Mechanical CAD Designer

Top Prospect Group; Conway (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k (company match up to 8%)

Life Insurance

AD&D Paid Vacation & Personal Days

9 Paid Holidays

Advancement/Career Path Opportunities

Bonus Eligible

Job summary

Top Prospect Group in Conway, SC is seeking a Mechanical CAD Designer to support sustaining engineering and plant layout. You will update old equipment drawings, reverse-engineer obsolete parts, and design brackets and guards.

You will manage facility building drawings, organize layouts into layers, and modernize drafting by converting legacy files to 3D and 2D production drawings. Strong SolidWorks and AutoCAD skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
• 2–4 years of mechanical drafting or plant layout experience in heavy manufacturing.
• Proficient with SolidWorks and AutoCAD 2D; experience reverse-engineering parts.

Responsibilities

• Design brackets, guards, mounts and fixtures to improve safety and efficiency.
• Update master facility drawings and segregate layouts into clear layers.
• Convert legacy drawings into parametric 3D models and standardized 2D drawings.
• Ensure GD&T accuracy and maintain version-controlled engineering files.

Skills

SolidWorks

AutoCAD 2D

Reverse engineering tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Mechanical CAD Designer

Location: Conway SC Myrtle Beach Area

Type: Full Time Onsite Direct Hire

Salary: $70-80K DOE Plus excellent Benefits

Position Overview

In this role, you will focus on sustaining engineering, equipment optimization, plant layout organization, and legacy data modernization. You will be responsible for updating old equipment drawings, reverse-engineering obsolete components, and designing practical modifications like brackets and guards. Additionally, you will take ownership of the facility building drawings, segregating and updating layout files to reflect accurate factory floor footprints. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented SolidWorks and AutoCAD user to directly support factory uptime and infrastructure organization.

Core Responsibilities

Sustaining Engineering & Equipment Support

• Design custom brackets, safety guards, mounts, and simple mechanical fixtures to improve factory floor safety and machine efficiency.
• Identify and source compatible replacement parts for obsolete equipment by analyzing fit, form, and function.
• Collaborate with maintenance technicians and production teams to troubleshoot equipment issues and model practical, fast-turnaround solutions.

Facility Layout & Building Drawings Management

• Update and maintain master facility building drawings to ensure accurate plant floor footprints and structural dimensions.
• Segregate complex facility layouts into clear, manageable layers or separate files (e.g., separating utility lines, production equipment, safety pathways, and structural grids).
• Document equipment relocations and new machinery installations within the master layout to keep plant documentation live and accurate.

Drafting & Documentation Modernization

• Convert legacy drawings (paper blueprints, PDFs, 2D AutoCAD files) into fully parametric 3D models and standardized 2D production drawings.
• Audit, clean up, and organize the existing engineering file database to establish clear version control.
• Apply proper Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) to ensure outsourced or internally machined parts fit perfectly on the first try.

Job Requirements & Qualifications

• Education (Required): Must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience: 2 to 4 years of professional experience in mechanical drafting, CAD design, or plant layout design, ideally within a heavy manufacturing, steel, or industrial plant environment.
• Software Expertise: Highly proficient in SolidWorks (3D modeling, sheet metal design, assembly creation, and 2D drafting).
• Software Expertise: Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD 2D for handling large facility and building layout drawings.
• Technical Skills: Strong ability to reverse-engineer physical parts using calipers, micrometers, and other standard measuring tools.
• Technical Skills: Experience reading architectural or industrial plant building layout drawings.
• Technical Skills: Solid understanding of manufacturing processes (machining, welding, sheet metal fabrication) to ensure designs are easy and cost-effective to build.
• Soft Skills: Self-starter with a strong inner drive to hunt down missing information and independently tackle unorganized archives.
• Soft Skills: Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision, manage daily tasks efficiently, and make logical technical decisions on the fly.
• Soft Skills: Highly organized, methodical, and enthusiastic about "dusting off" old files to bring them to modern standards.
• Soft Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with shop-floor technicians, engineers, and facility managers.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional technical and problem-solving skills and reasoning ability.
• Soft Skills: Ability to succeed in a team-oriented environment with strong collaboration skills.
• Soft Skills: Express a strong desire for personal and professional growth within a team environment that strives to create new and novel designs aligning with our corporate goals.

ITAR and EAR Disclosure Statement

This position requires compliance with ITAR and/or EAR requirements. As a potential candidate for this position, you must be a “U.S. Person” (as defined under 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 and 15 C.F.R. § 772.1). The International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR") and the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") are the primary export control regulations in the United States. The successful candidate will be required to show proof substantiating their status as a U.S. Person.

Full-Time Benefits

Start on Day 1 and include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k (company match up to 8% after one year)
• Life Insurance
• AD&D Paid Vacation & Personal Days
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Advancement/Career Path Opportunities
• Bonus Eligible