CAD Drafter Job Description
CAD Drafter Duties & Responsibilities
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CAD Drafter Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for CAD Drafter
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Education for CAD Drafter
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Employers hiring for the CAD drafter job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Bachelor's Degree in Drafting, Associates, Technical, Design, Education, Engineering, Computer, Computer Aided Drafting, Architecture, Drafting and Design
Skills for CAD Drafter
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CAD Drafter Examples
CAD Drafter Job Description
- Manage the drawings and storage database and create, modify and document latest version of drawings
- Work from sketches, notes, verbal instruction or existing drawings to prepare new and revised drawings for various automotive components
- Ability to create detailed CAD models and drawings with little or no supervision
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Producing and amending a variety of signalling engineering design drawings prepared by the Design Team
- Maintain a working knowledge of internal and client CAD standards and the drawing database
- Prepares drawings, engineering/tooling change notices, design specifications and standards
- Applies algebraic and geometric formulas and standard tool engineering data to develop optimum tools and their configuration formulas and standard tool engineering data to develop tool configuration
- Initiate, coordinate and follow-up on the manufacturing and building of prototype tools and fixtures
- Prepare & modify drawings from existing and new products
- Proficiency with BIM (Revit)
- Capable of making REVIT families
- Experience producing complete set
- With Relevant Bachelor's/College Degree , Engineering, or equivalent drafting technology diploma
- The ability to work alone or with a team
- Resilience to deal with critical feedback
CAD Drafter Job Description
- Develop detailed drawings from markups and other guidance provided
- Prepares conceptual and/or construction drawings using
- Update Instrumentation and Electrical “As-Built” drawings that come back to Document Control after projects are completed in the field
- Process updates to P&IDs by Process/Operations to show all SCDs (Total 6000) to be added to drawings
- Save drawings as *.pdf files and send to Document Control along with the latest CAD revision to be checked by project stakeholders
- Work closely with responsible Engineers to create various types of drawings
- Revise and update existing shop drawings as requested by the system engineer, project manager or the customer
- Works with engineering supervisor to maintain and develop engineering/drafting standards for installation drawings which will be utilized by the engineering department
- Ability to use various characterization tools such as CMM, white-light scanner, and including hand-measuring devices such as calipers, micrometers, pi tape
- Use AutoCAD to produce shop drawings from the original plans
- An understanding of manufacturing processes and construction methods would be beneficial
- Experience with 3D software, such as
- A sound knowledge of engineering design principles would be beneficial
- Associate’s degree in drafting technology and/or one-two years’ of design experience or a related field
- Take hand drawn plans from engineers from multiple disciplines
- Will develop maps and relational databases to produce updated mapping, including, photo imagery, topography, floodplains, airfield pavements and features, roadway and transportation features, environmental features and Infrastructure
CAD Drafter Job Description
- Oversees the development of engineering designs, perform drafting duties, and interpret rough engineering sketches to produce working drawings using manual and CAD techniques
- Work closely with mechanical design engineers to create detailed technical drawings of conveyor systems components
- Use 2D computer aided drafting (CAD) software to create shop fabrication drawings
- Candidate will perform requested redlines to existing AutoCAD and Inventor drawings
- Create Inventor component and assembly drawings to complete drawing packages
- Operate CAD and other drafting/design computer programs efficiently
- Five plus years proven drafting experience
- Creates/maintains Quality System documents associated with products
- Follows company procedures, work instructions and guidelines in the design and documentation of products
- Coordinates with other internal departments (and external vendors) as appropriate
- Proficient in the use of AutoCAD and Revit required
- Associate Degree or work experience in Engineering Graphics or similar field
- Review all documentation for accuracy and compliance to standards
- Must be highly motivated, well organized, an excellent problem solver and decision maker
- Must possess knowledge of high volume manufacturing technologies and production variance for rigid, rigid-flex, and full flex PCBs
- Knowledge of ProE/Creo and STEP files a plus
CAD Drafter Job Description
- Preparation of drawings and details
- Tracks project correspondence and documents, follows up with necessary parties to obtain documentation, and files all information in such a way as to be easily viewable by team members
- Prepare submittal drawing to customer using Halfen products
- Assist in the analysis, inspection, and construction of designs while adhering to electrical quality standards and procedures
- Complete drafting in MicroStation V8 of Redline Plans
- Attend internal meetings relating to plan development
- Go out in the field to collect ITS Data relating to plan development
- Performs boring location plans production in Microstation and AutoCAD for geotechnical exploration of transportation-related project with minimal direction
- Complete Various HAZOP Updates to P&IDs as per Technical and Process Team changes
- Candidate should be focused on I & E discipline only, but should be able to interface with piping because traditionally, piping is responsible for P&ID content
- Will be a part of the New Devices Group working on wearable devices
- Proficient in the use of the CAD design
- Capable of doing complex 3D design work in the CAD system
- Ability to calculate intermediate to complex mathematics, including trigonometry
- Ability to input and maintain neat and accurate records
- Well rounded mechanical background
CAD Drafter Job Description
- Reviews drawings to verify completeness, clarity and accuracy of drawing
- Once approval has been received, notify site document control of update completions and make available for storage on LAN save the latest drawing revision to the LAN
- Assist Document Control during periods of peak workload
- Be able to easily identify and trace field installations
- Maintenance protection of traffic and various other highway improvements for PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
- Generate bill of materials, voltage drop calculations and other documentation for use by the lead engineer on the project
- Detailed knowledge of ProEngineer and/or Nx CAD software
- Knowledge of characterization software such as Polyworks and/or GeoMagic
- Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) based on ASME Y14.5 -1994 for drawing creation
- Detailed knowledge of all aspects of airfoil CAD modeling and best practices
- Ability to manipulate CAD views to redesign, modify or edit existing design
- Ability to complete assignments with minimum or no instruction
- Able to make decisions on design details, tool design requirements and final checking
- Ability to perform well as a team leader or team member
- AAS Required
- Seven years for candidates with an AAS in CAD