Custom CAD Coordinator, Fine Jewelry

Frank Darling - We're Hiring!; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Compensation

Medical and dental insurance

401k

Paid Time Off

Disability and Life Insurance

Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Frank Darling in New York is seeking a Custom CAD Coordinator who will lead CAD design teams, translating sketches into precise models and guiding production without creating CAD models themselves.

The role requires Rhino experience, strong communication, and jewelry industry knowledge. You'll collaborate with sales, review models, and deliver client-ready prints using FormLabs printers.

Qualifications

• Experience with custom designs, minimum 6 months in CAD modelling, developing or assessing designs.
• Prior experience in fine jewelry production.
• Excellent written communication skills and sketching ability.
• Ability to view 3D model files and inspect them for accuracy.
• Familiarity with fine jewelry terminology and design.
• Ability to interpret sketches and ensure accurate translation into 3D.
• Matrix / Rhino 3DM CAD experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with fine jewelry construction and tolerances.
• Bench jewelry making experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with sales team to collect design requirements
• Translate 2D ring sketches into written CAD requirements
• Review and approve completed CAD models to ensure they meet design guidelines
• Provide CAD team feedback on models that don’t meet design requirements
• Operate FormLabs 3D printer and create client-facing 3D prints

Skills

Attention to detail in CAD workflows

Excellent written communication

Sketching and visual interpretation

Strong interpersonal skills

Tools

Rhino

FormLabs 3D printer

3D CAD reading/analysis

Job description

Job Description

Frank Darling is a female-founded fine jewelry brand making custom engagement rings feel exciting, personal, and refreshingly human. Our modern, sustainability-minded designs have been featured in Vogue, WSJ, Bloomberg, Glossy, and more.

We have an immediate, on-site opening for a Custom CAD Coordinator. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented CAD jewelry professional with strong interpersonal skills that thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.

This role does not require creating CAD models, but instead guiding CAD teams into creating models perfectly and quickly through great communication and clear feedback. While you won’t be creating CAD models, experience with Rhino is required to open, read and analyze models before they go to clients in renders or into casting.

This position is specified in custom designs: being able to assess a custom sketch and to translate it into a workable custom CAD model, while being able to analyze it for structural feasibility. If you want to look at different models every day and If you like the idea of viewing every ring as a puzzle, this is the role for you!

The ideal candidate is a CAD designer… who wants to aim higher and be in charge of multiple CAD Designer and CAD design teams!

• Collaborate with sales team to collect design requirements
• Translate 2D ring sketches into written CAD requirements
• Review and approve completed CAD models to ensure they meet design guidelines
• Provide CAD team feedback on models that don’t meet design requirements
• Operate FormLabs 3D printer and create client-facing 3D prints

Job Description
Frank Darling is a female-founded fine jewelry brand making custom engagement rings feel exciting, personal, and refreshingly human. Our modern, sustainability-minded designs have been featured in Vogue, WSJ, Bloomberg, Glossy, and more.
We have an immediate, on-site opening for a Custom CAD Coordinator. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented CAD jewelry professional with strong interpersonal skills that thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.
This role does not require creating CAD models, but instead guiding CAD teams into creating models perfectly and quickly through great communication and clear feedback. While you won’t be creating CAD models, experience with Rhino is required to open, read and analyze models before they go to clients in renders or into casting.
This position is specified in custom designs: being able to assess a custom sketch and to translate it into a workable custom CAD model, while being able to analyze it for structural feasibility. If you want to look at different models every day and If you like the idea of viewing every ring as a puzzle, this is the role for you!
The ideal candidate is a CAD designer… who wants to aim higher and be in charge of multiple CAD Designer and CAD design teams!
Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with sales team to collect design requirements
• Translate 2D ring sketches into written CAD requirements
• Review and approve completed CAD models to ensure they meet design guidelines
• Provide CAD team feedback on models that don’t meet design requirements
• Operate FormLabs 3D printer and create client-facing 3D prints

Requirements and Experience:

• Experience working with custom designs, minimum 6 months either CAD modelling, developing or assessing designs.
• Prior experience in fine jewelry production
• Excellent written communication skills and sketching ability.
• Ability to view 3d model files and inspect them for accuracy.
• Familiarity with fine jewelry terminology and design
• Ability to anticipate manufacturing issues based on 3D models
• Ability to interpret sketches and ensure they are accurately translated into 3D
• Further Experience in Matrix / Rhino 3DM CAD software a plus but not required.
• Familiarity with fine jewelry construction and tolerances
• Bench jewelry making experience a plus

Job Details:

• $60k-80k based on experience
• Full Time On-Site

Benefits:

• Equity Compensation. Every Frank Darling team member receives a stock option package to share in the company's upside.
• Insurance. Medical and dental insurance kicks in on the first day of your first full month!
• 401k. Optional 401k program.
• Paid Time Off. Flexible, unlimited paid time off policy enables motivated, goal-oriented team members to recharge
• Disability and Life Insurance.
• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits.
• Employee Discounts. A generous discount program for you, your friends, and your family to make it easy to wear and gift Frank Darling.