Drafter/CAD Designer

Johnson Controls; West Columbia (TX); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Johnson Controls in Texas seeks a CAD designer to support project design setup and coordinate with the Project Systems Specialist. You will create design drawings, floor plans, interconnections, and installation details to ensure timely, accurate project turnarounds.

You will prepare panel layouts, riser diagrams, and perform battery and voltage drop calculations under supervision, while maintaining drawing files and documentation per policy.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree or 2 years minimum experience.
• Hybrid role requiring in-office training.
• Experience with AutoCAD 2D.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Prepares complex system design drawings with floor plan layouts, interconnections, and installation detail drawings under guidance of a project design specialist.
• Facilitates the preparation of owner/operation manuals and record drawings using CAD software.
• Checks accuracy of own work and ensures all time is properly coded to projects.
• Collaborates with Project Systems Specialist to ensure clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, and accuracy of calculations and dimensions.
• Maintains project drawing files, drawing library, and documentation per policy.

Skills

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Associates Degree

Tools

AutoCAD 2D

Microsoft Office

Job description

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.

For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.

Organizes workload independently or in collaboration with the Project System Specialist to ensure timely, accurate, and profitable project turn around.

What will you do

Provides initial design setup for all projects as assigned for review by Project Systems Specialist.

How will you do it

• Prepares complex system design drawings in collaboration with others, including floor plan layouts, interconnection drawings, and installation detail drawings. Prepares panel configuration layouts, riser diagrams, along with battery calculations and voltage drop calculations for assigned projects under the guidance of a project design specialist.


• Facilitates the preparation of owner/operation manuals and record drawings using CAD software.


• Checks accuracy of own work and ensures all time is properly coded to projects.


• Collaborates with Project Systems Specialist to ensure clarity, completeness, conformity to standards/specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimension.


• Maintains project drawing files, drawing library, and associated records and documentation per corporate policy.


• Reviews deliverables prepared by less experienced CAD personnel for accuracy and completeness’ as assigned.

Preferred Requirements

• Associates Degreeor 2 years minimum experience.


• Willingness to work in the office for training (Hybrid Role)


• Experience with AutoCAD 2D


• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite Applications (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint)

HIRING HOURLY RANGE: $24-$33 (Hourly rate to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us

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