Senior Mechanical CAD Designer - 3D Modeling & Drawings

American Society of Interior Designers; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 69,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Job summary

Sterling is seeking a Sr CAD Designer for on-site support in Naperville, IL, to provide hands-on design and drafting in a high-volume production environment.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years of CAD experience, advanced SolidWorks and AutoCAD proficiency, and a track record of producing production-ready 2D drawings and 3D models. Manufacturing/industrial background and reverse engineering skills are highly valued.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional CAD drafting or mechanical design experience.
• Advanced proficiency with SolidWorks and AutoCAD.
• Strong experience creating and modifying both 2D drawings and 3D solid models.
• Demonstrated mechanical, machine, and component design experience.
• Experience with reverse engineering equipment, machinery, or components.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, specifications, measurements, and technical documentation.
• Experience creating drawings for machining, fabrication, sheet metal, molding, or similar manufacturing processes.
• Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, tolerances, dimensions, and drawing standards.
• Ability to work from field measurements and point-cloud data.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the site’s product data and engineering drawing library, including vendor documentation, revisions, updates, and archival of obsolete files.
• Create and maintain 2D plant layouts, process layouts, 3D models, schematics, P&IDs, process flow diagrams, pipe routing drawings, and mechanical drawings.
• Develop detailed, production-ready drawings for machining, fabrication, sheet metal, molding, injection molding, and other manufacturing processes.
• Design and modify mechanical components, equipment, assemblies, platforms, guards, carts, catwalks, and other plant-support equipment.
• Support capital projects by converting field measurements and point-cloud information into 3D models, layouts, installation drawings, and accurate as‑built documentation.
• Perform reverse engineering of existing equipment and components to support replacement parts, cost reduction, equipment improvements, and reliability initiatives.
• Partner with research and development teams on prototype development, equipment design, and transition to production.
• Collaborate with engineering, maintenance, production, safety, project, and vendor teams to develop practical mechanical solutions.
• Obtain technical information, measurements, specifications, and drawings from vendors and internal stakeholders as needed.
• Ensure drawings, models, and technical documentation meet established engineering and plant standards.

Skills

CAD drafting

Mechanical design

Reverse engineering

2D/3D modeling

Field measurements/point-cloud data

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Sterling is seeking a Sr CAD Designer for on-site support in Naperville, IL, to provide hands-on design and drafting in a high-volume production environment.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years of CAD experience, advanced SolidWorks and AutoCAD proficiency, and a track record of producing production-ready 2D drawings and 3D models. Manufacturing/industrial background and reverse engineering skills are highly valued.