SolidWorks Designer

Position Title: Mechanical Designer

Location: Tracy, Ca.

Compensation: $62,400 to $79,040 + Benefits

Direct Hire – U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency

Company Summary:

Established equipment designer and manufacturer supporting the aerospace, automotive, electronics, food and beverage, and heavy industrial sectors. With thirty years of in-house manufacturing of patented designs, this team is a mid-sized, privately owned, and critically integrated operation with a proud legacy of uncompromised quality.

Position Summary:

Responsible for the development of 2D & 3D technical drawings in SolidWorks, the Mechanical Designer role is a dynamic and integral part of our client’s engineering team. We are conducting conversations for this role immediately.

Key Responsibilities:

• Translate requirements and conceptual designs into detailed drafting documentation, ensuring accuracy and manufacturability.
• Utilize SolidWorks to create designs for mechanical components with attention to detail and precision.
• Prepare Bills of Materials (BOMs) and maintain accurate design files in compliance with company standards.
• Work with engineering and production teams to ensure designs meet manufacturing requirements and client expectations.
• Modify and update designs as needed, based on feedback from engineering or production teams.
• Ensure all documentation adheres to ASME or ISO standards, as applicable.
• Assist with the preparation of assembly instructions and other technical documentation.

Required Qualifications:

• AA in drafting or B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
• OR several years of demonstrated mechanical drafting experience in recent versions of SolidWorks. Any design samples to substantiate ability are welcome!
• Knowledge of stress/wear management and heavy-duty designs i.e. components for high-stress, high-cycle applications

Experience w/ any of the following is preferred :

• Experience designing industrial rolling or rotating equipment (shafts, hubs, axle assemblies, bearing housings, conveyor rollers)
• Or experience designing stamped or formed sheet metal or load-bearing assemblies (mounts, brackets, enclosures, chassis)
• Or experience designing industrial equipment and/or components that require vibration isolation, smooth motion, or alignment.
• Or experience designing bolted assemblies, threaded components, or modular equipment

Feel free to follow up with an email to [email protected] or a text/call to 408.222.2818, which gets me directly. If I’m on the other line, please do leave a voicemail and I will return your call within the hour.