Junior Mechanical Designer: Grow CAD Skills in Robotics

Schmal; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Schmalz in Raleigh, NC seeks an engineering support specialist to assist the design team with mechanical drafting, documentation, and data entry. You will contribute to drawings, part numbers, 3D CAD, and maintain project records in cloud systems.

The role progresses with exposure to design tasks across departments, learning product ranges, testing prototypes, and supporting cost reductions. Requires 1–3 years in engineering support and a technical degree.

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor degree in mechanical design or equivalent.
• 1–3 years of engineering support or CAD drafting experience.
• Experience creating and interpreting engineering drawings.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks or equivalent CAD software.
• Strong documentation and data-entry skills.
• Ability to learn cloud-based systems quickly.

Responsibilities

• Support Design Engineers with mechanical drafting work.
• Prepare and maintain manuals, fabrication files and specs.
• Handle design tasks from multiple departments.
• Enter data into cloud systems to maintain product/project records.
• Learn Schmalz product ranges to support projects.
• Support product standardization with product managers.
• Test prototypes and designs for performance.
• Perform cost analysis with the design team.
• Maintain organized records of specs and results.
• Create pneumatic diagrams for custom designs.
• Manage third party vendor data for design use.
• Assist Assembly to update design changes during build.
• Other duties CAD management, docs, light assembly.

Skills

CAD drafting

3D CAD (SolidWorks)

Data entry

Documentation

Microsoft Office

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Associate’s Degree in Mechanical Design/Drafting

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Robotics or equivalent

Tools

SolidWorks

Cloud-based data systems

ERP / PLM software

Job description

Schmalz in Raleigh, NC seeks an engineering support specialist to assist the design team with mechanical drafting, documentation, and data entry. You will contribute to drawings, part numbers, 3D CAD, and maintain project records in cloud systems.

The role progresses with exposure to design tasks across departments, learning product ranges, testing prototypes, and supporting cost reductions. Requires 1–3 years in engineering support and a technical degree.