Senior CAD Designer Torrance, CA

Salient Motion, Inc.; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation + equity

Exceptional healthcare benefits

Flexible PTO

401K

Job summary

Salient Motion, Inc. in Torrance, CA is seeking a CAD and drawing master with a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of aerospace or automotive drafting experience. Your role will involve creating detailed CAD drawings for manufacturing, ensuring design validity, and collaborating with teams to optimize the drawing process. We offer competitive compensation, exceptional healthcare benefits, and more. If you're excited about advancing motion technologies, this is an opportunity to make a real impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a drafter in aerospace or automotive fields.
• Advanced experience in complex assemblies and configuration management.
• Knowledge of fabrication techniques to minimize costs.

Responsibilities

• Create outstanding 2D CAD drawings for manufacturing and certification.
• Keep the CAD structure organized with logical assemblies.
• Perform stack-up analysis for part tolerances.

Skills

SolidWorks

ASME Y14 and GD&T knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related

Job description

Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) to meet customer and regulatory requirements

Who We Are

We are pioneering modular motion technologies to power the next generation of innovation for Industrial, Aerospace and Defense. If you're excited about disrupting legacy industries, and passionate about motor control technology, let's chat!

We are at the forefront of innovation, crafting exclusive motion control components that propel the industrial, aerospace, and defense sectors into the future.

• We are open to relocating you
• We have great benefits
• We are well funded, and already generating revenue
• We are located in beautiful Torrance, CA and just moved into a new large hangar facility

What you'll do

We are seeking a versatile CAD and drawing master to create outstanding drawings to produce key parts for manufacturing and certification. You will be a key step in the processes for building

• CAD Architecture: Keep the CAD structure clean with assemblies that make logical sense and configurations that allow for part variations
• Drawing generator: Create the detailed 2D drawings for complex mechanism components and assemblies including precision gears, bearings, lead screws, braking systems, and encoders, avionics boxes
• Fitment and Clearance: Create reasonable part tolerance and perform stack-up analysis. Use fit classes to establish good part alignment. Read manufacturer data sheets to size appropriate housings
• Fabricable Design: Deploy your knowledge of fabrication techniques (tool sizes, machine features) to minimize time with vendors and reduce overall cost

What you need

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Experience: 5+ years of experience as a drafter in aerospace or automotive fields
• CAD Mastery: Advanced design experience in SolidWorks including complex assemblies and configuration management on a PDM system
• ASME Y14 and GD&T Master: Know ASME Y14 like the back of your hand and deploy that knowledge on the drawings
• Team mindset: Help the team achieve their goals by owning the drawing process and finding ways to circumvent roadblocks

Nice to have

• Flight Program: Have created drawings used for a flight certification program (FAA or MIL)
• Gearbox Specialization: Detailed knowledge of how to create drawings for gears, screws, precision parts

What we have to offer

We are not just building components. We are reshaping the future of the aerospace and defense component industry, which is a $300B+ market! Come join us and help build next-generation systems that will make a massive impact at global scale.

• We offer competitive compensation + equity
• Exceptional healthcare benefits, medical is 100% covered by the company
• Flexible PTO
• 401K
• More to come!