SCA Drafter/CAD Operator IV

Job ID: 2616875 | Location: North Charleston, SC, US | Date Posted: 2026-09-16 | Category: Wage Determination (SCA) | Subcategory: Service Contract Act | Schedule: Full-Time | Shift: Day | Travel: No | Minimum Clearance Required: None | Clearance Level: Must Be Able to Obtain Public Trust | Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

About the role

SAIC is seeking a CAD Drafter for our North Charleston, SC customer site. The Draft/CAD Operator performs drafting work manually or using a computer, requiring knowledge and skill in drafting methods, procedures, and techniques, prepares drawings of structures, facilities, land profiles, water systems, mechanical and electrical equipment, pipelines, duck systems, and similar equipment, systems, and assemblies. Drawings are used to communicate engineering ideas, design, and information. This operator uses recognized systems of symbols, legends, shadings, and lines having specific meanings in drawings. The Drafter/CAD Operator IV works closely with design originators, preparing drawings or computer models of unusual, complex, or original designs that require a high degree of precision, performs unusually difficult assignments requiring considerable initiative, resourcefulness, and drafting expertise.

Responsibilities

• Perform drafting work manually or using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
• Prepare drawings of structures, facilities, land profiles, water systems, mechanical and electrical equipment, pipelines, duct systems, and similar assemblies.
• Apply recognized systems of symbols, legends, shadings, and lines to convey engineering ideas and design information.
• Collaborate with design originators to create drawings or computer models of complex, unusual, or original designs requiring high precision.
• Undertake difficult drafting assignments that demand initiative, resourcefulness, and expertise.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate’s degree from a school in drafting or illustration, or High School diploma or GED.
• Experience: Two (2) years with degree or five (5) years with HS/GED of experience drafting/illustrating in the electronics field, including computerized drafting applications, digital imaging techniques, use of AutoCAD, planning and preparing graphic presentations of complex items.
• Experience with DoD processes and procedures.
• Clearance: Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance.