Mechanical Drafter & 2D AutoCAD Designer – Custom Industrial Systems

Impact Solutions•Richfield, WI

1d•$0 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

This direct-hire design seat offers long-term stability in a booming sector. Our client is a financially sound, industry-leading manufacturer with a 40-year history of zero layoffs. They engineer custom, sustainable systems that significantly cut fossil fuel usage and pollution across industrial markets worldwide. Bridging the gap between engineering theory and shop floor execution, you will take full ownership of custom submittal packages and detailed BOMs while working directly alongside the skilled fabricators building your designs. Operating out of a modern facility adjacent to the plant floor, this position provides a stable, highly collaborative career home where your drawings directly transform into physical steel.

Requirements

3+ years of professional 2D AutoCAD mechanical design experience in an industrial manufacturing, machinery, or structural fabrication shop.
Clear understanding of how 2D assembly prints and schematics translate into raw fabrication and physical assembly.
Professional written and verbal skills to communicate effectively with plant supervisors, project leads, and external clients.
U.S. Citizenship or Green Card holder residing within a comfortable 45-minute daily driving radius of Richfield, WI.

Nice To Haves

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Drafting, Engineering Technology, Industrial Design, or a related discipline strongly preferred.
Background working with industrial piping, fluid handling, heat transfer, or HVAC equipment builds.
Practical experience working with industrial ERP systems for inventory and BOM management.
Experience building or using LISP routines or custom AutoCAD blocks and commands to streamline drafting workflows.

Responsibilities

Create detailed 2D mechanical submittal drawings for complex industrial fluid-handling and heat-transfer systems using AutoCAD.
Build comprehensive Bills of Materials and sales order job packets to guide shop floor assembly from design approval through final production.
Walk the manufacturing grid to view assigned projects in active build, collaborating directly with fabricators and updating post-shipment "as-built" drawings.
Act as a technical point of contact during the submittal process, addressing client engineering inquiries to secure fast "approved for production" sign-offs.
Utilize custom internal AutoCAD commands and standards to maintain consistent design quality and support peers on drafting questions.