Design Engineer

Wood Construction Lumber Job Search; Arizona; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Paid holidays and sick time

Job summary

Wood Construction Lumber Job Search in Arizona is seeking a Sr. Design Engineer to own the drawing function for doors and millwork, read plans, specify hardware, and prepare shop packets for production flow.

Candidates should have 5+ years in premium doors/millwork, deep hardware knowledge, CNC and shop equipment experience, and a track record mentoring a junior drafter, delivering drawings from concept to installation.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of technical design experience in custom doors, architectural millwork, or premium residential construction.
• Deep working knowledge of door construction and hardware function.
• Experience owning drawings from concept through approval to production.
• Fluency with AutoCAD and familiarity with woodworking shop equipment.

Responsibilities

• Own the drawing function for doors and millwork from concept to production.
• Resolve technical questions during the design phase and lead a junior drafter.
• Prepare shop packets that align with shop capabilities and flow to the floor.
• Maintain and improve design processes within existing systems.
• Mentor and raise the drafter's ceiling through example and teaching.

Skills

Door design & millwork

AutoCAD proficiency

Leadership / mentoring

Tools

AutoCAD

CNC machines

Panel saws

Edgebanders

Finishing equipment

Job description

SR. Design Engineer of Custom Doors and Millwork

Location: AZ

Job Description:

Own the drawing function for both doors and millwork — reading plans, asking questions, specifying the hardware, and preparing shop packets. Responsible for keeping drawings moving, resolving technical questions during the design phase, and leading our junior drafter who will report into this role.

We're looking For The right candidate understands doors completely including how a jamb meets a wall, which hardware works with which frame conditions, why a strike misaligns. Understands hardware function at a working level — how locksets engage strikes, how hinges carry weight, how closers regulate swing, how thresholds seal against weather. Specifies hardware with confidence because it is genuinely understood, not just looked up. Understands what our woodworking shop can and cannot build. Knows the capabilities and limitations of CNC equipment, panel saws, edgebanders, and finishing lines. Designs drawings that respect the shop's actual capabilities, so production runs cleanly without workarounds. Solves problems in the drawing phase. Catches the missing hardware spec, the incompatible swing direction, the frame condition that will not work. Shop packets prepared by this person go to the floor and do not come back. Cares about the work — not in a performative way, but in the way that quietly shapes how things get done. Leads with judgment, not authority; and the right candidate will raise that drafter's ceiling by teaching through example. Works skillfully within existing systems rather than trying to reinvent them. We have processes here to be learned first, improved second.

Eligibility Requirements:

Five or more years of technical design experience in custom doors, architectural millwork, high‑end residential construction, or a closely related premium category.

Deep working knowledge of door construction, hardware function, and how doors behave in real installations. Not just familiarity with hardware brands, but genuine understanding of how each piece of hardware works.

Working knowledge of woodworking shop equipment — CNC machines, panel saws, edgebanders, finishing equipment — and how those capabilities shape what is buildable.

Fluency with AutoCAD.

Experience owning drawings from initial concept through approval and into production and installation.

Experience mentoring or leading a junior drafter.

Must be a US citizen or permanent resident of USA or have visa status permitting them to work in the USA.

Must have applicable experience in the Woodworking Industry.

Job Salary:

$90K to $130K+ (pending experience)

Relocation:

Yes

Benefits Offered:

Full benefits: health, dental, vision, life insurance. paid vacation, plus paid holidays and sick time.