Design Technician
About The Position
Responsible for reading plans and creating designs and placement drawings prepared directly from information submitted on a company order form. Develops layout and design drawings from architectural drawings or sketches provided to the company. Makes phone calls to building designers or professionals to obtain or clarify information shown on blue line drawings. Generate placement plans, identifying the location of the individual designs. May obtain information pertaining to products supplied by the company that have been field modified or damaged. The information is summarized and given to a professional engineer to evaluate and complete repair drawings when required. Analyzes technical data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications. Confers with technical and other engineering personnel and prepares design modifications as required. Analyzes plans and diagrams, or observes and makes notes on material processing, to determine material and material processing specifications, or specifications for construction activities. Writes technical descriptions specifying material qualities and properties. Draws rough sketches or arranges for finished drawings or photographs to illustrate specified materials or assembly sequence.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience with PrimeCad, MS Word, MS Excel, and AutoCAD is required.
- Ability to use close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) and color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors).
Responsibilities
- Read plans and create designs and placement drawings from company order forms.
- Develop layout and design drawings from architectural drawings or sketches.
- Contact building designers or professionals to clarify information on drawings.
- Generate placement plans identifying the location of individual designs.
- Obtain information on field-modified or damaged company products.
- Summarize information for professional engineers to evaluate and complete repair drawings.
- Analyze technical data and reports to ensure designs meet functional and performance specifications.
- Confer with technical and engineering personnel to prepare design modifications.
- Analyze plans and diagrams to determine material and processing specifications or construction specifications.
- Write technical descriptions specifying material qualities and properties.
- Draw rough sketches or arrange for finished drawings or photographs to illustrate materials or assembly sequence.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
