CAD Technician II - CC

Pike Engineering; Exton (PA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Pike Engineering is seeking an intermediate CAD Technician I in Exton, PA to draft and organize engineering drawings from sketches. You’ll work with limited supervision on moderately complex tasks, coordinating with multiple groups while providing practical drafting input.

Responsibilities include producing diagrams, schematics, and layouts to scale, performing basic engineering calculations, and creating substation/relay drawings using CAD tools.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1-2 years of training at a technical school or equivalent experience.
• 2-4 years of experience in the preparation of engineering drawings and diagrams as a Drafter 1.
• Proven AutoCAD and/or Microstation skills.
• Strong PC/IT skills (i.e., Word, Excel, etc).
• Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Diagrams, schematics, layouts, multiview, and various drawings to scale in accordance with clients' requests.
• Mathematical, geometrical, and minor engineering computations.
• To scale engineering drawings using computer aided drafting system.
• Detailed design drawings and related specifications of civil/electrical equipment according to engineering sketches, specifications, and related data and drawings to determine design factors such as size, shape, and arrangement of parts.
• This would include structure, schematic, foundation, grounding, steel, layout, equipment, apparatus, wiring, panel, AC&DC, one lines, and other type drawings necessary to produce substation, relay, and line design job packages.
• File drawings, maintain catalogs of engineering data, and perform other routine drawing room functions as required.

Skills

AutoCAD

MicroStation

MS Office

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Independent work

Leadership

Education

High school diploma

Technical school training

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

CAD software familiarity

Job description

Position Overview:

This is an intermediate level position which requires satisfactory performance of tasks assigned at the CAD Technician I level. Incumbents assigned to this level are required to exercise some independent responsibility in resolving problems, handling communications, and understanding department and work unit procedures. An incumbent at this level performs non-routine drafting assignments of moderate complexity from rough or general drawings, sketches, or layouts. This includes drawing irregular shapes, multiple functions, and precise positional relationships between components. Work is performed independently after initial assignment with advice provided by supervisor or engineering/designer personnel. Generally, this position requires coordination of own work details with other groups or sections within the department. The incumbent may be required to give technical advice to the Drafter 1.

Duties & Responsibilities

Under some supervision, will provide

• Diagrams, schematics, layouts, multiview, and various drawings to scale in accordance with clients' requests.

• Mathematical, geometrical, and minor engineering computations.

• To scale engineering drawings using computer aided drafting system

• Detailed design drawings and related specifications of civil/ electrical equipment according to engineering sketches, specifications, and related data and drawings to determine design factors such as size, shape, and arrangement of parts.

  • This would include structure, schematic, foundation, grounding, steel, layout, equipment, apparatus, wiring, panel, AC&DC, one lines, and other type drawings necessary to produce substation, relay, and line design job packages

• File drawings, maintain catalogs of engineering data, and perform other routine drawing room functions as required

Requirements

• Successful completion of high school diploma or equivalent

• 1-2 years of training at a technical school or equivalent experience

• 2-4 years of experience in the preparation of engineering drawings and diagrams as a Drafter 1

• Proven AutoCad and/or Microstation skills

• Strong PC/IT skills (i.e., Word, Excel, etc)

• Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

• Good written and oral communication skills

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills

Other Skills/Abilities

Self-Motivated

Work independently

Team-Oriented

Customer Oriented

Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in the production of engineering quality drawings with multiple CAD systems (i.e.; AutoCad, Microstation)

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

Pike Engineering is a Non-Union Company

About Us

Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and we continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, manpower and equipment to perform any job.

“Essential” is the one word that sums up who we are, the work we do and what our people mean to us. Each of our employees plays a critical role in ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them.

Pike is a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.