Senior CAD EngineerLocation: Liberty, NC
Work Environment: Onsite, Monday-Friday
Schedule: 40 hours per week
Travel: Up to 10% domestic
Overtime: Approximately 10% as needed
Position OverviewWe are seeking an experienced
Senior CAD Engineer to support battery manufacturing engineering projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining 2D drawings, 3D models and assemblies, facility and equipment layouts, utility tie-ins, fabrication packages, contractor bid packages, and as-built documentation.
The ideal candidate will have a strong industrial/manufacturing CAD background, advanced AutoCAD skills, proven GD&T expertise, and the ability to independently manage multiple design projects and priorities.
Key Responsibilities- Create, revise, and maintain 2D CAD drawings and 3D models.
- Develop facility, utility, process equipment, and installation layouts.
- Support mechanical, electrical, piping, HVAC, pneumatic, hydraulic, and production equipment projects.
- Create fixture, jig, sub-assembly, fabrication, and manufacturing-aid drawings.
- Develop contractor-ready packages for installation, procurement, fabrication, construction, quotation, and bidding.
- Define equipment locations, utility routing, tie-in points, dimensions, elevations, access clearances, and installation constraints.
- Create assembly drawings, fabrication drawings, Bills of Material (BOM), parts lists, and vendor/contractor drawing packages.
- Incorporate engineering markups, contractor redlines, field verification, and as-built updates.
- Conduct field walkdowns to verify existing conditions and resolve drawing discrepancies.
- Identify potential layout, constructability, accessibility, maintainability, safety, and production-flow concerns.
- Coordinate drawing and model updates with engineering, production, maintenance, safety, vendors, and contractors.
- Maintain CAD files, drawing registers, revisions, document-control records, and release workflows.
- Support production and installation teams with drawing updates and field issue resolution.
- Manage multiple projects and priorities with minimal supervision.
Required Qualifications- Associate degree, technical certification, CAD/drafting certificate, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of CAD/design experience in an industrial, manufacturing, construction, facility, or equipment-installation environment.
- Advanced AutoCAD capability, particularly with:
- 2D layouts
- Plant utilities
- Equipment layouts
- Installation drawings
- Contractor scope drawings
- Working proficiency with:
- Autodesk Revit
- Autodesk Inventor
- Navisworks
- Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)
- Autodesk Forma
- Strong experience creating manufacturing-ready and construction-ready drawing packages.
- Ability to interpret mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, piping, utility, facility, equipment-layout, and vendor drawings.
- Experience incorporating redlines, field-verification results, revisions, and as-built updates.
- Strong understanding of drawing standards, title blocks, layers, naming conventions, revision control, drawing registers, and release workflows.
- Ability to review supplier, contractor, and vendor drawings for dimensional accuracy, installation feasibility, interface conflicts, and completeness.
- Experience creating 3D assembly models, detail drawings, fabrication prints, parts lists, BOMs, and contractor-ready packages.
- Strong practical GD&T knowledge in accordance with ASME Y14.5, including datum structures, dimensional tolerances, weld symbols, materials, finishes, and fabrication requirements.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and communicate effectively with engineers, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline.
- Autodesk certification, ASME Y14.5/GD&T training, OSHA 10, or similar certification.
- Autodesk Vault experience.
- Experience with AutoCAD Plant 3D, Civil 3D, SolidWorks, CATIA, MicroStation, or similar CAD/BIM tools.
- AutoCAD Electrical, UniDraf, or similar electrical/controls drawing experience.
- Automotive or battery manufacturing experience.
- Clean room, dry room, electrode, module, cell-production, or other high-volume automated manufacturing experience.
- New plant startup, brownfield equipment installation, major model change, or production ramp-up experience.
- Experience with facility utilities including compressed air, chilled water, process exhaust, HVAC, ventilation, dust collection, vacuum systems, process utilities, or electrical power distribution.
- Experience mentoring junior CAD professionals or improving CAD standards and processes.
Ideal CandidateThe ideal candidate is a highly experienced CAD professional who can take an engineering concept, sketch, field condition, or project requirement and develop it into a complete, contractor-ready design package. This individual should be comfortable working directly in a manufacturing plant, performing field walkdowns, coordinating with contractors and engineers, and independently driving multiple projects to completion.
