CAD Specialist

Baxter•Round Lake, IL

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

The CAD Specialist supports mechanical product development through advanced SOLIDWORKS modeling, drawing creation, CAD standards, and administration of the SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional environment. The role establishes and promotes CAD best practices, maintains accurate and controlled engineering data, supports CAD users, and helps ensure product design information complies with applicable quality, document control, and change management requirements. The successful candidate combines strong CAD expertise, practical PDM administration experience, attention to detail, problem-solving, and communication skills. Baxter’s mission is to save and sustain lives. Its workplace policy supports flexibility while requiring a minimum number of onsite days each week; the policy may be adjusted as business needs change. The estimated base salary is $72,000 to $99,000 annually, with possible eligibility for discretionary bonuses. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available at this time.

Requirements

At least 2 years of relevant experience.
Advanced proficiency with SOLIDWORKS, including part modeling, assemblies, configurations, production drawings, and management of file references.
Hands-on experience using or administering SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional in an engineering environment.
Strong knowledge of CAD modeling and drawing best practices, dimensional tolerancing, GD&T, drawing standards, revision control, and configuration management.
Ability to review models and drawings, identify quality issues, and recommend practical corrective actions.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, customer focus, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Authorization to work for any employer in the United States; Baxter cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Responsibilities

Create and modify complex 3D parts, assemblies, configurations, and production drawings using SOLIDWORKS.
Apply sound CAD practices, including stable design intent, appropriate feature structure, controlled external references, reusable design methods, and maintainable assembly architecture.
Produce and review engineering drawings for clarity, completeness, dimensional accuracy, tolerancing, GD&T, manufacturability, and compliance with applicable drawing standards.
Develop, maintain, and govern CAD standards, drawing standards, templates, sheet formats, custom properties, material libraries, design libraries, and standard components.
Perform CAD model and drawing quality reviews, working with engineering teams to correct issues and improve product documentation consistency.
Administer and maintain SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional, including users, groups, permissions, workflows, data cards, variables, templates, revision schemes, notifications, and vault configurations.
Support PDM file relationships, version and revision control, lifecycle states, configuration management, and engineering change processes.
Reconcile and align SOLIDWORKS PDM records with released product documentation in the company document control system.
Provide technical support and troubleshooting for engineers, designers, manufacturing engineers, and other CAD and PDM users.
Partner with IT to support software installation, upgrades, service packs, licensing, system performance, backups, security, and technical issue resolution.
Develop and maintain procedures, work instructions, training materials, and user guidance for CAD and PDM processes.
Conduct training and onboarding for CAD and PDM users and reinforce consistent application of established practices.
Identify opportunities to improve CAD and PDM efficiency and potentially develop macros, scripts, or automation tools to streamline repetitive work.

Benefits

Medical and dental coverage starting on day one.
Basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount.
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employee contributions and company matching.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Educational assistance programs.
Paid holidays and paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service.
Family and medical leaves of absence and paid parental leave.
Commuting benefits.
Employee Discount Program.
Employee Assistance Program.
Childcare benefits.
Potential eligibility for discretionary bonuses.