Senior CAD Technician - Electrical Component Drafting

Knowles Precision Devices; Town of Cazenovia (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Knowles Precision Devices is seeking a CAD Technician to create 2D drawing packages and manage tooling orders in a manufacturing setting. The role supports engineering changes, supplier interactions, and tooling setup with a focus on developing drafting skills.

The ideal candidate has hands-on AutoCAD Mechanical experience (minimum 3 years) and can interpret engineering drawings. Applicants should be eligible to work in the US; familiarity with PCB/electronic assembly is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years hands-on AutoCAD Mechanical drafting experience in manufacturing or similar environment.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD commands: polyline, hatch, boundary, block, insert, dimension, etc.
• Understand viewports, workspaces, layer manager, and drawing properties in AutoCAD.
• Effective time management and strong interpersonal skills.
• Product design or manufacturing experience preferred.
• PCB design or electronic assembly experience preferred.
• All applications MUST be eligible to work in the US without restriction on ITAR documentation and materials. No exceptions.
• Must be a US Citizen, legal permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Responsibilities

• Creation of production drawings and managing the tool ordering process.
• Support product design, product development, and production improvement efforts.
• Generate artwork files for assembly fixtures, laser drill software program, and lithography mask design.
• Maintain revision control within SharePoint and Autodesk Vault
• Provide manufacturing support, as needed.
• Generate process routers in ORACLE.
• Generate inspection templates using UniPoint.

Skills

AutoCAD Mechanical

Reading drawings

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Organizational ability

Multitasking

PCB/Electronic assembly exp

Education

Trade School or equivalent

Tools

Autodesk Vault

SharePoint

ORACLE

UniPoint

Job description

Knowles Precision Devices is seeking a CAD Technician to create 2D drawing packages and manage tooling orders in a manufacturing setting. The role supports engineering changes, supplier interactions, and tooling setup with a focus on developing drafting skills.

The ideal candidate has hands-on AutoCAD Mechanical experience (minimum 3 years) and can interpret engineering drawings. Applicants should be eligible to work in the US; familiarity with PCB/electronic assembly is a plus.