Senior CAD Engineer – Mechanical Design & Drafting Lead

Mitsubishi Power Aero; Glastonbury (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitsubishi Power Aero, LLC in Glastonbury, CT, seeks a Senior CAD Administrator – Mechanical Design and Drafter to own and operate our AutoCAD environment for gas turbine packaging and heavy industrial systems. The role demands a senior drafter with cross‑discipline drawing control and CAD platform ownership.

The ideal candidate will produce, review, and manage multidisciplinary drawings, enforce CAD standards, and guide toolsets, templates, and workflows used by engineering and project teams.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or two-year technical school.
• 15+ years AutoCAD experience in engineering/industrial settings.
• Strong electrical and mechanical design drafting background for industrial equipment.
• Experience producing P&IDs, electrical diagrams, GAs, piping drawings, civil layouts.
• Ability to write, modify, and manage CAD scripts (AutoLISP).
• Experience with packaged equipment such as gas turbines, compressors, generators.
• Deep CAD standards, revision control, and document workflows.
• CAD SME readiness.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and upgrade AutoCAD and related Autodesk tools (Plant 3D, Inventor, layer standards, title blocks, symbols, and CAD templates).
• Manage CAD licensing, deployment, user configurations, templates, title blocks, libraries, block libraries, drawing standards, and shared data environments (e.g., Vault).
• Evaluate and implement plug‑ins, CAD automation scripts, and third‑party tools; coordinate with IT to ensure compliance with IT environment and security policies.
• Lead software migrations and ensure cross‑version compatibility across engineering and vendor teams.
• Support engineers, drafters, and contractors with CAD issues and workflows.
• Develop/enforce company‑wide CAD standards, layer guidelines, naming conventions, and revision control.
• Produce or modify electrical, mechanical, civil, and P&ID drawings as needed to support active projects.
• Work closely with Engineering, Projects, Controls, and Programs and Operations teams to ensure timely drawing deliverables.
• Perform drawing reviews for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company and industry standards; review redlines, incorporate engineering changes, and resolve drawing discrepancies.
• Establish workflows for P&IDs, skid layouts, electrical wiring diagrams, and general arrangement drawings.
• Develop and maintain AutoLISP/script‑based CAD automation.
• Create/modify productivity tools, macros, menus, and smart symbols.
• Evaluate and deploy plug‑ins or custom utilities for P&ID, electrical, and piping workflows.
• Extract BOM/metadata using AutoCAD data tools.
• Support future transition toward 3D or model‑based workflows, where applicable.
• Interpret datasheets, vendor drawings, and equipment specifications.
• Coordinate deliverables with fabrication shops, EPCs, and field teams in compliance with company export control policy.

Skills

Electrical & mechanical drafting

P&ID wiring diagrams

CAD standards & revision control

CAD SME / problem solving

Education

Associate's degree or two-year technical school

Tools

AutoCAD

Plant 3D

Inventor

AutoLISP scripting

Job description

Mitsubishi Power Aero, LLC in Glastonbury, CT, seeks a Senior CAD Administrator – Mechanical Design and Drafter to own and operate our AutoCAD environment for gas turbine packaging and heavy industrial systems. The role demands a senior drafter with cross‑discipline drawing control and CAD platform ownership.

The ideal candidate will produce, review, and manage multidisciplinary drawings, enforce CAD standards, and guide toolsets, templates, and workflows used by engineering and project teams.