Detail Drafter

Job Description

We are looking for people who want to move and improve the world! If you have interests in the areas of Computer Aided Design (CAD), product development, manufacturing, and problem solving, you have come to the right place. You can gain real world work experience while making an impact on the design of our products in the Locomotive, Transit, Marine and Stationary, or Mining Propulsion systems businesses.

Wabtec’s Detail Drafter will work in Unigraphics NX and Teamcenter to create manufacturing drawings that may include anything from sheet metal, heavy fabrication, forged parts, and electric motors, to piping, cabling, or mechanical and electrical assemblies.

This is an hourly union represented position.

Starting wage: $24.97 per hour

• Have completed a minimum of an Associate’s Degree or higher in Engineering, Mechanical Design, Computer Aided Design, Mechanical Drafting, or related technical program.
• Are experienced with 3D modeling, assembly, and drafting work using CAD software (Siemens NX preferred).
• Have working knowledge of drafting practices, manufacturing methods, shop tolerances, engineering, and manufacturing standards.

• Strong initiative with the ability to work independently and in teams.
• Strong desire to learn and develop technically in the CAD domain.
• Demonstrated skills in technical aptitude, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
• Effective communication & interpersonal skills with an emphasis on technical communication
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing experience.
• Ability to deliver work to specified schedule with high quality.

The Detail Drafter’s primary responsibility will be to deliver detailed drawings across multiple areas of the business. This position works closely and under the guidance of one of the team’s lead designers. In most cases, the drawings needed are new components that are part of the lead designer’s and engineer’s conceptual design. The majority of drawings will be simple, one sheet drawings, and on occasion the drawings needed will be sub-assemblies or revisions of pre-existing drawings.

All of the work is reviewed and needs to be approved by the lead engineer and a representative of manufacturing.

The Detail Drafting position is located at Wabtec’s Erie, Pennsylvania manufacturing site.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit railas well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 30,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more!

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees…