Cad engineer Jobs in Santa Ana, CA

CAD DRAFTER with electrical design & estimating experience

CAD Drafter needed, possessing a minimum 4-6 years of recent, verifiable, related work experience in a CAD drafting position with electrical and lighting construction project drawing experience, shop drawing experience, and project electrical estimating / take-off experience.

Qualifications and Experience needed :

• Use of CAD drafting software (2018 and higher) to generate 2D construction layout plans
• Experience with, and possessing, the following CAD drafting skills

o  Layer control and layer management

o  XRef ’s (PDF to Tiff converted files primarily, and native CAD files, as backgrounds)

o  Model Space

o  Paper Space (advanced level of experience with layout viewports)

o  Scales / Scale factors

o  Plotting to pdf

o  Architectural / Construction plans paper sizes

General computing experience

o  Network files / folders navigation

o  Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel)

o  Use of online file storage, online tools such as online planrooms and construction bidding portals to retrieve construction plans

General to advanced knowledge of construction, electrical construction, lighting layouts and electrical installation materials (wiring, jboxes, light fixtures, power supplies, etc)

Excellent listening and communication skills

Strong attention to detail including product specification data

Highly organized

Ability to work independently as well as with a team

HS diploma with some college a plus

CAD training or CAD training certificate a plus

Clean driving record

Ability to pass a background check

What you will be doing :

Reviewing project construction plans sets with manager(s) to prepare for lighting layout drafting (fixtures, linear lighting, accent lighting, lighting run length designations).

Selecting the proper CAD Templates (Tblocks, legends, details, pre-defined layer lists) from libraries to use to initiate the drafting process.

Xref relevant background drawing(s) or Tiff files and set up layout sheets with various viewports for details or specific areas of work on the overall plans.

Prepare drawings depicting locations of light fixtures, linear light fixtures, accent lighting, power supplies, jboxes, and other electrical devices, while working under the direction and prioritization designated by manager(s).

Make corrections / drawing revisions changes as needed.

Help maintain project file directory structure, store files in proper project location, annotate revision histories.

Attend meetings with team members.

Provide updates on tasks in process as needed / or requested.

Employment type :

Full time

Monday thru Friday, 7 : 30AM to 4 : 30PM.

Some nights and weekends may be required to meet deadlines for customer requirements

Compensation :

To be determined based on experience and qualifications

Full time employees become eligible for company employee benefit plan after 90 days of employment

About us :

We are a leading lighting manufacturer serving the commercial and architectural lighting industry throughout the US and Internationally.