CAD Designer

Rockford Ball Screw Co. • Rockford, IL

23h • $70,000 - $90,000

About The Position

The CAD Designer is responsible for creating, modifying, and maintaining detailed technical drawings and 3D models to support product design, manufacturing, and engineering initiatives. This role collaborates closely with engineering, production, and quality teams to ensure accurate documentation and efficient product development.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Minimum of an associate degree in Mechanical Design or Engineering Technology or 5 years working in an engineering environment on the essential functions listed above.
• Experience generating detailed manufacturing drawings to ANSI Y14.1 and Y14.5 standards.
• Experience in Solidworks CAD software, creating 3D models and assemblies as well as 2D mechanical drawings.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings (i.e. blueprints).

Nice To Haves

• Ability to plan, organize and implement multiple concurrent tasks.
• 3+ years generating detailed mechanical engineering drawings.
• 3+ years w ECN’s.
• Knowledge of inspection tools and techniques for measuring parts.
• Experience with MRP/ERP software for generating BOMs and Basic Routings.
• Preference of INFOR XA PowerLink.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed 2D drawings and 3D models using CAD software and communicate any edits or changes to impacted individuals.
• Create detailed drawings and inspection sheets of components and assemblies for manufacturing.
• Work closely with manufacturing to create and modify routings and BOM’s needed to manufacture parts to our current best practices.
• Create new part numbers for Sales.
• Develop detailed designs and drawings for customized customer orders.
• Generate all necessary documentation to effectively implement ECN’s.
• Review, research and implement change requests (ECR’s) that come from various sources.
• Assist in the identification of parts and material types when needed for production.
• Provide technical assistance to internal customers as required.
• Help troubleshoot and improve manufacturing processes.
• Help evaluate incoming RFQ's for manufacturability, technical applicability, and exceptions.
• Reverse engineer customer parts by taking measurements and generating sketches and drawings.

Benefits

• Rockford Ball Screw believes a happy healthy employee is what makes our business work. We want to continuously invest in the people that make it happen. Rockford Ball Screw eligible employees have access to a comprehensive competitive package. Please visit our website at https://rockfordballscrew.com/contact/careers/ for more information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree