SolidWorks Professional Designer-Production-2025

Rev. Sept. 2025

General Information

Location: Alvarado, TX Department: Engineering Schedule: [MON. – FRIDAY]

Job Type: Regular / Full Time FLSA Classification: Exempt Travel Required: Occasional

Reports To: Engineering Manager Positions Supervised: N/A

Position Summary

This position is responsible for doing any Production Engineering work required. This is a lower to mid-level position. This individual will be responsible for getting Production Engineering projects out to the shop floor on a timely basis as well as working as a liaison between manufacturing, purchasing, and sales. This person will also be responsible for individual special projects. This individual must be a quality-minded person that will be responsible for creating quality products. This individual must have a basic understanding of structure design. Having knowledge of welding design and processes is a must. This individual must be able to demonstrate an advanced knowledge of SolidWorks. Knowledge of SolidWorks sheet metal design is a must. Having a SolidWorks CAD Design Expert (CSWE) certification is a plus.

Qualifications

Education: High School diploma required. Certification of AutoCAD and SolidWorks preferred.

Licenses and Certifications: N/A

Experience: Mechanical Engineering design experience preferred; knowledge of AutoCAD and SolidWorks preferred; knowledge of ERP and bills of materials work is preferred.

Skills:

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Takes direction well.
• Advanced knowledge of SolidWorks is a must.
• Advanced SolidWorks sheet metal is a must.
• Ability to learn new organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to learn time management and planning skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to learn customer service skills.
• Good analytical skills. Ability to use skills to do calculations and analyze structural designs as required.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to learn how to prioritize tasks and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to apply critical thinking skills; ability to solve problems and devise creative solutions.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to quickly learn the systems utilized by the organization; Experience with Made-2- Manage preferred.
• Basic math skills required.
• Must be flexible, dependable, and have the ability and willingness to work overtime when needed.
• Ability to adhere to safety rules and procedures and safety minded.
• Ability to learn to do welded designs and have a good understanding of welding processes preferred.
• Must have good math skills.

Other Requirements:

• Must maintain excellent attendance record.
• Must pass drug test and physical.

Core Values: All C&W DustTech employees, including the Design Engineer, are required to perform their job duties in a manner that exemplifies our core values.

We at C&W live our values every day, in every action:

• Safety - Above all else we promise to keep ourselves, our customers, and each other safe.
• Quality - We are committed to quality in all we do and all we make.
• Grit - With courage and strength of character, we do whatever it takes and are unwavering in our resilience.
• Integrity - We do what's right no matter what, especially when it’s difficult.
• Mutual Trust & Respect - We treat others fairly and operate with candor.
• Enthusiasm - We work with passion and have fun.

Core Competencies: All C&W DustTech employees, including the Design Engineer, strive to demonstrate the core competencies that define us.

Customer driven: Always do what’s best for the customer, every day.

Willing: With a positive attitude, willingly help anyone at any time.

Driven: Be hungry enough to learn, humble enough to embrace change, and smart enough to create innovations that make a difference.

Understanding: Address situations with compassion, empathy, and emotional intelligence.

Strategic: Work with creativity, an eye on the future, and a dedication to continuous improvement.

Teamwork: Better together, we are open minded, collaborative, and communicative.

Trustworthy: As people, we are each honest, dependable, and accountable.

Engaged: We are passionate about our contribution to a better, cleaner world and doing all we can to drive growth.

Capable: We possess the skills, knowledge, and motivation to get the job done with excellence.

Humble: Check your ego at the door; be coachable and give credit to others

Physical Demands

N (Not Applicable) = This activity is not required for this position.

O (Occasionally) = This activity is required for this position up to 33% of the time (up to 2.5 hours per day)

F (Frequently) = This activity is required for this position up to 66% of the time (2.5 – 5.5 hours per day)

C (Constantly) = This activity is required for this position more than 66% of the time (5.5 hours per day)

Activity Frequency Activity Frequency

Sit

C

Reach Outward

F

Stand

O

Reach Above Shoulder

O

Walk

F

Lift/Carry 10lbs or less

O

Climb

O

Lift/Carry 11 – 20 lbs.

O

Crawl

O

Lift/Carry 21 – 50 lbs.

O

Squat/Kneel

O

Push/Pull 12 lbs. or less

O

Manually Manipulate

O

Push/Pull 13 – 25 lbs.

O

Speak

C

Push/Pull 26 – 50 lbs.

O

Other Physical Requirements: Specific vision abilities required include close, distance, and peripheral vision.

Work Environment

The Design Engineer will work primarily in an indoor office environment, and occasionally in a manufacturing facility subject to indoor and outdoor environmental conditions, with exposure to occasional temperatures below 32 degrees or above 100 degrees. The noise level in the environment may be moderate to loud. Will also be required to travel occasionally.

Signatures

C&W DustTech has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential and other duties have been included. This job description is intended only to be a guideline for job expectations and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, abilities, and skills that may be required of this position. Additional functions and duties may be assigned by supervisors and management. This job description does not represent a contract of employment, nor does it alter at-will employment status. C&W DustTech reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign duties and tasks for the employee to perform at any time, as C&W DustTech deems appropriate.

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Essential Duties

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Essential Duties:

Plans mechanical drawings by reviewing sketches, descriptions, specifications, and supporting documents, conferring with engineers and designers.

Prepares mechanical sketches and drawings by rendering sectional, auxiliary, and multi-views, sub-assemblies, pictorials, dimensions, and developments; producing two- and three-dimensional orthographic projections using computer aided design (AutoCAD/DraftSight & SolidWorks) and pictorial techniques; producing three-dimensional (3-D) models.

Reviews RFQ specifications, drawings, floor plans to determine scope of work and required contents of the quote.

Visits project sites to understand the environment, constraints and take necessary measurements.

Develops and receives quotes from vendors and subcontractors.

Creates the quote by preparing Bill of Materials and labor cost estimates.

Provides detailed, accurate & complete quotations to customers.

Prepares supporting information by developing bills of materials and drawings.

Modifies drawings by analyzing, resolving, and incorporating changes.

Documents work by recording data and drawings, updating databases.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Doing basic engineering calculations.