Our Fort Worth, TX client is seeking a CAD Drafter with heavy equipment experience on a contract to possible hire basis.

Overview:

Responsible for creating accurate and precise graphic drawings intended for use in the manufacture of quality products by the company.  Responsible for designing and documenting innovative mechanical and hydraulic designs with engineered drawings and materials lists that meet or exceed the expected quality of company products.  Designs shall take advantage of the latest technology, provide good value, consider production methods and limitations, and incorporate lessons learned from previous designs.  The ultimate goal of the designer is to provide robust designs that satisfy internal (e.g., production) and external customer requirements.  Electrical design experience is also desirable, but not required.

Experience Requirements: A minimum of five years of 2-D drafting experience plus a minimum of two years of 3-D solid model design experience is required.  Detailing and drawing correction experience is also required.  Strong communication, organizational, time management, and task prioritization skills are essential to this position.  Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) is strongly preferred. Advanced training or experience with mechanical, electrical and/or hydraulic systems is strongly preferred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Perform design and detailing tasks related to mechanical and hydraulic systems and assemblies on drilling rig products, including but not limited to:

o Detailed CAD 3-D models, related drawings and specifications for mechanical equipment, mechanical assemblies, weldments, machined drawings, dies, tools, and controls

o Layouts and drawing schematics, orthographic, or angle views depicting functional relationships of components and systems

o Coordination and consultation with other workers to verify design, layout, or detail components, assemblies, systems, and machines

o Dimensions of materials to be used and assignment of numbers to the material, working with others to correctly identify the numbering sequences

o Modification and revision of designs to correct operating deficiencies or to reduce production problems

o Position instructions and comments on drawings

  • Prepare completed tasks for full release through the appropriate engineering processes.
  • In accordance with existing Company processes, create new drawings and assemblies and perform corrections on drawings.
  • Work with vendors to obtain proper specifications for parts required by project.
  • Specify parts to be purchased.
  • Write Engineering Change Orders (ECO), Bills-of-Material (BOM), and Engineering Change Notices (ECN).
  • Print drawings for shop.
  • Provide other drawing formats and Maintenance/Operations (MOP) files as needed.
  • Provide other information to the shop as needed and requested.
  • Check for possible interference and design flaws on drawings.
  • Other tasks as assigned by the Operations Director and/or Director of Engineering.

Experience Requirements:

A minimum of five years of 2-D drafting experience plus a minimum of two years of 3-D solid model design experience is required.

Detailing and drawing correction experience is also required.

Strong communication, organizational, time management, and task prioritization skills are essential to this position.

Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) is strongly preferred.

Advanced training or experience with mechanical, electrical and/or hydraulic systems is strongly preferred.

Educational Requirements: A high-school diploma or equivalent is required. An associate’s degree in engineering design or a related field is preferred, including vocational / technical-level and/or college-level CAD (2-D and 3-D) training.

Please visit us on the web at www.frontlinesourcegroup.com

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Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/V/D.  Candidates must have authorization to work in the U.S.  Clients will not sponsor visas.

Frontline Source Group™ is one of the fastest growing Information Technology, Accounting, Legal, Human Resources, Administrative, and Clerical staffing and direct hire firms with offices throughout Texas, Tennessee, and Arizona, with locations in: Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, Houston, Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Nashville, and Phoenix.

Frontline specializes in matching top talent with companies for direct, contract, and contract-to-hire placements.  We work with clients and candidates in all areas of the United States and Canada.