EKN Engineering is hiring a
CAD Drafter, United States

Summary

The job is for a CAD Drafter at EKN Engineering in Irvine, CA. The role involves providing drafting support services to the engineering team, using AutoCAD software, and ensuring adherence to established specifications and standards. The ideal candidate has 1-2 years of AutoCAD experience, knowledgeable in all architectural and structural working drawings, and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent technical education.

Requirements

• 1-2 years of AutoCAD experience
• Proven work experience as a Drafter or similar role
• Knowledgeable in all architectural and structural working drawings
• As-Built field markups for conversion to CAD drawings
• Preparation of drawings to company and / or client standards
• Knowledge of state safety and structure regulations

Responsibilities

• Provide CAD drafting support services to a technical engineering team
• Performs skilled drafting work in preparing preliminary and final engineering drawings, plans, maps and exhibits
• Transforms initial rough product designs using CAD software into working documents
• Reviews engineering drawing and designs to ensure adherence to established specifications and standards
• Must become proficient with company CAD organizational systems and standards
• Produces finished drawings from preliminary design sketches and instruction provided by design staff
• Produces detailed layouts from information furnished by design staff
• Addresses plan check comments including basic plan view level comments, editing text, editing attributes, etc
• Manipulates existing information to prepare composite exhibits and plans
• Prepares presentation-type exhibits using proposed information from other consultants or markups from design staff
• Performs other miscellaneous duties as required such as research and construction document scans and copies

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or education and training equivalent to a high school education plus two years of technical or trade school training preferred
• Experience within dry utilities, Caltrans, or railroad agencies preferred