CMPD CAD Designer - Structures

A01098 GE Vernova International LLC; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a CAD Designer - Structures to translate engineering input into high-quality, on-time drawings for large power generation equipment. This individual contributor role emphasizes model and drawing creation, BOM management, and adherence to GE Vernova processes.

You will work under engineers and Senior Designers, applying GD&T, SIM TO features, and PLM tools to deliver detailed drawings. The job requires 1 year CAD design or 5 years experience; mechanical design knowledge

Qualifications

• Technical Degree or Certification and a minimum of CAD design/drafting or component design experience.
• Desired: Experience in mechanical design.
• Working knowledge of agency certifications, codes & standards.
• Working knowledge of Power Generation mechanical equipment.
• Knowledge of drafting standards.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility in handling a diverse workload.
• Highly motivated and self-directed.

Responsibilities

• Create/maintain mechanical models and drawings for large Power Generation Equipment.
• Create/maintain bill of materials.
• Follow engineers and Senior Designers to complete designs and retrieve input information.
• Execute design details per GE Vernova processes and documentation procedures.
• Issue drawings, models and BOMs per GE Vernova processes.
• Define/maintain schedules for design activities and communicate issues early.
• Understand GD&T and GE Vernova drawing standards; produce high-quality drawings with SIM TO features.
• Create detailed markups and new drawings; understand detailing processes/standards.
• Understand part attributes and their functionality.
• Proficient in PLM and mentor others in its use.

Skills

CAD design

GD&T

Mechanical design

Drafting standards

Power generation equipment

Interpersonal skills

PLM

Self-starter

Education

Technical Degree or Certification

Tools

PLM

Job description

Job Description Summary The CAD Designer - Structures at GE Vernova is an individual contributor responsible for taking engineering input to create quality, on-time, world-class drawings.

Essential Functions / Responsibilities:

• Ability to create / maintain mechanical models and drawings for large Power Generation Equipment.
• Ability to create / maintain bill of materials.
• Following direction from engineers and Senior Designers to complete designs: Retrieving design input information
• Executing design details per standard GE Vernova practices and documentation procedures
• Issuing drawings, models and Bill of Materials per documented GE Vernova processes
• Help define/maintain and meet scheduled dates for design related activities, and provide early communication to alert management of issues.
• Understand GD&T principles and GE Venova drawing standards and capable to create high quality detailed drawings with SIM TO products/features
• Create detailed markups, create new drawings and have a full understanding of detailing processes/standards
• Understanding of part attributes and their functionality
• Proficient in PLM and able to mentor others in use of PLM

Basic Qualifications:

• Technical Degree or Certification and a minimum of 1 year of CAD design/drafting or component design experience. OR 5 years of CAD design/drafting or component design experience.
• Desired: Experience in mechanical design
• Working knowledge of various agency certifications, codes & standards
• Working knowledge of Power Generation mechanical Equipment
• Knowledge of drafting standards
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Flexibility in handling a diverse and challenging workload
• Highly motivated & self-directing/self-starter
• Quality, Customer satisfaction, schedule and cost mindset

Additional Information

• For U.S. based candidates only, for purposes of complying with U.S. pay transparency requirements, the base pay for this position is $1,445.66 weekly.
• GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.
• GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
• GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.
• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
• GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.
• GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
• GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.
• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
• Relocation Assistance Provided: No
• *The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas.
• This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on September 28, 2026.
• Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance and 12 paid holidays.
• New hires also receive 40 hours of personal business time, 160 hours of personal illness and caregiving time (subject to state law), and two weeks of annual vacation (which may be pro-rated based on start date).
• GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, GE Vernova) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion.
• No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program.
• This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
• Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it.
• If we want our energy future to be different...we must be different.
• Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, GE, in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. Ver / verde signal Earth's verdant and lush ecosystems. Nova, from the Latin novus, nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.
• Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com