CAD Designer - Dx

Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data CAD Designer - 3

Dx Job Summary

Our client in Dearborn, MI is looking for a CAD Designer 3

Dx. This is a contract position.

• Retrieve customer supplied data as starting point
• Interface with other suppliers, exchanging relevant background data
• Manage data conversions from other CAD packages
• Idea generation/brainstorming – new designs & TVM
• Competitive Analysis (benchmarking existing products with similar requirements)
• Design studies (in CAD) to facilitate packaging, manufacturing process, assembly issues, etc.
• Maintain project log file that chronicles design changes
• Prepare relevant data to support customer design reviews
• Prepare detail drawings
• Assist design and release engineers in support of component part release
• Fully onsite position

• Minimum 3 years design experience using 3
  
  Dx & CATIA
• Ability to work on both Solid & Surface creation, as well as complete clearance studies.
• 3
  
  Dx
  
  Experience with the following
  • Product Structure Editor
  • 3D Compose
  • Change Execution / Change Actions
• 3 years minimum experience as a Designer in Chassis (Suspension, Steering, Brakes, Frame, Brakes & Tires)
• MS Application knowledge, Excel, Word, Outlook etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

• Envision the Future
• Communicate Honestly and Broadly
• Seek Technology and Business “First”
• Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Free training on all Altair products

Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit

At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrates a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.