Product CAD Designer

Hubbell Lighting Inc; Leeds (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Hubbell Incorporated seeks an experienced design/draughting specialist to support Engineer-to-order high voltage substation and transmission switches. You will translate customer specs into detailed 2D/3D drawings using Inventor, SolidWorks, and AutoCAD, while ensuring compliance with relevant standards.

You will collaborate with sales, engineering, and manufacturing to align designs with manufacturability, review changes, and manage project drawing schedules in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of engineering design experience with 2D/3D CAD tools.
• Experience translating customer requirements into detailed drawings for ETO hardware.
• Familiarity with structural drawings and standards compliance.
• Proficiency with SAP ERP and MS Office products.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform design and drafting duties for Engineer-to-order department.
• Create accurate drawings in line with standards and schedules.
• Ensure manufacturability and quality considerations are addressed.
• Collaborate with production and customers through design/approval processes.
• Manage engineering change orders and update drawings accordingly.
• Maintain drawing schedules in a fast-paced environment.
• Communicate issues and updates to shop floor and engineering teams.

Skills

Engineering design

2D/3D CAD

Autodesk Inventor

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Engineering Change Management

Reading structural drawings

Dynamic mechanical systems

Electrical systems

Steel drafting

SAP ERP

MS Office

Communication skills

Education

Associate degree in drafting/design

Tools

Autodesk Vault

SAP Fiori

PTC Windchill

Job description

Job Overview

Design, develop, and draft customized solutions based on customer requirements while maintaining compliance with the latest industry standards relevant to the product line. Work closely with sales, engineering, and manufacturing teams to translate customer specifications into detailed design drawings that will include structural steel and aluminum, as well as control mechanisms used in Engineer-to-Order (ETO) high voltage substation and transmission switches.

A Day In The Life

• Perform design and drafting duties for Engineer-to-order department
• Ensure drawings are accurate and completed in a timely manner
• Ensure drawings are compliant with relevant standards and specifications
• Communicate regularly with production shop floor regarding any manufacturability or quality issues
• Interact with customers both internally and externally during the design and approval process
• Author and manage Engineering Change Orders as appropriate
• Manage own drawing schedule in a fast-paced environment while designing various product types

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Must have a minimum of 2+ years of engineering design and proficient with 2D and 3D CAD packages (ideally Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, and Autodesk AutoCAD)
• Experience in Engineering Change Management (ideally Autodesk Vault, SAP Fiori, and PTC Windchill)
• Experience reading and interpreting structural drawings
• Understanding of dynamic mechanical and electrical systems
• Steel fabrication drafting and design experience
• Experience in SAP ERP software
• Experience in MS Office Products
• Must have excellent communication, writing, and verbal skills
• Education: Associate’s degree, or equivalent experience in drafting and design

Hubbell Incorporated

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.

Hubbell Utility Solutions

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.

The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.