Senior CAD Designer | Autodesk Inventor Expert

ADP, Inc.; Batesville (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bad Boy Mowers Main Office in Batesville, AR is seeking a Senior CAD Operator to produce accurate, manufacturing-ready Autodesk Inventor models and drawings and translate concepts into controlled CAD documentation for production parts, assemblies, fixtures, tooling, equipment, and prototypes. This senior individual contributor will improve CAD standards, mentor staff, and ensure revision integrity.

The role emphasizes sound judgment, manufacturing awareness, and risk identification in drawings

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency with Autodesk Inventor, including parametric part modeling, complex assemblies, drawing creation, design views, model states, sheet metal, and structured bills of material.
• Substantial CAD/drafting experience in a manufacturing environment—typically 8+ years, with hands-on Inventor experience.
• Clear, accurate, manufacturing-ready drawings for machined, fabricated, welded, sheet-metal, and assembled components.
• Strong GD&T knowledge, tolerance stack-ups, fits, drawing conventions, and revision control.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, materials, fasteners, standard components, and shop-floor constraints.
• Experience supporting production changes, fixtures/tooling, prototypes, and ECO/ECN workflows.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain complex 3D part and assembly models and fully detailed 2D production drawings in Autodesk Inventor.
• Convert engineering concepts, sketches, redlines, legacy drawings, field measurements, and prototype feedback into complete, manufacturable CAD documentation.
• Apply dimensions, tolerances, fits, datums, surface-finish requirements, weld symbols, notes, and material specifications.
• Develop and maintain bills of material, drawing references, model relationships, and assembly structures.
• Revise existing drawings and models while preserving design intent and release history.
• Design and document fixtures, jigs, gauges, tooling, and manufacturing-support equipment.
• Support prototype and R&D work with concepts, layouts, models, and drawings; incorporate feedback.
• Review designs for manufacturability, assembly sequence, serviceability, and cost.
• Mentor junior CAD operators and engineers in Inventor methods and drawing quality.

Skills

Autodesk Inventor

GD&T

3D modeling

Documentation control

ECO/ECN workflows

Communication

Education

Associate degree in mechanical design or related field

Tools

Autodesk Vault

Job description

Bad Boy Mowers Main Office in Batesville, AR is seeking a Senior CAD Operator to produce accurate, manufacturing-ready Autodesk Inventor models and drawings and translate concepts into controlled CAD documentation for production parts, assemblies, fixtures, tooling, equipment, and prototypes. This senior individual contributor will improve CAD standards, mentor staff, and ensure revision integrity.

The role emphasizes sound judgment, manufacturing awareness, and risk identification in drawings