CAD Manager - Senior Designer

About the role

The CAD Manager-Senior Designer position at XeteX involves coordinating with engineers, the CAD department, and manufacturing teams to ensure stakeholder satisfaction with projects. This role reviews project performance and potential improvements, oversees the CAD team's operations, manages and mentors team members, assesses potential new uses for CAD within the organization, keeps the department's software, techniques, and tools up to date, establishes departmental mechanical design standards, and ensures design for manufacturability.

Job Duties

• Supervise and mentor the CAD team, providing guidance and support to ensure high-quality outputs and professional development
• Ensures CAD team can maintain schedule and quality requirements from production, providing layout plans according to the master schedule
• Conducts regular performance reviews and provides constructive feedback to team members
• Oversees and manages CAD-related projects, ensuring they align with organizational goals and deadlines
• Coordinates with engineers, production and other department heads to ensure seamless communication and project alignment
• Facilitates weekly and daily meetings with the factory and other departments to discuss progress and address issues
• Leads continuous design and process improvements and fosters a collaborative team environment to achieve common goals and objectives

Qualifications

• Minimum Education & Experience: 2-Year Technical Degree in Mechanical Drafting, Design, or Engineering, minimum of 5 years of experience in mechanical or industrial design
• Proven experience in leading teams or projects
• Design experience with sheet metal and fabrication
• Strong leadership and team management abilities
• Effective communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills to optimize the CAD design process
• Project management skills to ensure timely and on-budget delivery of designs
• Detail-oriented with the ability to plan, organize, set priorities, and manage multiple projects
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel for creating charts and performing calculations
• Performs effectively in ambiguous situations
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to analyze and solve problems
• Responsible, personable, with a strong work ethic and a collaborative approach
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision