Electrical CAD Drafter I — Growth Path

AEV; Jefferson (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

American Emergency Vehicles (AEV) is seeking a CAD drafting support professional to prepare drawings and schematics from specifications, layouts, and sketches. You will use CAD tools to create designs, coordinate with engineers, and support projects of limited complexity in a manufacturing environment.

Typical duties include developing detailed drawings, checking dimensions, and maintaining CAD standards while collaborating with production teams to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• CAD and CAE software experience.
• Experience with problem solving techniques (5 why & root cause analysis).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with ability to work with hourly production employees and leadership concerning manufacturing initiatives and progress updates.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and layouts.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed design drawings and specifications from markups and verbal instructions using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment.
• Work with and consult other workers to design, lay out, or detail components and systems to resolve design problems and ensure timely completion.
• Review and analyze specifications, sketches, drawings, ideas, and related data to assess factors affecting component designs and procedures.
• Modify and revise designs to correct operating deficiencies or to reduce production problems.
• Check dimensions of materials to be used to ensure proper fit and function.
• Lay out and draw schematic, orthographic, or angle views to depict functional relationships of components, assemblies, systems, and machines.
• Maintain CAD standards and library of production drawings and bills of material.

Skills

CAD drafting

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Office software

Education

Associate’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

CAD/CAE software

Microsoft Office

Job description

American Emergency Vehicles (AEV) is seeking a CAD drafting support professional to prepare drawings and schematics from specifications, layouts, and sketches. You will use CAD tools to create designs, coordinate with engineers, and support projects of limited complexity in a manufacturing environment.

Typical duties include developing detailed drawings, checking dimensions, and maintaining CAD standards while collaborating with production teams to meet deadlines.