Piping Drafter: AutoCAD & Spool Detailing Pro

Epic Piping; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid vacation & holidays

401(k) with company match

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

Epic Piping is seeking a Drafter to join our Baton Rouge engineering team. Develop accurate, fabrication-ready pipe spool drawings from client isometrics, specifications, and project requirements, coordinating spools through detailing, checking, audit, and release so shops receive complete instructions on schedule.

Ideal candidates have experience with AutoCAD and plant detailing, plus knowledge of piping components, weld types, and drawing conventions.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical drafting, CAD, pipefitting, welding, or fabrication training preferred.
• One+ years piping, mechanical drafting, pipe fabrication, pipefitting, welding, or closely related experience preferred. Relevant shop experience may substitute for formal drafting experience.

Responsibilities

• Review client isometrics, project scope, specifications, line data, and fabrication requirements before beginning work.
• Produce clear, accurate pipe spool drawings using AutoCAD and other approved department tools.
• Break piping systems into practical fabrication and shipping spools, considering shop capability and trailer limits.
• Apply client standards and project requirements for dimensions, materials, welds, supports, attachments, testing, heat treatment, coating, and nondestructive examination.
• Perform geometry, trigonometry, dimensional, and material takeoff calculations and verify results before submission.
• Prepare drawings for independent checking; resolve checker and audit comments and document revisions accurately.
• Maintain drawing status, priorities, and required records in document-control and production systems.
• Release only complete, approved spool packages and communicate holds, missing information, scope conflicts, and schedule risks.
• Support fabrication shops by answering drawing-related questions and protecting revision traceability.
• Meet quality and throughput expectations while balancing accuracy, priority, and timely spool release.

Skills

AutoCAD

Plant 3D

Pipe fabrication

Detail drawings

Document control

Geometry and trigonometry

Reading isometrics

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

Plant 3D

Spoolgen

JD Edwards

Excel

Job description

Epic Piping is seeking a Drafter to join our Baton Rouge engineering team. Develop accurate, fabrication-ready pipe spool drawings from client isometrics, specifications, and project requirements, coordinating spools through detailing, checking, audit, and release so shops receive complete instructions on schedule.

Ideal candidates have experience with AutoCAD and plant detailing, plus knowledge of piping components, weld types, and drawing conventions.