Designer

Summary: Under the supervision of level 2 and 3 Designers and/or Project Engineers this position executes on preliminary and supplementary tasks related to engineering projects at our facilities including but not limited to: CAD drawings and renderings, bill of material checks and edits, instruction manual production, etc.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• This position requires training and close supervision by level 2 and 3 Designers and/or Project Engineers.
• Creates simple mechanical drawings or plant layouts by reviewing models, sketches, descriptions, specifications, and supporting documents; conferring with Engineers and Designers. The finished product must be a professional drawing package that we can send to our shop or and outside supplier.
• Prepares simple mechanical sketches and drawings by rendering sectional, auxiliary, and multi-views, sub-assemblies, pictorials, dimensions, and developments; producing two- and three-dimensional orthographic projections using computer aided design (CAD) and pictorial techniques; producing three-dimensional (3-D) models including 3-D and spherical coordinates.
• Create the drawing number system based off of the project or work order numbers.
• Requires training to understand the safety requirements necessary to protect the equipment’s operator.
• OSHA guarding/pinch points
• Electrical Arch flash
• Modifies drawings by analyzing, resolving, and incorporating changes
• Maintain the project binder.
• Project estimate
• Notes – calculations – e-mail
• Product Drawings (from our plants)
• Cut Sheets – photocopies from suppliers catalogs with highlighted parts
• Purchase Orders
• Drawings – 11×17 prints
• Electrical – notes – cut sheets – 11×17 prints
• Maintain project directories on the Engineering file storage file server.
• Drawings
• Cut Sheets
• Red lines
• Perform preliminary drawing check before the drawing is submitted to Engineer or the drawing check person.
• Performs preliminary bill of material check before the Bill is submitted to the Engineer or the drawing check person.
• Generate bill of materials for the Purchasing Department.
• Produce two copies of the signed prints, both sets to Shop Manager.
• Update red lines on a daily basis.
• Produce two copies of as-built blue prints to be shipped with equipment to customer.
• Produce instruction manual/parts book (as required) for equipment, review with Engineer, and ship with equipment.
• Track hours used on a project versus the estimated hours and provide feedback the responsible Engineer.
• Communicate drafting and design issues with Level 2 and 3 Designers and the responsible Engineer.
• Communicate work load with the responsible Engineer

Qualifications:

• Education: Pursuing AS or BS in Mechanical design discipline (or equivalent experience).
• CAD and Drafting Skills, AutoCAD, Inventor.
• Microsoft office (Word, Excel)
• Experience: 0-3 years
• Entry level position in terms of the complexity of work
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Job Type: Full-time

Required experience:

• Drafting: 1 year
• CAD: 1 year