Cad Drafter

Actalent; United States; Remote; USD 62,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & vision

401(k) retirement plan

Life Insurance

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a CAD Drafter to support an AI-driven initiative, focusing on labeling and preparing mechanical design data from CAD models. You will collaborate with engineering and AI teams to drive automated design workflows in a remote-capable role.

The position requires 5+ years of mechanical design experience, a Bachelor's degree, and strong CAD tools proficiency. The role offers contract-based work with fully remote arrangements and competitive hourly pay.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 5+ years mechanical design experience.
• Strong CAD data interpretation and geometry analysis.
• Proficiency with CATIA, NX, SolidWorks.
• Experience with CAD models and simulations in engineering/manufacturing context.

Responsibilities

• Review, label, and annotate mechanical design data for AI model training.
• Work with 3D CAD geometries and formats to manage assets.
• Interpret design changes and capture design intent in data.
• Support AI training datasets with simulations and design iterations.
• Collaborate with AI/automation tools to refine workflows.
• Generate datasets to support AI development and testing activities.

Skills

5+ years design

Bachelor's degree

CAD data interpretation

CAD methods & geometry

Design changes interpretation

Simulation knowledge

Engineering data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CATIA

NX

SolidWorks

Job description

Job Title: CAD Drafter

Job Description

This role supports an advanced AI initiative focused on automating design engineering processes. Instead of creating manufacturing designs directly, you will help train next-generation AI models by working extensively with mechanical design data and 3D CAD models. You will collaborate with engineering and AI teams to ensure design data is accurately reviewed, labeled, and prepared to drive intelligent, automated design workflows.

Responsibilities

• Review, label, and annotate mechanical design data to ensure accuracy and consistency for AI model training.
• Work with 3D CAD geometries and formats such as CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, and related systems to manage and prepare design assets.
• Interpret design changes and understand the engineering decisions behind them to properly capture design intent in the data.
• Apply a strong understanding of simulation methodologies and design iterations to support robust AI training datasets.
• Evaluate, benchmark, and augment existing mechanical design and simulation data to improve AI model performance.
• Generate new design and geometric data sets as needed to support AI development and testing activities.
• Analyze CAD models, simulations, and geometric data to identify patterns, anomalies, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Collaborate with AI and automation tools to refine processes and workflows that support automated design engineering.
• Leverage hands-on mechanical design experience from manufacturing-related environments to validate and contextualize data.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of data management, labeling standards, and documentation to enhance AI-driven workflows.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 5 years of mechanical design experience, preferably in manufacturing-related environments.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong understanding of mechanical design frameworks and principles.
• Proficiency in working with 3D CAD models and geometric data.
• Hands-on experience with CAD tools and formats such as CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, or similar systems.
• Ability to interpret design changes and understand engineering decision-making processes.
• Solid understanding of simulation methodologies, design iterations, and geometry analysis.
• Experience working with CAD models and simulations in an engineering or manufacturing context.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with automation tools and AI-driven workflows is highly desired.
• Exposure to AI concepts, data labeling, and model training processes is beneficial.
• Background in process improvement, including identifying and implementing workflow enhancements.
• Comfort working with benchmarking, evaluation, and augmentation of engineering data sets.
• Candidates with experience (1020+ years) in mechanical design will also be considered.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail when working with complex geometric and simulation data.

Work Environment

You will work in a technology-forward environment that combines mechanical engineering with AI and automation. The role is highly collaborative, involving close interaction with engineering, data, and AI teams to support automated design engineering processes. Day-to-day work centers on digital tools, including 3D CAD platforms such as CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, and related systems, as well as simulation and data analysis tools. The setting emphasizes innovation, continuous improvement, and the adoption of AI-driven workflows, offering opportunities to influence how next-generation design automation solutions are developed and deployed.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Bellevue, WA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $50.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your jobclassification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may besubject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefitsavailable for this temporary role may include the following:Medical, dental & visionCritical Illness, Accident, and Hospital401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions availableLife Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)Short and long-term disabilityHealth Spending Account (HSA)Transportation benefitsEmployee Assistance ProgramTime Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 14, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications withoutregard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability,sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protectedby law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification oradjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability,please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in thecity and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicantswith arrest and conviction records.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process,including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applicationsand qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, youacknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.