CAD Designer: SolidWorks for Pressure Vessels

Worthington Enterprises, Inc.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Worthington Enterprises, based in Columbus, OH, seeks a CAD Designer/Drafter to create and maintain pressure vessel drawings and SolidWorks models. You will translate customer specs into manufacturable drawings and manage BOMs, weld details, and PPAP documentation.

Collaboration with design engineers, quality teams, and external fabricators is essential. The ideal candidate has 2–4 years of drafting experience with SolidWorks in manufacturing, strong attention to detail, and familiarity with

Qualifications

• SolidWorks 3D modeling, assemblies, weldments, and detailing experience.
• Ability to interpret engineering calculations, customer specs, and redlines into controlled drawings.
• Understanding of GD&T and ASME/Pressure Vessel drawing practices is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create and revise SolidWorks 3D models and manufacturing drawings for pressure vessels and assemblies.
• Translate engineering inputs into fabrication and assembly drawings under guidance of ASME Design Engineer.
• Develop and maintain bills of material, weld details, nozzle orientations, tolerances, and GD&T.
• Prepare customer approval drawings, shop drawings, supplier drawing packages, and configured-to-order docs for OSP projects.
• Manage drawing revisions, engineering changes, redlines, and document release per established processes.
• Coordinate with Design Engineer, Project Manager, Quality, Sourcing, Operations and OSP suppliers to resolve drawing questions and support on-time releases.
• Support design-for-manufacturing reviews and incorporate supplier feedback while maintaining design intent.
• Prepare ballooned drawings and identify critical characteristics for PPAP and First Article Inspection activities.
• Assist Quality with inspection documentation including dimensional layouts and production records.
• Perform detailed drawing checks for completeness, dimensional consistency, BOM accuracy, and revision status.
• Maintain and improve standard drawing templates and documentation content for OSP speed and consistency.
• Support continuous-improvement and digital-automation efforts with responsible AI usage.

Skills

SolidWorks proficiency

GD&T knowledge

Engineering drawings

BOM creation

Team communication

Detail orientation

Education

Associate degree in CAD/drafting

SolidWorks certification or GD&T training

Tools

PDM/PLM

ERP systems

Microsoft 365

Job description

Worthington Enterprises, based in Columbus, OH, seeks a CAD Designer/Drafter to create and maintain pressure vessel drawings and SolidWorks models. You will translate customer specs into manufacturable drawings and manage BOMs, weld details, and PPAP documentation.

Collaboration with design engineers, quality teams, and external fabricators is essential. The ideal candidate has 2–4 years of drafting experience with SolidWorks in manufacturing, strong attention to detail, and familiarity with