Drawing Automation/ CAD Engineer

A globally leading consumer technology company is looking for a Drawing Automation/ CAD Engineer. Mechanical engineers spend hours creating and updating engineering drawings by hand. You’ll work embedded with a product design team to build rules- & AI-based automation that generates those drawings based on examples they provide. Your work saves engineers alongside you real time on real products, and it will help shape the AI tools that do this automatically in the future.
This is a hands-on role for someone who knows how to make a great drawing and wants to automate the repetitive parts of that process, while also remaining keenly aware of the sensitivity of the output.
Responsibilities:
• Study sets of example drawings and find the patterns in views, dimensions, annotations, and layers
• Build and publish drawing-automation rulesets in Siemens NX using internal configuration tools and an AI assistant
• Work directly with design engineers to get their automation adopted, then refine it based on their feedback
• Train engineers to maintain and adjust the automation themselves
• Document your process so the team can improve its AI tooling to speed this process up
• As time allows, prototype AI-driven workflows across engineering tools (quality data, DFM feedback systems, etc)
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field, or equivalent drafting/design experience
• 2+ years creating production engineering drawings for manufactured parts
• Strong command of Siemens NX drafting
• Working knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5) and drawing standards
• Able to look at a set of drawings, explain why they're structured the way they are, and the physical impacts of the details
• Clear communicator who's comfortable working directly with design engineers
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience as a drafter or CAD designer in consumer electronics or precision mechanical products
• Experience with CAD customization or automation (NX templates, drafting standards, rules-based design, NX Open, or macros)
• Hands-on use of AI/LLM tools in automating processes
• Experience with die-cut, sheet metal, plastics, or machined parts
Job Type: Contract (W2)
Duration: 6 months, with extension
Location: Cupertino, CA (hybrid or onsite)
Pay range: $65.00 - $80.00/hr (DOE)