Mechanical Design Drafter

Job Overview

Mainspring is seeking a Mechanical Design Drafter to support our engineering team for our Linear Generator platform. In this role, you will apply your practical drafting skills by supporting CAD modeling and drawing work for COTS (Commercial off-the-shelf) parts, detailing out custom parts and tools, handling assembly rebuilds, and implementing CAD modeling/drawing requests from the engineering team.

This role is intended for skilled drafters who have industry CAD drafting experience or engineers who are applying their mechanical fundamentals to CAD modeling and drawing work. A strong candidate should be detail-oriented, have gone through design cycles supporting the design engineering team, able to execute tasks and small projects alongside engineering for
release of complete drawing packages.

Responsibilities

• Create, refine, and maintain detailed 3D CAD models and 2D engineering drawings for COTS parts as well as designs for product and manufacturing tools

• Execute on high volumes of CAD queue tickets to incorporate engineering requests into 2D fabrication drawings, 3D models, and BOMs accurately and efficiently within SolidWorks and PLM 

• Perform self-reviews and peer reviews to ensure drawings meet ANSI standards and internal requirements before releasing files via PLM

• Support maintenance of reference assemblies, updating metadata, fix and repair broken model mates, defeature complex vendor models, and perform rebuilds for complex assemblies

• Assist engineers with SolidWorks questions on internal channels and support new documentation and continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• 4-6 years or BS in Mechanical Engineering with 3-5 years of industry experience in a drafting role

• Strength in SolidWorks or a comparable CAD package, modeling, large assembly management, and experience with some level of PDM/PLM model and drawing release workflows

• Demonstrable experience applying ANSI/ASME standards for dimensioning, datums, GD&T application, AWSweld symbols and sheet metal callouts

• Experience maintaining revision-controlled Bills of Materials and managing metadata fields

• Experience documenting department and CAD processes

• Experience debugging issues related to SolidWorks, release processes, industry standards and the ability to mentor colleagues on resolving these issues

• Ability to execute moderately difficult CAD tasks carefully, communicate progress, and incorporate feedback from others on the team

• Clear verbal and written communication skills in English and Spanish to interact with US-based and local engineering teams

•  A willingness to ask questions, learn company processes, and build practical engineering judgment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on tolerance analyses on parts and assemblies is a plus

• Exposure to manufacturing processes such as machining, sheet metal, welding, casting, molding, additive manufacturing, or assembly and ability to identify and resolve design for manufacturability issues is a plus

• Interest in energy systems, engines, generators, compressors, pumps, thermal systems, fluid systems, structures, electromechanical systems, or industrial equipment