Electrical CAD Designer - 090QE

Quartus Engineering•San Diego, CA

36d•Onsite

About The Position

Quartus Engineering Incorporated is seeking an Electrical CAD Designer to join their Applied Photonics Sector. This role involves owning schematic capture, cabling drawings, panel documentation, and 2D mechanical drawing production for a variety of engineering programs. Projects range from precision optical subassemblies to complete automation systems. The position requires proficiency in SolidWorks Electrical Professional for 3D harness routing and 2D documentation, as well as SolidWorks for producing 2D manufacturing and assembly drawings from existing 3D models.

Requirements

Associate degree in electrical/CAD drafting, electrical engineering technology, or related field; equivalent combination of education and hands-on SolidWorks Electrical Professional experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
3+ years of relevant experience.
Experience with SolidWorks CAD ecosystem, specifically: SolidWorks Electrical Professional — both 3D harness/routing design and 2D schematic/cabling documentation.
SolidWorks Mechanical — producing 2D detail and assembly drawings from existing models, including exploded views and presentation configurations. Full 3D part modeling is not required.
Demonstrated experience generating wire lists, cable harness drawings, and panel schematics for fabricated hardware.
Experience generating dimensioned manufacturing drawings in SolidWorks per ASME Y14.5, including proper application of GD&T controls, tolerance callouts, and drawing notes for fabricated parts and assemblies.
Comfort working across varied project scopes, from cabling packages to full cabinet builds with PLCs and significant I/O requirements.
Ability to work from system architecture diagrams, ICDs, and I/O lists produced by engineers, and deliver complete documentation.
Must be a US Person (US Citizen or US Permanent Resident).

Responsibilities

Develop 2D schematics, wiring diagrams, wire lists, and harness/cable drawings in SolidWorks Electrical Professional, linked to the 3D mechanical model.
Generate and maintain panel layouts for electrical cabinets including PLC I/O, power distribution, and PC/compute integration.
Translate system interface control documents (ICDs) into compliant cabling designs for optical and motion subassemblies where scope is bounded to motors, sensors, and signal/power interconnect.
Build and maintain component/connector libraries within SolidWorks Electrical — pinouts, wire gauge, color coding, manufacturer part numbers.
Generate and synchronize BOMs directly from schematics through design revisions.
Produce 2D detail drawings, assembly drawings, and drawing packages from existing SolidWorks models — fully dimensioned with GD&T, tolerances, notes, and title block per drawing standards.
Create exploded views, section cuts, presentation configurations, and documentation-oriented model manipulations (part visibility, color states, simplified representations) to support assembly instructions, proposals, and customer deliverables.
Maintain drawing revision history and ensure drawing packages stay synchronized with model changes.
Coordinate with mechanical, optical, and controls engineers to resolve interface questions, routing conflicts, and panel space constraints.
Support design reviews and project milestone deliverables with complete, fabrication-ready documentation packages.