Drafting Technician

Phase Technologies•Rapid City, SD

1d•$22•Onsite

About The Position

Phase Technologies builds digital phase converters and VFDs — power electronics that keep farms, factories, and pumping stations running across the country. Every product starts as an engineering model that has to become something the floor can build the same way every time. Turning that model into a buildable package is what this role is about. As our Drafting Technician, you own the seam between engineering and the floor — the exact point where a design becomes a product the production team can build. You’ll take released 3D models and turn them into everything production runs on: sheet metal drawings, wire lists, work instructions, and the fixtures that make every unit come out the same. It’s detailed, hands-on work with real variety — a sheet metal drawing one hour, a fixture or a change order the next — and what you release this week is on the production floor next week. Most people never see their work leave the drawing board. You will — every single day.

Requirements

An associate’s degree in drafting, or a related field — or equivalent hands-on experience; what you can do matters more to us than the credential you hold
Proficiency in SolidWorks (or comparable 3D CAD)
The ability to read and interpret engineering models, drawings, and dimensioning/tolerancing
Sharp mechanical aptitude and an eye for detail — your drawings and instructions are accurate, complete, and easy to build from.
The instinct to catch a problem and chase down its full impact — what else does this touch? — instead of stopping at the problem in front of you
Integrity — you flag the issue even when it’s inconvenient, and your documentation means exactly what it says

Nice To Haves

Sheet metal and fabrication drawing experience
Wire harness or electrical documentation experience
Fixture or tooling design experience
Experience with ECO, PLM, or BOM-management processes
Time on a manufacturing floor (engineer-to-order or high-mix / low-volume a plus)
Familiarity with an ERP/MRP system (we run NetSuite)

Responsibilities

Turn released 3D models and engineering designs into the documentation the floor builds from
Create clean, build-ready drawings from existing models, including sheet metal parts and flat patterns
Generate wire lists and drawings straight from the design
Create assembly instructions clear enough to build from correctly the first time
Design the manufacturing fixtures and tooling that make production faster and repeatable
Own Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) end to end — keep drawings, wire lists, and BOMs current as designs change, and trace the full ripple of every change across affected assemblies
Keep the drawing set and engineering BOMs accurate and under tight revision control
Be the floor’s go-to for build support — answer build questions, clear documentation roadblocks, and close the loop between engineering and production