CAD Engineering Technician 2026.08 Charlotte, NC

Delta Airport Consultants; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Airport Consultants, Inc., a aviation-focused consulting firm, seeks a CAD Engineering Technician to support planning, design, bidding, and construction phases. You will prepare CAD drawings, exhibits, and ensure compliance with CAD standards.

Experience with AutoCAD and Civil 3D is preferred; travel for onboarding is required; we value attention to detail, teamwork, and proactive problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Experience using CAD in project design and production environments.
• Ability to interpret design data and follow CAD standards.
• Strong communication to liaise with design teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for planning, design, bidding, and construction phases.
• Prepare CAD drawings and exhibits for projects.
• Learn and follow company CAD standards.
• Work with Civil 3D and design data.
• Coordinate printing and preparation of product deliverables.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Team player

Problem solving

Self-motivation

Tools

AutoCAD 2018+

Civil 3D

Autodesk tools

Job description

About Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.

At Delta, we geek out about all things aviation-related. In fact, we like to call ourselves “Aviation enthusiasts”. Supporting clients ranging from large hub commercial airports to general aviation facilities, we provide full-service airport consulting. We’re a group of enthusiastic, creative, challenge-the-status-quo self-starters who go above and beyond to exceed customer expectations.

As a Delta employee, you map your own adventure through diverse project opportunities, ongoing personal and professional development and a culture that supports you through every step. We offer our staff competitive compensation packages and excellent benefits including health, dental, vision and life insurance as well as paid vacation and holidays. The best part about working with us? You get to do work that makes a difference. Our energetic employees volunteer their time in big ways (like coaching sports teams and serving on non-profit boards) and smaller ways (like participating in community fundraising and making career day presentations).

Here, the sky’s the limit. If you’re up for soaring to new heights with us, keep reading!

Job Description (The awesome work you’ll get to do):

• Provide various aspects of support for projects in the planning, design, bidding, and construction phases
• Prepare CAD drawings and exhibits for projects
• Learn and follow company CAD standards
• Work with design data (by others) in Civil 3D
• Coordinate printing and preparation of product deliverables

Job Requirements (The awesome experience you bring):

• AutoCAD 2018 or later, or equivalent
• Civil 3D experience would be great, but is not required
• Working knowledge of Autodesk tools (or equivalent) in an engineer drawing / plan production environment
• If you have experience working in a civil engineering firm, that’s great; but if not, we’d love to learn more about what skills you bring to the table that will make you a successful CAD Engineering Technician - We understand that the right talent can transition into this role from other engineering disciplines
• Familiarity with design processes in airport/road design, site design, construction, and survey preferred, but not required
• Must travel for onboarding and training

Job Personality Traits for Success (The awesome qualities you possess):

• You are conscientious to the point of leaning toward perfectionism as you understand success in this role is all in getting the details accurate
• You are a go-getter who creates your own sense of urgency
• You are a good communicator - you know how to talk to different audiences at different levels to get your point across successfully
• You are quick on your feet and capable of adjusting and solving problems quickly and efficiently, able to come up with innovative ways to accomplish the tasks at hand when necessary
• You’re a Team Player, pitching in help to meet our deadlines

Delta Airport Consultants, Inc provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.