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Job Description
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Engineering CAD Designer supports the engineering department by preparing engineering drawings, assisting with preliminary engineering documentation for a variety of sign types, coordinating engineering requests, and maintaining engineering records and templates.
This role helps streamline engineering workflows by managing routine engineering documentation and producing CAD drawings that support fabrication and installation. The position works closely with Engineering, Project Management, and Production teams to ensure sign designs are accurately documented and ready for fabrication.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Monitor engineering requests submitted through the SharePoint engineering portal and review submissions for completeness including artwork, surveys, construction details, and project specifications.
2. Prepare preliminary engineering and fabrication drawings using AutoCAD based on preliminary concepts, renderings, and engineering direction.
3. Review survey information, architectural drawings, and construction details to assist in determining mounting methods for signage components.
4. Prepare engineering drawing packages for submission to external Professional Engineers for sealed engineering review.
5. Coordinate engineering document exchange between internal teams and external engineers.
6. Track sealed engineering requests and maintain revision history for engineering documentation.
7. Maintain organized engineering documentation within internal server systems.
8. Assist in the development and maintenance of CAD templates, blocks, and standard engineering details to improve workflow efficiency.
9. Revise existing CAD drawings and fabrication documentation when required.
10. Communicate with Project Managers, Engineers, and Production personnel to ensure engineering drawings accurately reflect fabrication and installation requirements.
11. Provide general drawing and documentation support for the Engineering and Drafting departments.
12. Willingness to interact with the manufacturing shop floor to ensure designs are practical for fabrication and assembly.
Education: Required High School Diploma / GED and associate’s degree in mechanical design or Drafting / CAD Technology preferred and 1+ year in a production environment
Work Experience:
- Minimum 1 (one) year of experience in CAD Design.
- Sign industry experience preferred but not required.
- Knowledgeable and comfortable in AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical
- Energetic, detail oriented with excellent time management skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Preferred experience with welding and fabrication
Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move items over 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. May be required to do limited work outdoors. While performing job duties, employees may often change from one task to another of a different nature, subject to high level of stress/pressure.
Work Conditions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.
Safety & Security: Responsible for following all safety, and security of, areas assigned or as directed by Hilton Displays policy. Report on all accidents, however slight, to your supervisor immediately. Never leave the premises without reporting any accident that occurred during your working time. If you should need medical treatment during your non-work hours, you should contact your supervisor.
Hilton Displays strives to have a safe, secure, and ethical work environment. Hilton Displays’ expectation from each Employee is to refrain from: 1) unsafe work practices; 2) involvement in unethical situations; 3) dishonest/fraudulent work behaviors; or, 4) other behavior which would damage the organization's good standing in the community. If a Hilton Displays’ Employee observes or has the knowledge of unsafe, unethical, dishonest, or fraudulent work practices, the Employee should report it immediately to his/her supervisor, another member of management, or contact the human resources department at (864) 233-0401.
Work Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday OR whatever hours are required to meet the business needs of the job.
Work Attire: Each Employee should present a neat and clean appearance that will be reflective of Hilton Displays’ positive image in the community.
Key Responsibilities
Monitor engineering requests and review submissions for completeness.
Prepare preliminary engineering and fabrication drawings using AutoCAD.
Review survey information and architectural drawings to determine mounting methods.
Prepare engineering drawing packages for external Professional Engineer review.
Coordinate engineering document exchange between internal and external teams.
Track sealed engineering requests and maintain revision history.
Maintain organized engineering documentation within internal server systems.
Assist in developing and maintaining CAD templates, blocks, and standard details.
Revise existing CAD drawings and fabrication documentation as required.
Communicate with Project Managers, Engineers, and Production personnel.
Interact with the manufacturing shop floor to ensure designs are practical.
Requirements
High School Diploma or GED
Skills Required
AutoCADAutoCAD MechanicalMicrosoft Office SuiteDetail orientedTime managementCommunicationSign industry experienceWeldingFabrication
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