CAD Designer - 1st Shift

Stryker; Portage (MI); On-site; USD 47,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Wellbeing program

Dental insurance

Job summary

Stryker in Portage, MI is seeking an on-site CAD Engineer to create and revise 3D models and drawings using Creo, while partnering with engineers across disciplines. You will act as a Windchill power user, ensuring proper data management, document lifecycles, and smooth product releases in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires a degree or equivalent experience, strong CAD/PLM skills, and the ability to interpret technical drawings and drive engineering changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years relevant work experience, in lieu of degree.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP, PLM, and CAD systems including 3D modeling, engineering drawings, drafting standards, technical documentation, product data management, and engineering change processes.
• Experience interpreting technical drawings and supporting engineering documentation and change control processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Create, revise, and maintain 3D CAD models and engineering drawings using PTC Creo in accordance with company drafting standards.
• Partner with mechanical, product, and electrical engineers to support product development, sustaining engineering activities, prototype builds, testing, and design updates.
• Serve as a Windchill power user, managing CAD data, document lifecycles, version control, workflows, and product release activities.
• Review, check, and approve engineering drawings and documentation to ensure compliance with company drafting standards and quality requirements.
• Create, route, and expedite Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), engineering changes, and initial design release documentation through applicable approval processes.
• Maintain Device Master Record documentation and support product sustainment, quality system, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical support, training, and troubleshooting to engineers on CAD, Windchill, and documentation processes.
• Support design-for-manufacturability initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve design, documentation, and production-related issues.

Skills

ERP

PLM

CAD systems

3D modeling

engineering drawings

drafting standards

technical documentation

product data management

engineering change processes

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or 5+ years relevant work experience

Tools

Creo

Windchill

SolidWorks

Solid Edge

Job description

• Create, revise, and maintain 3D CAD models and engineering drawings using PTC Creo in accordance with company drafting standards.
• Partner with mechanical, product, and electrical engineers to support product development, sustaining engineering activities, prototype builds, testing, and design updates.
• Serve as a Windchill power user, managing CAD data, document lifecycles, version control, workflows, and product release activities.
• Review, check, and approve engineering drawings and documentation to ensure compliance with company drafting standards and quality requirements.
• Create, route, and expedite Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), engineering changes, and initial design release documentation through applicable approval processes.
• Maintain Device Master Record documentation and support product sustainment, quality system, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical support, training, and troubleshooting to engineers on CAD, Windchill, and documentation processes.
• Support design-for-manufacturability initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve design, documentation, and production-related issues.

Schedule

• 1st Shift: Mon – Fri, 8am – 5pm
• Position is onsite in Portage, MI
• Overtime based on business needs

What You Will Do

• Create, revise, and maintain 3D CAD models and engineering drawings using PTC Creo in accordance with company drafting standards.
• Partner with mechanical, product, and electrical engineers to support product development, sustaining engineering activities, prototype builds, testing, and design updates.
• Serve as a Windchill power user, managing CAD data, document lifecycles, version control, workflows, and product release activities.
• Review, check, and approve engineering drawings and documentation to ensure compliance with company drafting standards and quality requirements.
• Create, route, and expedite Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), engineering changes, and initial design release documentation through applicable approval processes.
• Maintain Device Master Record documentation and support product sustainment, quality system, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical support, training, and troubleshooting to engineers on CAD, Windchill, and documentation processes.
• Support design-for-manufacturability initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve design, documentation, and production-related issues.

What you need

• Bachelor’s degree, or 5+ years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree
• Strong working knowledge of ERP, PLM, and CAD systems, including 3D modeling, engineering drawings, drafting standards, technical documentation, product data management, and engineering change processes.
• Experience interpreting technical drawings and supporting engineering documentation and change control processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred

• Experience with Creo, Windchill, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, or similar CAD/PLM systems.
• Manufacturing or fabrication experience, including machining, welding, or Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
• Experience supporting document control systems and product lifecycle management workflows.

$34.16 - $48.02 USD Hourly

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.