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Drafter

First Tek, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/10/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/8/2025

Join our dynamic team in Chatsworth, CA, where innovation meets precision. We are seeking a skilled professional to create layouts of new products and modify existing ones using both manual and computer-aided techniques. This role involves converting layouts and sketches into detailed working drawings, either independently or with direction from Designers, Senior Designers, or Engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with Drafting or Engineering teams to develop thoughts and sketches into layouts, drawings, and schematics.
  • Exercise judgment to suggest alternatives and incorporate product and manufacturing ideas.
  • Engage with other disciplines to discuss design, drawing, or fabrication requirements.
  • Support concurrent product development teams and ensure designs are cost-effective, manufacturable, and feasible for assembly.
  • Produce final drawings independently or with assistance, ensuring correctness of proportion and internal component arrangement.
  • Utilize the CAD System to create required drawings for program completion.
  • Support Engineering, Sales, and Program Management by providing drawings expediently for bid and proposal efforts.
  • Plan and organize the number and types of drawings required to represent the design.
  • Coordinate tasks within the Drafting Department, adhering to schedule requirements and task prioritization.
  • Provide estimates on completion dates of assigned tasks.

Qualifications

  • Associate's Degree in a technical major, preferably in Mechanical or Electrical Technology.
  • 4-7 years of Drafting experience.
  • Strong drafting skills, structured and organized work approach.
  • Knowledge of good drawing practices and techniques, machine shop practices, part fabrication methods, and basic material types.
  • Proficiency in mathematics through descriptive geometry, dimensioning techniques, and geometric tolerancing symbolism.
  • For Mechanical Drafters : General understanding of mechanical hardware design.
  • For Electronic Drafters : Basic knowledge of electronic parts, packaging, and printed wiring board concepts.
  • Accountabilities

  • Translate requirements from various sources into detailed engineering drawings, using existing manufactured or purchased parts when possible.
  • Work independently to complete tasks in accordance with design goals and drafting practices.
  • Review detail drawings for completeness, accuracy, and conformance to the latest drawing conventions.
  • Provide support for PDR, CDR, and proposal activities within established time frames.
  • Ensure correct use of the CAD system for file management and practices.
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