Junior Engineer

American Locker • North Las Vegas, NV

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About The Position

American Locker is seeking an experienced Junior Engineer - Drawing and Release Packages, to ensure that all engineering documentation released to Manufacturing Engineering is complete, accurate, standardized, and production-ready. As a Junior Engineer, your role exists to protect the factory from incomplete drawings, unclear requirements, revision errors, and documentation gaps that cause shop-floor questions, rework, delays, and unnecessary Engineering Change Orders (ECOs). This is a discipline and quality role, not a design-creation seat. Your success will be measured by how cleanly work flows from Engineering into Manufacturing.

Requirements

• 1+ years experience in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering
• Strong attention to detail and documentation discipline
• CAD experience with drawings and assemblies
• Ability to follow and enforce standards consistently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with sheet metal, welded, and fabricated assemblies is a big plus!
• Exposure to manufacturing environments is another big plus!
• Understanding of basic revision control and ECO processes

Responsibilities

• Own Drawing & Release Packages
• Be fully responsible for the preparation of complete drawing turnover packages before release
• Ensure all required documents are present, correct, and aligned
• Create fabrication and assembly drawings
• BOMs
• Specifications and notes
• Revision history and release status
• Act as the final quality gate before Engineering releases work to Manufacturing Engineering
• Enforce internal drawing, BOM, and documentation standards
• Ensure consistent formatting, naming conventions, and revision control
• Apply release checklists to every package—no exceptions
• Maintain drawing templates, standards, and best-practice examples
• Work closely with Mechanical and Electrical Engineers to resolve: Missing dimensions, Ambiguous notes, Conflicting BOMs or specs
• Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering to clarify release expectations and feedback
• Serve as the communication bridge between design intent and manufacturing needs
• Support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) by updating drawings and documentation accurately
• Ensure revisions are clearly communicated and traceable
• Prevent uncontrolled or partial updates
• Maintain clean revision history to avoid shop-floor confusion
• Identify recurring documentation issues and root causes
• Propose improvements to standards, checklists, and templates
• Help reduce engineering-driven ECOs caused by documentation gaps

Benefits

• Opportunities to advance
• Learn different aspects of the business
• Be challenged with new tasks
• Mentored
• Grow
• Celebrate one another's differences and ideas
• Culture of diversity and inclusion
• Programs that bring us together on important issues
• Educational opportunities for all employees
• Generous benefits package (Medical, Vision, Dental)
• 401K with employer match
• Accrued Paid Time Off
• Accrued Paid Sick Leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed