Senior CAD Designer

Title: CAD Engineer/Designer Location: Liberty, NC Duration: 12 months Required skills: Associate degree, technical certification, CAD/drafting certificate, or equivalent practical experience. 7+ years of CAD experience in industrial, manufacturing, construction, facility, or equipment installation environments. 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. Installation / Field Support Support layout integration, utility routing, equipment access, service clearances, installation constraints, and equipment removal paths. Work in a manufacturing plant environment, including field walkdowns, contractor coordination, PPE usage, and occasional support outside normal office conditions. Manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision. Communicate clearly with engineers, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders. Own schedule follow-up and timely status reporting.. Bonus if you have: Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, manufacturing, construction management, or related technical field. Autodesk certification, ASME Y14.5/GD&T training, OSHA 10, or similar technical/safety certification. Additional CAD Tools Autodesk Vault experience, including check-in/check-out, revision history, lifecycle/release workflow, and drawing search/retrieval. AutoCAD Plant 3D, Civil 3D, SolidWorks, CATIA, MicroStation, or other CAD/BIM/model coordination tools beyond the required Autodesk platform. AutoCAD Electrical, UniDraf, or similar systems for electrical, controls, or schematic drawing updates. Manufacturing / Facility Experience 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. Wet dust collectors, dry dust collectors, exhaust/ventilation, or environmental support systems. Standards / Team Support CAD automation, drawing templates, BOM export workflows, spare-part documentation, or maintenance-support drawings. Mentoring junior CAD technicians or improving CAD standards, layer conventions, title blocks, and release processes. Our Client Production System, Standardized Work, Job Instruction Sheets, JKK, TBP, equipment handover, or Our Client-specific project documentation. #J-18808-Ljbffr