Junior CAD Designer: AutoCAD Focus + Growth to Engineering

AppleOne Employment Services; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major medical

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Escondido, CA is seeking a Junior CAD Designer to advance from a drafting role into civil/structural design. You will work with engineers and project managers on real construction projects, transforming sketches into precise AutoCAD drawings and supporting bid and release packages.

The role emphasizes accuracy, collaboration, and professional growth, with a clear path to higher CAD Designer responsibilities as you gain experience and familiarity with CAD standards.

Qualifications

• Prepare AutoCAD drawings, plans, layouts, and details for engineering projects.
• Coordinate drawing updates with engineers, designers, and project managers.
• Maintain accurate project files, CAD documentation, and drawing revisions.

Responsibilities

• Create and revise technical drawings, plans, layouts, and details using AutoCAD.
• Convert engineer sketches, redlines, and markups into accurate CAD drawings.
• Assist with engineering and construction drawing packages for active projects.
• Update drawings based on design changes, project revisions, and internal review comments.
• Review drawings for dimensions, formatting, accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
• Maintain organized drawing files, project documentation, and CAD standards.

Skills

AutoCAD

Attention to detail

Read drawings

Deadline-driven

Coachable

Education

CAD certificate / associate degree

Tools

Revit

Civil 3D

Bluebeam

Job description

AppleOne Employment Services in Escondido, CA is seeking a Junior CAD Designer to advance from a drafting role into civil/structural design. You will work with engineers and project managers on real construction projects, transforming sketches into precise AutoCAD drawings and supporting bid and release packages.

The role emphasizes accuracy, collaboration, and professional growth, with a clear path to higher CAD Designer responsibilities as you gain experience and familiarity with CAD standards.