Industrial CAD Designer — AutoCAD/Inventor, 10–20% Travel

Nestlé; Burlington (WI); On-site; USD 71,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé is seeking a CAD Engineering Designer in Wisconsin to provide preliminary design and drafting support using AutoCAD 2025 across architectural, mechanical, and electrical disciplines. You will prepare documents for capital projects, collaborate with factory teams, and create drawings for equipment tooling, layouts, P&IDs, and fabrication details.

You should be proficient in AutoCAD 2D/3D, Inventor, BIM360/ACC, and be willing to travel 10–20% to other sites.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required, college degree in a related field preferred.
• Professional certification in industrial design/drafting using AutoCAD is preferred.
• Technically competent and highly proficient in AutoCAD 2D/3D to support Early Management principles.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that factory key drawings are kept up-to-date and properly archived at the factory or site.
• Support the factory engineers and operations teams in establishing layouts and flow sheets during design phases.
• Support large print requests for factory events, VIP visits, etc.
• Propose and define different alternatives to support Early Management principles.
• Assist with machine or tooling design using AutoDesk Inventor.
• Update and coordinate technical guidelines and specifications related to drawings.
• Maintain standards for engineering drawings in line with Group Engineering standards.
• Organize engineering drawings and manuals, digitize drawings as necessary.
• Provide training to factory engineers or third-party contractors on drawings.
• Manage small building upgrade projects with contractor supervision.
• Support SAP and NIMT administration for Engineering.
• Travel to other Nestlé factories and vendor sites as required (10-20%).

Skills

AutoCAD 2D/3D

AutoDesk Inventor

SAP

TPM experience

Hygiene in food plant design

MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

College degree in related field (preferred)

Professional certification in industrial design/drafting (AutoCAD)

Tools

BIM360

ACC (AutoCAD Construction Cloud)

Job description

Nestlé is seeking a CAD Engineering Designer in Wisconsin to provide preliminary design and drafting support using AutoCAD 2025 across architectural, mechanical, and electrical disciplines. You will prepare documents for capital projects, collaborate with factory teams, and create drawings for equipment tooling, layouts, P&IDs, and fabrication details.

You should be proficient in AutoCAD 2D/3D, Inventor, BIM360/ACC, and be willing to travel 10–20% to other sites.