Mechanical CAD Designer/3D Modeler

Chart Industries; Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Employer contributions to an HSA

Health Care and Dependent Care FSA

Short-term and long-term disability

Basic life insurance with optional add

Paid family leave

401k with company match

Job summary

Chart Industries, Inc. in Windsor, CT, is seeking an onsite CAD Designer to join the Howden USA Aftermarket division.

You will produce complex layouts and drafting for rotating equipment, interpret drawings, and create 3D models using Autodesk Inventor, ensuring tolerances and joint requirements are met. Ideal candidates hold a high school diploma or drafting certificate with 5+ years of solid modeling experience, familiarity with Autodesk Vault, welding symbols, GD&T, and standard drafting

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or Drafting Certificate with equivalent product design work experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ Solid Modeling experience (Autodesk Inventor preferred) and related database software (Autodesk Vault Professional preferred).
• Knowledge of welding process and welding symbols.
• Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing ASME Y14.5.
• Knowledge of drafting standards and Global Engineering Standards.
• Sheet metal design/detailing experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products.
• Work experience within an engineered product / manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Apply mechanical design expertise to produce complex layouts and detail drawings for production of rotating equipment.
• Interpret customer drawings and specifications and design products within company capabilities.
• Design new components from sketches, specifications, layouts or engineering sheets for production.
• Provide tolerances, finishes, details, parts, calculations and data using company systems.
• Create 3D models using CAD software, ensuring dimensional and joint requirements for robotic welding.
• Prepare manufacturing and procurement bills of materials and specifications lists via ERP.
• Aid other departments in interpreting drawings and resolving questions.
• Perform Design For Manufacturing Assemblies and update legacy designs to current standards.

Skills

Solid modeling

GD&T

Drafting standards

Microsoft Office

Education

High School diploma or GED or Drafting Certificate

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Autodesk Vault Professional

Job description

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Location: Windsor, CT, United States, 06095

We are hiring an onsite CAD Designer for our Windsor, CT location reporting to the Howden USA Aftermarket division.

What Will You Do?

• Apply mechanical design expertise as part of the cross functional team to produce complex layouts, and detail drafting required for production of rotating equipment.
• Interpret customer drawings and specifications and design products within the capabilities of the company and its manufacturing processes.
• Work independently to design new structurally sound components, or work from sketches, specifications, layouts, blueprints, or engineering sheets, along with other information to make all required design, layout and detail drawings.
• Specify and provide manufacturing tolerances, finishes, details, parts, calculations, dimensions and other data utilizing the company’s integrated computer software systems.
• Create accurate, production-ready 3D models using CAD software, ensuring designs meet dimensional, tolerance, and joint requirements for robotic welding applications.
• Prepare manufacturing and procurement bills-of-material and specifications lists through drawings and the company’s ERP system.
• Aid other departments in interpreting drawings, designs, specifications, and resolving questions or problems.
• Perform Design For Manufacturing Assemblies and update legacy designs to current company standards.

Salary range: $85k-95k

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

Sitting for long periods of time. Working on a computer. Walking on the production floor.

Your Experience Should Be...

• High School diploma or GED or Drafting Certificate with equivalent product design work experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ Solid Modeling experience (Autodesk Inventor preferred) and related database software (Autodesk Vault Professional preferred). Candidates without this experience will not be considered.
• Knowledge of welding process and welding symbols.
• Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing ASME Y14.5.
• Knowledge of drafting standards and Global Engineering Standards.
• Sheet metal design/detailing experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products.
• Work experience within an engineered product / manufacturing environment preferred.

Our Benefits Package...

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer contributions to an HSA account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental individual, spouse and dependent child coverage
• Up to two weeks of paid family leave
• 401k retirement savings plan including a company match

Chart Industries, Inc. is a leading independent global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the Energy and Industrial Gas markets. Our unique product portfolio is used in every phase of the liquid gas supply chain, including upfront engineering, service and repair.