Junior CAD Designer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

A growing engineering services firm in Escondido, CA is seeking a Junior CAD Designer for a direct hire opportunity. This role is ideal for an early-career CAD professional who is ready to move beyond the classroom or an initial drafting position and gain hands-on experience with real engineering and construction projects.

The Junior CAD Designer will work closely with experienced engineers, designers, and project managers in a supportive team environment that values accuracy, collaboration, and professional development. This is a strong opportunity for someone with a solid AutoCAD foundation, strong attention to detail, and the motivation to build a long-term career in civil, structural, or engineering design.

This position offers exposure to technical drawing packages, project revisions, CAD standards, and quality-control procedures while providing a clear path to grow into higher-level CAD Designer, Engineering Designer, or Project Design responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

- Create and revise technical drawings, plans, layouts, and details using AutoCAD.
- Convert engineer sketches, redlines, and markups into accurate CAD drawings.
- Assist with engineering and construction drawing packages for active projects.
- Update drawings based on design changes, project revisions, and internal review comments.
- Review drawings for dimensions, formatting, accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
- Maintain organized drawing files, project documentation, and CAD standards.

Compensation and Benefits

- Direct hire opportunity.
- Salary range: $65,000 to $85,000 per year.
- Location: Escondido, CA.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, the Company is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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\nCompany Description

This company offers growth and a great group of people to work with.

Company Description

This company offers growth and a great group of people to work with.