Product Designer: Mechanical CAD for Electrical Systems

nVent; Missouri; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision plans

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement & parental leave

Job summary

nVent is seeking a skilled CAD drafter/designer to develop and refine product builds. You will work from customer requirements to create accurate 2D/3D designs using AutoCAD and Inventor/SolidWorks, maintain BOMs, and collaborate across engineering and manufacturing to ensure production readiness.

The ideal candidate has an associate degree in a related field and 3–5+ years of drafting or mechanical development experience, with strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent in a technical drafting/engineering field.
• 3–5+ years in product development, drafting, or related experience preferred.
• Experience building detailed drawings and assemblies with high accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Review requirements, drawings, and specs to develop suitable product builds.
• Build/modify 2D and 3D designs with manufacturability in mind.
• Verify dimensions, tolerances, and specifications; flag discrepancies.
• Apply materials, fabrication processes, and manufacturing methods to builds.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and other teams to ensure production-readiness.
• Create and maintain BOMs throughout design process.
• Review and validate builds for fit, material selection, and requirements.
• Prepare preliminary and final drawing packages for customers; incorporate feedback.
• Develop final drawing packages and release builds for production.
• Support manufacturing with fabrication drawings and design-related queries.

Skills

Detail drawings

Independent work

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Associate degree in Drafting/Build Technology/Engineering Technology

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

SolidWorks

Job description

nVent is seeking a skilled CAD drafter/designer to develop and refine product builds. You will work from customer requirements to create accurate 2D/3D designs using AutoCAD and Inventor/SolidWorks, maintain BOMs, and collaborate across engineering and manufacturing to ensure production readiness.

The ideal candidate has an associate degree in a related field and 3–5+ years of drafting or mechanical development experience, with strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.