Sr. CAD Designer

Alten Technology USA; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 83,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA seeks a Sr. CAD Designer in Westminster, CO to support product development across aerospace, medical devices, robotics, and automotive projects.

You will generate and modify CAD models and drawings using SolidWorks, ensure documentation accuracy, and support ECOs and PDM workflows. Join a collaborative engineering team that values precision, mentorship, and career growth while delivering high‑impact designs for key customers.

Qualifications

• Technical degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Drafting, Design Technology, or a related discipline.
• Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a CAD Designer, CAD Drafter, or similar role.
• Proficiency in CAD software; SolidWorks experience strongly preferred.
• Experience creating and modifying product models, engineering drawings, and technical documentation.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, assembly drawings, and product specifications.
• Experience working with collaboration and workflow tools such as Microsoft Teams, Confluence, Jira, or similar platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in deadline-driven environments.
• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide CAD drawing support throughout the product development lifecycle using SolidWorks.
• Generate, modify, and maintain product models, engineering drawings, and associated documentation.
• Review CAD designs and drawings to identify issues and implement corrective actions.
• Manage and maintain mechanical digital design files and engineering drawings.
• Prepare, process, and incorporate Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
• Input and manage hardware structures and associated documentation within Product Data Management (PDM) systems.
• Ensure engineering documentation is accurate, complete, and compliant with company and industry standards.
• Collaborate with engineering and cross‑functional teams to support product development and release activities.

Skills

CAD design

CAD drafting

SolidWorks

Reading schematics

Engineering drawings

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Technical degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology or related

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Microsoft Teams

Job description

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life‑saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries,we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

As the Sr. CAD Designer you will be responsible for;

• Provide CAD drawing support throughout the product development lifecycle using SolidWorks.
• Generate, modify, and maintain product models, engineering drawings, and associated documentation.
• Review CAD designs and drawings to identify issues and implement corrective actions.
• Manage and maintain mechanical digital design files and engineering drawings.
• Prepare, process, and incorporate Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
• Input and manage hardware structures and associated documentation within Product Data Management (PDM) systems.
• Ensure engineering documentation is accurate, complete, and compliant with company and industry standards.
• Collaborate with engineering and cross‑functional teams to support product development and release activities.

Qualifications;

• Technical degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Drafting, Design Technology, or a related discipline.
• Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a CAD Designer, CAD Drafter, or similar role.
• Proficiency in CAD software; SolidWorks experience strongly preferred.
• Experience creating and modifying product models, engineering drawings, and technical documentation.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, assembly drawings, and product specifications.
• Experience working with collaboration and workflow management tools such as Microsoft Teams, Confluence, Jira, or similar platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in deadline‑driven environments.
• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.

Salary Range: $83K-$97K

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job‑related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience

Note: Due to the nature of the work, only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need apply for this position.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug‑free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre‑employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self‑identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in ALTEN Technology USA’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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A \"disabled veteran\" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service‑connected disability.

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