Engineering Department - Drafter / Prints - Onsite Position

Champion Homes; Topeka (IN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Champion Home Builders in Topeka, IN is seeking a CAD designer to create and revise construction drawings for residential projects. The role involves converting rough sketches and client specifications into precise drawings, ensuring conformance with applicable building codes, and coordinating with Production and Quality teams to address design issues.

The successful candidate will use AutoCAD and Microsoft Office to prepare layouts, calculations, and documentation for third-party approvals,

Qualifications

• Associates degree from a two-year college or technical school including advanced AutoCAD training, or 2–5 years’ CAD experience.

Responsibilities

• Creates designs from rough sketches and engineering data from Sales and customers.
• Drafts detailed construction drawings and installations for walls, roofs, floors, plumbing, electrical, cabinets, gas lines and ducts.
• Uses CAD software to create and revise detailed drawings.
• Drafts drawings for third-party approval and submits to agencies as needed.
• Ensures compliance with US commercial and residential building codes.
• Collaborates with Production and Quality Control to resolve design issues.
• Lays out and modifies home arrangements and system interconnections.
• Generates calculations for analysis using approved software.

Skills

Team Player

Quick Learner

Education

Associate Degree or equivalent in related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

This is NOT a remote job. Individual will work at the Topeka, IN facility.

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Summary

Exercises discretion and judgment, creates model drawings and detailed construction drawings for homes. Performs calculations and analysis to support designs by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Creates designs from rough sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data received from Sales and customers.
• Drafts detailed construction drawings and installations such as walls, roofs, floors, plumbing, water, electrical, cabinets, gas lines, duct prints, foundations elevaThis is NOT a remote job. Individual will work at the Topeka, IN facility.tions, etc.
• Uses computer assisted design (CAD) equipment and software to create detail drawings.
• Drafts detailed construction drawings of houses and installations such as walls, roofs, floors, plumbing, potable water, electrical, cabinets, gas lines, duct prints, pier blocking, elevations, etc.
• Drafts limited approvals and submits to sales and third-party agencies.
• Must be familiar with commercial & residential building codes in the US.
• Confers with Production and Quality Control staff to resolve design details or problems.
• Lays out, redesigns, and modifies home arrangement, and interconnections components and systems.
• Utilizes knowledge of various machines, engineering practices, mathematics, building materials, and other physical sciences to complete drawings.
• Shows dimensions, material to be used, and other information necessary to make detailed drawing clear and complete.
• Generates calculations for analysis of selected designs using approved software.
• Submits drawings to third party agencies for approval.Other duties may be assigned.
• Must be familiar with commercial & residential building codes in the US.

Education And/or Experience

Associates degree from a two-year college or technical school which includes advance training in AutoCAD or two to five years' work experience using the AutoCAD software; or equivalent combination of education and training.

Qualifications

• AutoCAD software experience using 2015 or higher
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Team Player
• Quick Learner

Champion Home Builders is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Champion Home Builders participates in the E-Verify Program.

Background check and Drug Screen are required