Plant Engineering & CAD Design Lead

Champion Homes; San Jacinto (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Champion Home Builders in California is seeking an experienced engineer to manage plant engineering and drafting, ensuring design feasibility and regulatory compliance across projects.

The role requires leading CAD drafters, coordinating with sales, production, and QA, and maintaining traceable files and liaison with government agencies. Strong leadership and problem-solving skills are essential for timely design modifications and process improvements.

Qualifications

• AA degree from a two-year college or technical school.
• Five to ten years related experience and/or training, or equivalent.
• Ability to lead plant drafting/engineering teams.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, problem-solving, and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manages the plant engineering/drafting functions to ensure a complete flow of information as required by departments such as Accounting, Finance, Production, Quality Control, and Management.
• Analyzes proposed product specifications to determine feasibility of the product proposal.
• Confers with sales, quality control, and production personnel to prepare design modifications and develop designs.
• Prepares or directs preparation of product or system layout and detailed drawings and schematics.
• Conducts training for CAD drafters.
• Uses computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering and design tasks.
• Develops and maintains relationships with applicable Federal, State, and local government agencies, plus third-party agencies that work with the plant.
• Communicates changes and requests for changes from production to the Corporate Engineering Department.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Leadership

Problem-Solving

Time Management

Education

AA degree

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Champion Home Builders in California is seeking an experienced engineer to manage plant engineering and drafting, ensuring design feasibility and regulatory compliance across projects.

The role requires leading CAD drafters, coordinating with sales, production, and QA, and maintaining traceable files and liaison with government agencies. Strong leadership and problem-solving skills are essential for timely design modifications and process improvements.