to improve production efficiency and developing assembly guidelines with accurate drawings.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in CAD for detailed drawing and modeling.
• Strong technical documentation skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage engineering changes and maintain controlled documentation.
• Excellent collaboration skills to work effectively across teams.
• Knowledge of manufacturing/assembly requirements to ensure drawings are accurate.

Responsibilities

• Create, review, and revise detailed CAD drawings, 3D models, and technical documentation for engineering and manufacturing.
• Coordinate engineering change notices and support document control processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet technical and production needs.
• Update designs to improve production efficiency and manufacturing readiness.
• Develop and maintain assembly and installation guidelines with accurate, engineering-aligned drawings.

Skills

CAD proficiency

Technical documentation

Engineering changes

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing/assembly knowledge

Tools

CAD software

Job description

• Create, review, and revise detailed CAD drawings, 3D models, and technical documentation for engineering and manufacturing.
• Coordinate engineering change notices and support document control processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet technical and production needs.
• Update designs to improve production efficiency and manufacturing readiness.
• Develop and maintain assembly and installation guidelines with accurate, engineering-aligned drawings.

Responsibilities

• Create, review, and revise detailed CAD drawings, 3D models, and technical documentation for engineering and manufacturing.
• Coordinate engineering change notices and support document control processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet technical and production needs.
• Update designs to improve production efficiency and manufacturing readiness.
• Develop and maintain assembly and installation guidelines with accurate, engineering-aligned drawings.

Key Qualifications & Skills

• Proficiency in CAD for detailed drawing and modeling.
• Strong technical documentation skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage engineering changes and maintain controlled documentation.
• Excellent collaboration skills to work effectively across teams.
• Knowledge of manufacturing/assembly requirements to ensure drawings are accurate.