Senior CAD Engineer — Manufacturing Equipment & Facilities

About This Role

A leading automotive EV battery manufacturer is hiring a Senior CAD Engineer / Technician to support Production Engineering battery-manufacturing projects at its Liberty, North Carolina plant (100% onsite). You will create and maintain 2D drawings and 3D models — facility layouts, utility tie-ins, equipment layouts, fabrication packages, contractor bidding packages, and as-built updates — working across mechanical, electrical, piping, HVAC, pneumatic, and hydraulic scope. This is a senior, hands-on role requiring proven GD&T expertise, an advanced AutoCAD/Autodesk toolset, the ability to manage many CAD tasks independently, and the potential to grow into a people-leader.

Responsibilities

• Create, revise, and maintain 2D CAD drawings and 3D models to project standards
• Develop facility, utility, process-equipment, and installation layouts across mechanical, electrical, piping, HVAC, pneumatic, hydraulic, and production-equipment scope
• Create contractor-ready packages for installation, quotation, procurement, fabrication, construction, and bidding
• Define equipment locations, tie-in points, utility routing, dimensions, elevations, access clearances, interfaces, and installation constraints
• Build assembly drawings, fabrication drawings, Bills of Material, parts lists, and vendor/contractor drawing packages
• Incorporate engineer markups, contractor redlines, field-verification results, and as-built updates; verify field conditions during walkdowns
• Identify layout, constructability, access, maintainability, safety, and production-flow concerns
• Coordinate drawing/model updates with engineering, production, maintenance, safety, vendors, and contractors
• Maintain CAD files, drawing registers, revisions, document-control records, and release workflows
• Support production and installation teams through drawing updates, issue resolution, field walkdowns, and status reporting

Qualifications

• Associate degree, technical certification, CAD/drafting certificate, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of CAD experience in industrial, manufacturing, construction, facility, or equipment-installation environments
• Advanced AutoCAD for 2D layouts, plant utilities, equipment layouts, installation drawings, and contractor-scope drawings
• Working proficiency with Autodesk Revit, Inventor, Navisworks, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), and Autodesk Forma
• Proven GD&T expertise per ASME Y14.5 (datum structures, tolerances, weld symbols, materials, and finishes)
• Ability to create manufacturing-ready and construction-ready drawing packages and interpret multi-discipline vendor drawings
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision, own schedules, and communicate clearly with engineers, contractors, and vendors
• Ability to work in a plant environment (field walkdowns, PPE) and travel up to 10% with ~10% overtime as required
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree; Autodesk certification, ASME Y14.5/GD&T training, or OSHA 10; Autodesk Vault; AutoCAD Plant 3D/Civil 3D, SolidWorks, CATIA, MicroStation; AutoCAD Electrical; automotive/battery/clean-room and new-plant-startup experience

Required Skills

• 2D drafting and 3D modeling for facility, utility, equipment, and installation layouts
• GD&T application per ASME Y14.5 (datums, tolerances, weld symbols, finishes)
• Fabrication and installation package creation — assembly/detail drawings, parts lists, balloon callouts, BOM, and contractor-ready bidding packages
• Multi-discipline drawing interpretation (mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, piping, utility, vendor)
• Redline, field-verification, and as-built incorporation with disciplined revision control
• Drawing-standards management — title blocks, layers, naming conventions, registers, release workflows, transmittals
• Supplier/contractor/vendor drawing review for accuracy, feasibility, and interface conflicts
• Field walkdowns, contractor coordination, and installation/constructability support
• *Software / platforms:* AutoCAD (advanced), Autodesk Inventor, Revit, Navisworks, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Autodesk Forma; (preferred) Autodesk Vault, AutoCAD Plant 3D/Civil 3D, SolidWorks, CATIA, MicroStation, AutoCAD Electrical