Technical Designer / Structural Drafter

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Salt Lake City, Utah Job Type:
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Technical Designer / Structural Drafter Job Description:
Build the Largest Sign Structures in North America

Are you an exceptional CAD designer who enjoys solving complex design challenges? Do you take pride in creating clean, accurate fabrication drawings and 3D models? If so, we'd like to meet you.

YESCO is one of the world's leading sign companies, designing, manufacturing, and installing iconic signs throughout North America. Our Engineering Department is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Designer / Structural Drafter to help design custom structural steel sign systems, including digital billboards, pylons, monuments, scoreboards, and other large-scale specialty structures.

This is not a production drafting position. We are looking for someone who enjoys engineering, understands how things are built, and wants to play a key role in developing innovative structural solutions.

What You'll Do

• Develop detailed 3D models and fabrication drawings for custom structural steel sign systems.
  
• Create shop drawings for welded steel assemblies, plates, connections, and foundations.
  
• Work closely with licensed structural engineers to develop safe, economical designs.
  
• Produce accurate bills of material and fabrication documentation.
  
• Coordinate designs with manufacturing, project management, and field installation teams.
  
• Review and incorporate customer and architectural requirements.
  
• Help improve drafting standards and engineering workflows.
  
• Participate in developing design automation using Autodesk Inventor, iLogic, and parametric modeling.
  

We're Looking For Someone Who

• Has exceptional 3D visualization skills.
  
• Enjoys solving complex geometric and structural problems.
  
• Thinks beyond simply drawing lines and understands how products are manufactured and assembled.
  
• Takes ownership of producing high-quality work with minimal supervision.
  
• Is organized, detail-oriented, and committed to continuous improvement.
  
• Enjoys collaborating with engineers while contributing creative ideas.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional CAD drafting or mechanical design experience.
  
• Advanced proficiency with Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, or similar 3D CAD software.
  
• Experience creating fabrication drawings for structural steel or welded assemblies.
  
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes including welding, forming, and steel fabrication.
  
• Ability to interpret engineering calculations and apply engineering concepts.
  
• Experience with weldments, sheet metal, and large assemblies.
  
• Experience creating bills of material and fabrication documentation.
  
• Familiarity with Autodesk Inventor Frame Generator and iLogic is highly desirable.
  

Bonus Qualifications

• Structural steel detailing experience.
  
• Experience with sign structures, industrial equipment, cranes, material handling systems, or heavy equipment.
  
• Experience with parametric modeling and design automation.
  
• Familiarity with finite element analysis or engineering software.
  
• Experience integrating CAD with engineering calculations and configurable product design.
  

Why YESCO?

You'll work alongside licensed structural engineers on some of the most recognizable sign structures in the country. Every project is unique, offering opportunities to solve new engineering challenges while expanding your technical skills.

We are investing heavily in modern engineering tools, including 3D modeling, configurable product development, and CAD automation. The right candidate will have the opportunity to help shape the future of our engineering and drafting processes.

If you're passionate about design, enjoy tackling challenging projects, and want to build structures that become landmarks, we'd love to hear from you.

We maintain a drug free workplace. We do test for marijuana. Young Electric Sign Company is an EEO/AA employer. We welcome all qualified jobseekers. Jobseekers will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, religion or other legally protected status.