Electrical CAD Engineer

Saratech, Inc.

$156K — $166K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field.
  • 3-7 years' experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter in engineering.
  • Proficient in creating and maintaining engineering drawings and assemblies.
  • Experienced in developing and managing Bills of Materials (BOMs).
  • Skilled in modeling electrical hardware and cable assemblies.

Responsibilities

  • Create and maintain detailed 3D CAD models and assemblies in Siemens NX.
  • Convert electrical equipment and legacy documentation into NX assemblies.
  • Develop electrical routing models, cable assemblies, and harness representations.
  • Generate engineering and assembly drawings in compliance with company standards.
  • Integrate COTS electrical components into designs.
  • Support configuration control processes in Teamcenter.
  • Verify CAD models against existing hardware documentation.

Benefits

  • 401k retirement plan with company matching.
  • Paid sick time of 40 hours per year or as per state requirements.
Full Job Description
About the Opportunity:

Saratech is seeking a mid-level Electrical CAD Engineer to support the digitization, documentation, and configuration management of electrical test equipment and related aerospace/defense hardware. This role will focus on converting existing electrical test equipment, engineering documentation, Bills of Materials, and physical hardware into fully configured Siemens NX assemblies and Teamcenter-managed product structures.

The successful candidate will create detailed 3D models, electrical routing assemblies, engineering drawings, and BOMs using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) electrical components sourced from vendor catalogs and existing documentation. This position requires close collaboration with electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and configuration management teams to ensure accurate digital representations of fielded and legacy equipment.

Salary Range:

$75 - $80 per hour

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Create and maintain detailed 3D CAD models and assemblies in Siemens NX for electrical test equipment and supporting hardware.
  • Convert existing electrical equipment, legacy documentation, and Bills of Materials into NX assemblies and Teamcenter product structures.
  • Create electrical routing models, cable assemblies, connector interfaces, and harness representations within NX.
  • Generate engineering drawings, assembly drawings, and documentation packages in accordance with company standards.
  • Integrate commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) electrical components including connectors, backshells, relays, switches, terminal blocks, power supplies, sensors, and cable hardware.
  • Support release, revision, and configuration control processes within Teamcenter.
  • Verify CAD models and product structures against existing hardware, engineering documentation, and BOMs.
  • Support engineering change implementation and documentation updates.

Skills and Abilities:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related technical discipline.
  • 3-7 years of experience using Siemens NX and Teamcenter in an engineering environment.
  • Experience creating and maintaining engineering drawings and assemblies.
  • Experience developing and managing Bills of Materials (BOMs).
  • Experience modeling electrical hardware, cable assemblies, connectors, and electromechanical systems.
  • Working knowledge of electrical test equipment and electrical hardware documentation.
  • Familiarity with product lifecycle management (PLM) and configuration management processes.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience reverse engineering or digitizing legacy equipment.
  • Experience with NX Routing and electrical routing tools.
  • Experience supporting engineering release processes and change management workflows within Teamcenter.
  • Knowledge of ASME Y14.100, Y14.5, and aerospace drawing standards.
  • Experience supporting manufacturing, integration, or test organizations.

Other Requirements:
  • Complies with all organizational policies and procedures
  • Maintains strict confidentiality of all customer and/or employee information to assure customer and/or employee rights are protected
  • Adheres to policies regarding notification of absence and PTO requests
  • Attends all mandatory management and staff meetings
  • Represents the organization in a respectful and professional manner
  • Attend and comply with annual health, safety, training and education requirements
  • Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean
  • Subject to background check
  • US Citizen or Green Card

Additional Information:
  • Physical demands:
    • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
    • The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
    • Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
    • Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
    • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Follow detailed complex directions, reason and problem solve.
  • The person will frequently communicate and converse with other staff. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

Benefits:

Retirement Plan: All employees can enroll in the company's 401k with company matching.

Paid Sick time: All full-time and part-time employees will receive 40 sick hours per year or minimum sick time required by the state.

NOTE TO STAFFING AGENCIES AND RECRUITERS: Saratech does not accept unsolicited resumes from any external agency for the placement of any position. Unsolicited resumes submitted by agencies and received by Saratech will be considered the property of Saratech and may be contacted and engaged with directly by Saratech. Saratech will not pay a placement fee or any other fees to any third-party agency, firm or recruiter who is not specifically retained with a signed fee agreement by Saratech Human Resources to conduct a candidate search. Please do not forward unsolicited resumes to our website or to any Saratech employee. Saratech will not be responsible for any fees associated with unsolicited resumes.

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