Engineering Drafter

Status: Non-Exempt

Department: Engineering 

Reports To: Engineering Manager

Position Description

Assist engineering with both internal and external engineering production, redlines, process control, and prototype drawings daily. Work on a large variety of projects from rapid prototyping to long-term production runs.  

Responsibilities:

• Assist engineering in creating documentation and tracking smaller, less technical but still critical aspects of high-value projects.  
• Create drawings, fix models that were designed by engineering but have minor redlines from the floor, and create revisions to all engineering documentation.  
• Spec out hardware for different projects, and track hardware to make sure it's received. 
• Maintain engineering BOMs to get material to the shop in a timely manner to reduce spending money on expedited materials.  
• Create and maintain BOMs in Mie Trak  
• Maintain SOPs, WIs, and material/hardware lists that engineering can use to source in-house material first and foremost to prevent purchasing new items.  
• Provide minor support to the floor (any CAD issues that do not require engineering to review) 
• Help track critical inventory as it comes in for Class I projects and verify that MIE Trak count matches the physical count.  
• Help track the critical process flow of projects that are the highest impact.  
• Multi-task daily, work on several projects at one time, and prioritize work on projects in order of importance.  
• Work seamlessly with multiple departments.  
• On-the-fly design and drawing package changes to support production.  
• Maintain 7S in the department.  
• Obeying all company, OSHA, and other state and federal agencies’ safety regulations. 
• Ability to work 40-50+ hour work weeks, dependent on production needs.  
• Perform other tasks as assigned. 

Requirements:  

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing, environment.  
• Good written and verbal communication skills. 
• Good organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities and deliverables to fixed deadlines. 
• Ability to work in a team environment as a self-motivated, collaborative team player, with minimal supervision. 
• Adherence to all company, warehouse, and welding safety standards and policies. 
• Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English.  
• Fluency in Spanish is a plus.  

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or GED required.  
• Minimum of 2 solid years of SolidWorks modeling and engineering drawing experience.? 
• Minimum of 2 solid years of sheet metal modeling for manufacturing experience.? 
• Experience and knowledge of Office products, specifically Word, Excel, and Outlook.  
• Experience is basic document control is a must, SolidWorks PDM experience a plus.  
• Heavy experience of how to produce manufacturing drawings which includes proficiency in:
• Creating detailed views.  
• Defining welding callouts.  
• Critical dimensions.  
• Creating custom views.  
• Working with custom file properties (will be trained more on).  
• Complete understanding of SolidWorks BOMs.  
• Complete understanding of SolidWorks Revision Control.  
• Working with weldments and cut list properties (will be trained more on).  

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Manufacturing environment with intermittent noise and long periods of standing in a warehouse-type physical space, with exposure to noise and dust in hot and cold climates. 
• Ability to lift to 50 pounds. 
• Ability to stand, bend, twist, and kneel. 
• Normal vision (with or without corrective lenses) and normal hearing (with or without corrective hearing aids). 
• Must have good hand and eye coordination. 
• Must wear steel-toed shoes. 

IMPORTANT NOTE: This job description should not be interpreted as the exclusive responsibilities of the position. Employees will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties, as may be required by their manager. 

NPSG Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.