Associate Design Specialist

Posted Friday, October 17, 2025 at 4 : 00 AM

About the Job

JTEKT North America is a global leader in engineering and manufacturing automotive systems, bearing solutions, and high-performance machine tools. Our global vision is to be preferred by all stakeholders to include customers, associates, suppliers and our local communities. We employ great people that build value which surpasses the expectations of customers, build excellent products that astonish the world and build professionals who think and act autonomously. If you share our values, come find your place in our JTEKT community.

We have an opportunity in our Vonore, TN manufacturing plant for a Design / CAD Specialist & Drawing Facilitator . If you want an opportunity to make a difference and enjoy fast paced, challenging work this is the career for you!

Summary / Purpose

Perform as a key link between engineering, technical centers, and production teams. Focus on creating and managing 2D and 3D CAD drawings, supporting process documentation, and maintaining drawing databases. It also involves coordinating with Japan and technical centers to implement and uphold the JANA drawing system.

Essential Duties and Accountabilities

• Prepare new 2D and 3D product related drawings
• Prepare manufacturing layouts as needed.
• Translate engineering concepts into detailed technical drawings.
• Ensure design accuracy and compliance with industry standards
• Collaborate with engineers to refine and optimize designs
• Coordinate CAD system maintenance, software updates, hardware updates, and M.E. drawing database management.
• Keep TS16949-compliant documentation and records related to the technical departments.
• Change Control implementation, ex. Issue PCR, coordinate change implementation, follow-up on open items.
• Facilitate communication between design, manufacturing, and quality teams. Provide assistance and participate in design projects, KAIZEN activities or other industrial engineering tasks as required.
• Work daily overtime and Saturdays and / or Sundays when directed by immediate supervisor or, as necessary, to complete essential duties.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Education and Experience

Work Environment / Physical Demands

It is the policy at JTEKT to provide equal employment opportunities and affirmative action to all qualified individuals. All personnel actions, including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, recruitment, hiring, training, and promotion of persons in all job titles, are administered without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, protected veteran or disability status, or any other status protected by law.

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