CAD Engineer

Our client is a successful and well-established manufacturer. They are currently recruiting for a CAD Engineer / CAD Technician to join their team. This role would suit someone from an engineering background with experience of utilising CAD with Autodesk Inventor. The role of the CAD Engineer is to produce general arrangement and detailed manufacturing drawings, working collaboratively with the in-house Engineering and Operations teams, ensuring the highest possible standards are met in terms of their customer's expectations.

• Hours of work:
  Monday – Thursday, 8.30am – 5.00pm, and Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm.
• Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 depending on experience.
• Great benefits.

• Experience working for a company producing large fabrication, heavy assembly products is essential, ideally one serving the Acoustic Container, Data Centre cooling sectors, or similar.
• Advanced level user knowledge of Autodesk Inventor and Vault software (Essential).
• Extensive experience producing 3D models and manufacturing drawings using Autodesk Inventor (Essential).
• Microsoft Office skills (Essential).

• Working from designs provided by the Engineering Team, produce high-quality 3D models of their products.
• Produce initial GA drawings to submit for customer approval and develop them into detailed manufacturing drawings, using Autodesk Inventor Software.
• Produce As Built drawings incorporating lessons learned from previous builds working closely with the Operations Team.
• Liaise with our internal Engineering / Operations Teams and our external customers as part of ongoing Project and R&D meetings.
• Offer suggestions for design changes to increase production efficiencies and optimise material usage.
• Communicate at all levels within the business, contribute ideas during design team meetings and undertake site visits / customer meetings as required.
• Liaise with the Engineering and Operations teams to ensure our design / drawing fits within budget and highlight any expected cost increases through design changes.
• Always ensure drawing accuracy and programme deadlines are met.
• Be customer focused and committed to delivering excellent service.