Technical Illustrator & Drafting Specialist

ElDorado National California Inc; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Employee referral program

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

ElDorado National California Inc. (ENC) based in Riverside, California, is seeking a Drafter Illustrator to translate complex engineering CAD models into clear visuals for service manuals and catalogs. You will work with Documoto, SolidWorks, and ERP data across cross‑functional teams.

The role is onsite at our Riverside headquarters, with responsibility from concept through production release, maintaining illustration standards, and supporting BOM alignment and CPQ logic.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical certification in Graphic Design, Technical Illustration, Drafting, or related field; bachelor's degree is a plus.
• 5+ years of professional technical illustration or drafting experience in automotive, heavy‑duty vehicle, or industrial equipment environments.
• Advanced proficiency in illustration software and technical documentation tools.
• Strong hands‑on experience with interactive parts catalog software, specifically Documoto.
• Familiarity with SolidWorks CAD models, SolidWorks PDM workflows, and exporting lightweight 3D model formats.
• Experience supporting BOM accuracy and alignment with CPQ logic and ERP integration.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Detail‑oriented with strong ownership of product definition quality and a disciplined document‑control mindset.
• Self‑motivated and collaborative in fast‑paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain clear, stylized visual illustrations, exploded views, and graphics for service manuals, marketing schematics, publications and interactive parts catalogs.
• Translate conceptual layouts and complex 3D engineering models into easy‑to‑understand visual documentation for customers and service technicians.
• Utilize graphic tools (e.g., Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW) and lightweight 3D viewers to optimize CAD geometry for publication.
• Coordinate the implementation, data alignment, and ongoing maintenance of the Documoto interactive parts catalog tool.
• Ensure technical illustrations align accurately with engineering BOMs, CPQ deliverables, and ERP systems such as Epicor.
• Strip away unnecessary manufacturing data to create end‑user‑focused schematics of transit bus structures, chassis components, and mechanical subsystems.
• Create, maintain, and improve illustration standards, templates, libraries, and naming conventions.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams.
• Support prototype builds, drawing corrections, and continuous improvement activities.
• Implementation of Redline changes in the drawings and moving them to the next revision.

Skills

Technical illustration

Drafting

SolidWorks

Documoto

Adobe Illustrator

CPQ data

ERP integration

3D file formats (GLB/GLTF)

Education

Associate degree or technical certification in Graphic Design/Technical Illustration/Drafting

Bachelor’s degree (plus)

Tools

Documoto

SolidWorks

SolidWorks PDM

Adobe Illustrator

CorelDRAW

Job description

ElDorado National California Inc. (ENC) based in Riverside, California, is seeking a Drafter Illustrator to translate complex engineering CAD models into clear visuals for service manuals and catalogs. You will work with Documoto, SolidWorks, and ERP data across cross‑functional teams.

The role is onsite at our Riverside headquarters, with responsibility from concept through production release, maintaining illustration standards, and supporting BOM alignment and CPQ logic.