Drafter

CHART COOLER SVC CO INC; Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

HSA contributions

401k with company match

Paid family leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Job summary

Chart Industries, Inc. in Windsor, CT is seeking an onsite CAD Designer to join the Howden USA Aftermarket division. You will create production-ready 3D models, interpret drawings, and generate BOMs while ensuring tolerances and welding joints meet specifications.

You will apply drafting standards, GD&T and sheet metal detailing in a manufacturing setting, collaborating with cross-functional teams to update legacy designs and resolve design questions on the floor.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or Drafting Certificate required.
• Minimum 5 years’ solid modeling experience (Autodesk Inventor preferred).
• Knowledge of welding processes and welding symbols required.
• Knowledge of GD&T ASME Y14.5 and drawing standards.
• Sheet metal design/detailing experience and MS Office proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Apply mechanical design expertise to produce complex layouts and detail drawings for rotating equipment.
• Interpret customer drawings and specifications to design within company capabilities and manufacturing processes.
• Create production-ready 3D CAD models meeting tolerances and joint requirements for robotic welding.
• Prepare BOMs and procurement specs through the ERP system and drawings.
• Update legacy designs to current company standards and assist other departments as needed.

Skills

Welding knowledge

GD&T (ASME Y14.5)

Drafting standards

MS Office

Manufacturing environment experience

Education

High School diploma or GED or Drafting Certificate

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Autodesk Vault Professional

ERP software

Job description

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Location: Windsor, CT, United States, 06095

We are hiring an onsite CAD Designer for our Windsor, CT location reporting to the Howden USA Aftermarket division.

What Will You Do?

Apply mechanical design expertise as part of the cross functional team to produce complex layouts, and detail drafting required for production of rotating equipment.
Interpret customer drawings and specifications and design products within the capabilities of the company and its manufacturing processes.
Work independently to design new structurally sound components, or work from sketches, specifications, layouts, blueprints, or engineering sheets, along with other information to make all required design, layout and detail drawings.
Specify and provide manufacturing tolerances, finishes, details, parts, calculations, dimensions and other data utilizing the company’s integrated computer software systems.
Create accurate, production-ready 3D models using CAD software, ensuring designs meet dimensional, tolerance, and joint requirements for robotic welding applications.
Prepare manufacturing and procurement bills-of-material and specifications lists through drawings and the company’s ERP system.
Aid other departments in interpreting drawings, designs, specifications, and resolving questions or problems.
Perform Design For Manufacturing Assemblies and update legacy designs to current company standards.

Salary range: $85k-95k

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

Sitting for long periods of time. Working on a computer. Walking on the production floor.

Your Experience Should Be...

High School diploma or GED or Drafting Certificate with equivalent product design work experience.
Minimum 5 years’ Solid Modeling experience (Autodesk Inventor preferred) and related database software (Autodesk Vault Professional preferred). Candidates without this experience will not be considered.
Knowledge of welding process and welding symbols.
Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing ASME Y14.5.
Knowledge of drafting standards and Global Engineering Standards.
Sheet metal design/detailing experience preferred.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products.
Work experience within an engineered product / manufacturing environment preferred.

Our Benefits Package...

Medical, dental and vision insurance
Employer contributions to an HSA account
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental individual, spouse and dependent child coverage
Up to two weeks of paid family leave
401k retirement savings plan including a company match

Chart Industries, Inc. is a leading independent global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the Energy and Industrial Gas markets. Our unique product portfolio is used in every phase of the liquid gas supply chain, including upfront engineering, service and repair.