What are the responsibilities and job description for the CAD Designer position at SJE?
About This Opportunity:
This position is responsible for efficiently designing, generating, and maintaining project drawings in a timely manner meeting or exceeding project specifications and budget requirements. As the CAD Designer, you will coordinate with sales, engineering, and production to accurately document components of projects, including necessary information on layout & wiring, field connections, material lists, and installation details. You will work with engineers to translate system concepts and ideas into specific designs. Working knowledge of schematic circuits is desired.
What You Will do:
- Use CAD software to design and create concepts, assembly, and detail drawings which illustrate the product design of a complex nature
- Control panel drawings, including three-line power diagrams, power distribution, relay control circuits, PLC diagrams, and panel layouts
- Working with engineers to translate designs into drawing packages for submittal
- Use AutoCAD to design electrical equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems for municipal and industrial purposes.
- Convert panel ideas onto relevant title block format to be used as production type drawings.
- Direct and/or perform activities to ensure that manufacturing, construction, installation, and operational testing conform to functional specifications and customer requirements.
- Create fabrication detail drawings to be sent to a metal fabricator for custom enclosures and related accessories.
- Revise drawings for re-submittal or shipping prints and provide laminated drawings, if necessary, to be placed in panels before shipping.
- Responsible for creating PDF files of every drawing that we create or revise to be stored on the network.
- Responsible for AutoCAD file maintenance on the company network.
- Document final changes to products by going to production area, testing area, or jobsite.
- Assist the engraving department with drawings for special custom engraving needs.
- Plot full-size layout plots for cutting templates for door layouts needed by shop when required.
- Provide terminal block lettering on adhesive material for non-standard type terminal blocks when requested by the shop.
Competencies:
- Detail-Oriented
- Trainable
- Initiative
- Problem Solving
- Critical Judgment
- Excellent oral and communication Skills
Requirements:
- Tools include EPlan, ACAD, and ACADE. Minimum of two (2) years educational and/or work experience with AutoCAD preferred; or adequate AutoCAD training from a school with genuine desire to be trained; or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience with electrical schematics required.
- Skilled in how to scale drawing layouts for production purposes.
- Basic computer literacy - Microsoft Office, e-mail.
- Desire for accuracy and consistency mandatory; should also have a desire to learn and improve.
- Knowledge of basic drafting principles.
- Candidate should be able to assist in designing electrical equipment and components.
- Ability and desire to work in a hands-on environment and travel up to 15%
What We Have to Offer:
We offer a competitive compensation package, 401k, health, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability.
- Medical coverage with both CDHP and PPO plans
- Prescription drug discount program
- Employer contribution to a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
- Flexible Spending Account and Dependent FSA employee contribution options
- 24/7 Teladoc app access
- Health clinic access
- Paid Time Off (up to 15 days first year)
- Eight (8) Paid Holidays
- Company paid Life Insurance
- Gym Reimbursement for individuals or family
- Development and career advancement opportunities.
Opportunity to make your mark in a highly dynamic and growing work environment where you are empowered to make decisions and share in our company’s success.
About Us
Bob Adams founded Revere in 1980 with two goals:
- Leverage automation to make the world a better place
- Serve people around him by creating opportunities for good people to have good jobs doing good work
He set out to build a company with a uniquely service-oriented mindset. His vision was clear: a place where employees flourished, innovation thrived, and customers were delighted. As we’ve grown over the years, that initial mandate to serve has remained the cornerstone of our culture.
Revere was acquired by SJE in 2024. Since 1975, SJE Rhombus has grown to become a leading manufacturer of reliable trouble-free liquid level controls for the water and wastewater industries throughout the United States and Canada, as well as into global markets.
Learn About Us
https://www.reverecontrol.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/revere-control-systems
https://www.sjeinc.com
