Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.  Other duties maybe assigned:

• Designs and prepares detailed electronic (CAD) working plans, charts and/or scale drawings for complex projects from observations, measurements, sketches and specifications.
• Interfaces with departmental personnel to obtain details of equipment and material required.
• Prepares electronic layouts, charts, detailed scale drawings and material and equipment requirements from sketches, specifications and standard layouts provided by customers, consultants, and/or departmental contacts; reviews and manipulates electronic files received from consultants and department contacts.
• Makes basic computation to determine layout of charts, strength of materials and requirements for structural design.
• Revises computer-aided designs and plans to comply with modified specifications made during actual construction.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to use 2D and 3D parametric modeling software.
• Drafting ability, including knowledge of drafting practices and standards.
• Blue print reading, including orthographic and isometric view.
• Basic mechanical engineering knowledge.
• Knowledge of manufacturing techniques, including surfacing, welding, milling and bending techniques.

Education and/or Experience:

• Associate degree in Design, Architecture or a related field with course work in computer-aided design or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or 1 to 2 years experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Advance levels may require a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Technology or Pre-Engineering, along with 2 to 5 years experience and/or training.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret commonly used concepts, practices and procedures.
• Ability to follow instructions and pre-established guidelines.
• Ability to look for interferences an understand function of parts.
• Ability to work independently or with little supervision.
• Ability to intuitively find and correct minor design flaws.

Mathematical Skills:

• 2D Drafting ability.
• 3D Drafting ability.
• Advanced geometry – needed to calculate circular flats and odd shapes.
• Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Not applicable.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel or crouch.  The employee may be required to lift or move up to 20 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.