Jobs - CAD Designer

Overview

Date Posted

5/25/2021

Job Type

Exempt

Position Overview:

EnerDel designs, builds and manufactures lithium-ion energy storage solutions and battery systems with a focus on heavy duty transportation, on- and off-grid electrical, mass transit and task-oriented applications. The CAD Designer is responsible for preparation of major design layouts of complex units and/or complete products.

Essential Job Functions

• Acts as a liaison between the design group and engineering, program management, and outside vendors
• Checks and approves work done by support designers
• Creates and proposes new design concepts; outline and/or descriptive
• Creates artistic renderings and compile high quality, professional, presentations
• Creates detailed product design specifications, communicates design concepts and technical plans, and prepares bills of material
• Develops complex 3D solid model mechanical designs for finished product used in house and by outside customers
• Develops mechanical designs for finished product used in house and by outside customers
• Follows design standards, guidelines, and best practices
• Issues Bill of Material updates on a scheduled basis
• Leads the design effort on multiple component assemblies; utilizing support designers
• Maintains master 3D layout, directs and approves layout/tolerance studies, creates and releases drawing and 3D math documentation in a manner that meets company deadlines and in accordance with established standards. Supports Engineering Change Order and Cost Improvement activities
• Performs calculations in activities relating to form, fit and function, and ensures cost effective designs, in compliance with specified technical and contractual requirements; for both published internal and external industry/customer standards
• Represents the design department in program design reviews and/or team meetings
• Tasked with creating detailed product design specifications, communicating design concepts and technical plans, preparing bills of material, performing calculations in activities relating to form, fit and function, and ensuring cost effective designs in compliance with specified technical and contractual requirements
• Works with other designers, detailers, and engineers, to achieve completed designs
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• • Associates Degree or higher in CAD Design, Engineering or related field
  • Minimum of 5 years solid modeling experience creating complex models, assemblies, and drawings, in some version of Unigraphics NX and SOLIDWORKS
  • SOLIDWORKS experience
  • Experience working in Enterprise Product Data Management (EPDM)
  • Experience designing and documenting in a regulated environment
  • Parametric Solid modeling experience
  • Communicates effectively in written and spoken English while working in a cross-functional team environment
  • Ability to achieve quality results quickly and efficiently
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks and problem solve individually or in a team environment
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Working Knowledge of Lithium-ion Batteries and/or battery systems
  • Working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Supervisor Responsibilities:

None