Drafter​/CAD & PDM Specialist

Join a manufacturing leader with over 50 years of excellence, where every role contributes to building reliable transportation solutions that people depend on everyday across the United States and Canada. At ENC, we prioritize safety, quality, innovation, collaboration, and continuous growth – creating vehicles our teams can take pride in.

Founded in 1975, ENC (ElDorado National – California) is a leading U.S. transportation manufacturer specializing in design, engineering, and end-to-end production of heavy-duty buses, shuttles, and cargo vehicles through a custom-build, mixed-model assembly process. Each vehicle is produced in our purpose-built facility in Riverside, California supporting public agencies and private transportation providers nationwide. We offer one of the industry’s widest portfolios of power options, including 100% battery-electric, diesel-electric hybrid, CNG, and clean diesel.

ENC is committed to revitalizing American manufacturing through innovation, customer focus, and the delivery of high-quality vehicles that keep communities connected, supported, and moving forward.

Location: Riverside, CA

Salary Range: $70,000 - $82,000/yr.

The Drafter / CAD & PDM Specialist will play a critical role in supporting the development and execution of ENC's transit bus platforms, including battery-electric, hybrid, CNG, and diesel vehicles. This role is responsible for producing high-quality CAD models, drawings, and controlled product definition while enforcing Solid Works PDM discipline and CAD standards across the engineering department. This position supports the full product lifecycle from concept and prototype through production release and serves as a technical leader within the drafting function, providing mentoring, CAD governance, and support for CAD/PDM system implementation and continuous improvement.

This position is based at ENC's headquarters in Riverside, California, and requires close coordination with U.S. and international engineering teams, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.

• Develop and maintain complex 3D CAD models, assemblies, and detailed 2D drawings for transit bus structures, chassis components, mounting systems, brackets, and mechanical subsystems using Solid Works.
• Produce manufacturing-ready drawings with proper GD&T, tolerancing, weld symbols, and revision control.
• Support engineering teams by translating conceptual layouts and engineering requirements into release-ready CAD and drawings.
• Administer and enforce Solid Works PDM best practices, including file structure, workflows, revision control, metadata, and release processes.
• Own drawing and CAD release from WIP through production, ensuring accuracy and traceability.
• Create, maintain, and improve CAD standards, templates, libraries, and naming conventions.
• Support BOM creation and accuracy, ensuring alignment between CAD, PDM, and ERP systems.
• Serve as a Solid Works and PDM subject‑matter expert, supporting software implementation, optimization, and user training.
• Mentor and train junior draftsmen and designers in CAD modeling, drawing practices, and PDM discipline.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams.
• Interface with suppliers to review drawings, models, and manufacturing feasibility.
• Support prototype builds, production issues, drawing corrections, and continuous improvement activities.

• Associate degree or technical certification in Drafting, Mechanical Design, or related field; bachelor's degree is a plus.
• 5+ years of professional drafting or CAD design experience in automotive, heavy-duty vehicle, or industrial equipment environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Solid Works.
• Strong…