Job Title: Drafting Engineer

Reports to: Director of Sales

FLSA Status: Salary, Exempt

Department: Research, Design, and Development

Location: Waxahachie, Texas

Shift: Full Time

Job Code: DRENG1

Summary/Scope of Role: Partner collaboratively with the sales and production teams to provide innovative solutions of the highest quality. Develop optimal product designs based on client needs while accounting for manufacturing quality, product quality and safety standards. Focus on optimizing internal production metrics (Quality, On time Delivery, Efficiency, Minimizing Waste). Improve Americase’s current technologies and develop innovations to elevate the organization's position in our industry and market.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and test new products to achieve desired features and specifications
• Participate in mechanical product design including product specifications, material selection, CAD design and detailed product drawings
• Collaborate with sales and engineering departments to provide support and expertise at all stages of the design process
• Review existing products and make amendments to improve design, performance and efficiency.
• Develop manufacturing procedures for designed components
• Design scale or full-size blueprints of specialty items for manufacturing components.
• Creation of technical documentation as required
• Estimating and suggesting an approximate budget for new products
• Preparing and presenting detailed and accurate reports as needed.

Required Skills/Key Competencies:

• Solid works

• CAD Drafting

• Oral Communication
• Written communication
• Technical communication
• Math aptitude
• Organization
• Project management
• Time management / Planning

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Programming, Design) OR 8 years relevant experience
• 5+ years relevant engineering experience (Production engineering preferred)
• Demonstrated initiative in solving challenging problems
• Test and analysis experience including design of test plans, instrumentation usage and failure analysis
• Product knowledge and understanding materials

Other Requirements:

• Must comply with and meet all pre-employment requisites, including but not limited to criminal background check prior to start date, and pre-employment and random drug testing in accordance with Company policy for the duration of employment.

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