CAD Engineer

About the role

Position: Senior CAD Engineer
Job REF#: 44975
Duration: 12+ Months (On-going Contract)
Location: ONSITE – Liberty, NC 27298
Pay Rate: $70.00 – $74.00 per hour (W2 Only)

Schedule

100% ONSITE Monday–Friday; no remote work offered.
10% travel (domestic).
10% overtime (weekends, holidays, and shutdowns when required).

Responsibilities

• Oversee 54+ CAD-related tasks spanning 2D drawings, 3D models/assemblies, facility layouts, utility tie-ins, equipment layouts, fabrication packages, contractor bidding packages, and as-built updates.
• Create, revise, and maintain 2D CAD drawings and 3D models under PE direction and project standards.
• Develop facility, utility, process equipment, and installation layouts across mechanical, electrical, piping, HVAC, pneumatic, hydraulic, and production equipment scope.
• Support fixture, jig, sub-assembly, fabrication, and manufacturing aid drawings.
• Create contractor-ready packages for installation, quotation, procurement, fabrication, construction, and bidding.
• Define equipment locations, tie-in points, utility routing, dimensions, elevations, access clearances, interfaces, and installation constraints.
• Support assembly drawings, fabrication drawings, Bills of Material, parts lists, and vendor/contractor drawing packages.
• Incorporate engineer markups, contractor redlines, field verification results, and as-built updates.
• Verify field conditions when existing drawings do not match actual conditions; identify layout, constructability, access, maintainability, safety, and production-flow concerns.
• Coordinate drawing/model updates with PE, ES, Production, Maintenance, Safety, vendors, and contractors.
• Maintain CAD files, drawing registers, revisions, document-control records, and release workflows.
• Support production and installation teams through drawing updates, issue resolution, field walkdowns, and status reporting.
• Work in a manufacturing plant environment including field walkdowns, contractor coordination, PPE usage, and occasional support outside normal office conditions.

Requirements

• 7+ years of CAD experience in industrial, manufacturing, construction, facility, or equipment installation environments.
• Proven GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) expertise per ASME Y14.5.
• Experience managing multiple CAD/design projects and complex engineering tasks.
• Associate degree, technical certification, CAD/drafting certificate, or equivalent practical experience.

Required CAD Tools

• Advanced AutoCAD capability for 2D layouts, plant utilities, equipment layouts, installation drawings, and contractor scope drawings.
• Working proficiency with Autodesk Revit, Inventor, Navisworks, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), and Autodesk Forma.

Drawing Package Capability

• Create manufacturing-ready and construction-ready drawing packages.
• Interpret mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, piping, utility, facility, equipment layout, and vendor drawings.
• Incorporate redlines, field verification results, as-built updates, and drawing revisions.
• Apply drawing standards, title blocks, layers, naming conventions, revision control, drawing registers, release workflows, and transmittal expectations.
• Review supplier, contractor, and vendor drawings for dimensional accuracy, installation feasibility, interface conflicts, completeness, and alignment to project requirements.

Fabrication / BOM / GD&T

• Create complete fabrication and installation documentation packages using Autodesk Inventor and/or AutoCAD 2D.
• Develop 3D assembly models, assembly drawings, detail drawings, fabrication prints, parts lists, balloon callouts, Bills of Material (BOM), material specifications, and contractor-ready bidding packages.
• Apply practical GD&T per ASME Y14.5, including datum structures, dimensional tolerances, critical functional requirements, weld symbols, materials, finishes, and fabrication requirements.
• Develop fabrication packages from engineering concepts, sketches, field conditions, project requirements, component selections, utility/equipment interfaces, and installation constraints.

Work Ownership

• Manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Communicate clearly with engineers, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Own schedule follow-up and timely status reporting.

Other Requirements

• PPE: Steel-toed shoes, hard hat, and safety glasses.

Desired Skills / Nice-to-Haves

• Automotive, battery, clean room, dry room, electrode/module/cell production, or high-volume automated production experience.
• New plant startup, brownfield equipment installation, major model change, or production ramp-up support.
• Facility utilities such as compressed air, chilled water, process exhaust, HVAC, ventilation, dust collection, vacuum, chemical/process utilities, or electrical power distribution.
• CAD automation, drawing templates, BOM export workflows, spare-part documentation, or maintenance-support drawings.

Benefits

• EPO/PPO Medical Plans
• HMO/PPO Dental programs
• Vision – VSP
• 401(k) Retirement vesting program (VOYA)
• Paid bi-weekly/direct deposit
• Flexible Spending Plan
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, STD, and LTD plans