Industrial CAD Draftsman

TekWissen LLC; Georgetown (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen LLC is supporting a major automotive client in Georgetown, KY, seeking an experienced CAD/BIM Specialist. You will create and revise 2D drawings and 3D models, coordinating with A/E firms and internal teams to ensure design alignment with owner requirements.

Responsibilities include updating layouts for facility utilities, process equipment, and multi-discipline drawings, while maintaining version control and document workflows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of CAD experience in industrial facility design and construction environments.
• Advanced to expert AutoCAD for 2D/3D layouts and plant utilities.
• Working proficiency with Autodesk Revit, Inventor, Navisworks, ACC, Forma and BlueBeam.

Responsibilities

• Create, revise, and maintain 2D CAD drawings and 3D BIM/Revit models per PE direction and standards.
• Modify facility, utility, and process equipment layouts across mechanical, electrical, piping, HVAC and related disciplines.
• Coordinate drawing/model updates with Plant Engineering and A/E firms; maintain drawing registers and revision records.

Skills

AutoCAD

Revit

Navisworks

BIM

Autodesk Forma

BlueBeam

Plant 3D

Civil 3D

SolidWorks

Drafting

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Associate degree or technical certification in CAD/drafting

High School Diploma

Job description

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. Our client is a recognized prominent global enterprise in the automotive sector, listed among the top 50 companies in the Global Fortune rankings. As a leading player in the global automotive industry, our client manufactures vehicles in 27 countries and effectively markets them across over 170 countries and regions worldwide.

Job Description:

• Primary focus: Follow engineering and management direction to update existing drawings from sketches, markups, comments, and approved design information, then issue the revised drawings to the A/E firm to help communicate and control owner design direction back to the detailed design.
• Coordination and creation of 2D drawings, 3D building models/assemblies relating to facility layouts, utility main and branch piping, and overlay of process equipment layouts to promote accurate representation of the owners’ expectations during the building and facility design process.
• CAD work coordination with A/E firm related to criteria drawings and design package drawing review comments during criteria and design phases.
• Reports to the Engineering Manager in the Client Production Engineering, Plant Engineering group.
• Expected traits: attention to detail, schedule ownership, clear communication, continuous improvement mindset, and ability to remove barriers while demonstrating Client Way values.
• Work Location: Georgetown, KY (Production Engineering Manufacturing Center, PEMC)
• Ability to travel: up to 50% (MI, TX)

Key Responsibilities:

• Create, revise, and maintain 2D CAD drawings and 3D BIM / Revit models under PE direction and project standards.
• Modify and edit facility, utility, and process equipment installation layouts across mechanical, electrical, piping, HVAC, pneumatic, hydraulic drawing disciplines as directed.
• Elevating any issues found during the design modifications that present issues to the construction ability (e.g. inconsistencies, dimension busts, interferences and model collision or interferences.)

Coordination / Document Control:

• Coordinate drawing/model updates with Plant Engineering and A/E Design Firm and support drawing sharing with various Production Engineering shops as needed.
• Maintain CAD files, drawing registers, revisions, document-control records, and release workflows within Autodesk Forma while adhering to revision numbering, clouding while maintaining proper version control of criteria drawings, drawing review comments, and design drawings.
• Support production and installation teams through drawing updates and drawing status reporting as directed.

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Associate degree, technical certification, CAD/drafting certificate, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of CAD experience in industrial facility design and construction environments.

Required CAD Tools:

• Advanced to Expert AutoCAD capability for modifying 2D/3D layouts, plant utilities, supplied equipment layouts,
• Working proficiency with Autodesk Revit, Inventor, Navisworks, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Autodesk Forma and BlueBeam programs.

Work Ownership:

• Manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Communicate clearly with engineers, program mangers, and internal stakeholders.
• Own schedule follow-up, timely status reporting and issue escalation

Additional Requirements:

Education / Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, manufacturing, construction management, or related technical field.

Additional CAD Tools:

• Autodesk Vault experience, including check-in/check-out, revision history, lifecycle/release workflow, and drawing search/retrieval.
• AutoCAD Plant 3D, Civil 3D, SolidWorks, or other CAD/BIM/model coordination tools beyond the required Autodesk platform.
• AutoCAD Electrical, UniDraf, or similar systems for electrical, controls, or schematic drawing updates.

Manufacturing / Facility Experience:

• Automotive or high-volume automated production experience.
• Drawing support of New plant startup, brownfield equipment installation, major model change, or production ramp-up support.
• Facility utilities such as compressed air, chilled water, process exhaust, HVAC, ventilation, chemical/process utilities, or electrical power distribution.

Standards / Team Support:

• CAD automation, drawing templates, BOM export workflows, spare-part documentation, or maintenance-support drawings.
• Mentoring junior CAD technicians or improving CAD standards, layer conventions, title blocks, and release processes.
• Client Production System, Standardized Work, Job Instruction Sheets, JKK, TBP, equipment handover, or Client-specific project documentation.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.