Solidworks Mechanical Designer

Meta Designs LLC; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 58,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta Designs is a custom metal fabrication shop in Salt Lake City seeking a full-time designer/drafter for an entry to mid-level role. The ideal candidate excels in Solidworks and CAD, with a background in construction, mechanical engineering, industrial design, architecture, and metal fabrication.

You will take field measurements, read architectural plans, and create precise 3D models and shop drawings. Strong attention to detail and communication with teams are essential.

Qualifications

• College degree in industrial design, mechanical engineering, or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of Solidworks experience (part, assembly, and drawing).
• Minimum 2 years of experience related to construction or fabrication.
• Strong geometry and math skills.
• Experience reading architectural plans and field dimensioning.
• Proficiency with CAD/3D modeling is required.

Responsibilities

• Take field dimensions at active construction sites.
• Communicate with contractors and architects clearly.
• Create legible hand sketches and plans depicting spaces.
• Read drawings and design visions to meet fabrication constraints.
• Create Solidworks parts, assemblies, and drawings.
• Manage 500+ part assemblies with parametric modeling.
• Produce shop drawings to communicate design intent and buildability.
• Coordinate with fabricators on installation and assembly details.
• Report progress to Design Manager and Project Manager daily.

Skills

Solidworks

CAD

Design thinking

Field dimensioning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial design

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Bluebeam

Job description

• $58,000 to $80,000 per year

Meta Designs is a custom metal fabrication company specializing in the design and fabrication of stairs, rails, kinetic architectural structures, and other modern metal elements. Meta works with the top architects and contractors in the intermountain west, creating objects with a quality and style few other shops can replicate. Currently, Meta Designs is looking to expand the design department! We are searching for a full-time designer/drafter for an entry to mid-level position. This individual needs to be highly proficient at Solidworks, and CAD and design thinking, and will ideally have a background in construction, mechanical engineering, industrial design, architecture, and metal fabrication.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Taking field dimensions at active construction sites.
• Attention to detail and ability to communicate with contractors and architects is a must.
• Creation of legible hand sketches/plans that accurately depict a space is required.
• Working with clients and reading architectural plans in order to achieve the desired design vision, while simultaneously balancing our preferences and limitations as a fabrication shop.
• Creation of part and assembly models in Solidworks.
• Parametric modeling skills and the foresight and planning to deal with 500+ part assemblies is required.
• Accurate and adjustable models are necessary, as this is construction. Models must be able to adapt to changes in on-site condition and design intent rapidly.
• Creation of shop drawings in Solidworks.
• Must create drawings that communicate design intent and function to client/contractor for approval.
• Must create drawings that communicate how to build and assemble your design to fabricators in the shop.
• Must create drawings that communicate how to install your design to our installation crews.
• Management of project from ideation to installation is necessary for success.
• Ordering material, contacting vendors, maintaining relationships with clients, ensuring quality in the shop, etc.
• Report to Design Manager and Project Manager daily.

QUALIFICATIONS

• College degree in industrial design, mechanical engineering, or equivalent experience in design and construction.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Solidworks (knowledge of both part, assembly, and drawing creation).
• Minimum 2 years of experience related to the construction industry or fabrication.
• Strong handle on geometry and math, with a preference for those who have field dimensioning experience.
• Constant attention to detail and strong organization skills.
• Skills in design thinking, problem solving, rapid ideation, and a general knowledge of building/fabrication.
• Metal fabrication knowledge and experience is desired, but not required.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Bluebeam is desired, but not required.
• Proficiency in the Adobe suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Microsoft suite (Excel, Word) is desired, but not required.
• Must have a desire to contribute to the design process.
• Must have a can-do attitude, be able to work under pressure, and commit to deadlines.
• Must be organized and able to update and keep records of work files.