Drafting Technician Job Description
Drafting technician
provides technical support for new equipment projects, drawings for refurbishment projects, and general support to engineering departments.
Drafting Technician Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective drafting technician job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included drafting technician job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Stormwater design
Water resources
Civil works and flood control
We are looking for someone who is precise and productive
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of third party items and services data base
Other duties as required relating to CAD database maintenance, PDM
Revising existing drawings and preparing drawings of basic components from explicit verbal or written instructions or detailed sketches
Successfully plots drawings
Routinely performs elementary design calculations
Role will be responsible for drafting/design of a wireline (ISP/OSP fiber) Telecom project
Drafting Technician Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Drafting Technician
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: NYS, CAD, CPD, NICET, CSWP, CSWA
Education for Drafting Technician
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the drafting technician job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and High School Degree in Drafting, Computer Aided Drafting and Design, Drafting Technology, Communication, Engineering, Design, Education, Technical, Technology, Associates
Skills for Drafting Technician
Desired skills for drafting technician include:
Ability to occasionally use higher-level commands
Commands in at least one CAD program
Time saving programs and routines
Design documentation standards
Building materials
Engineering practices
Engineering practices and mathematics
Forming and framing systems through study
Mathematics
Physical sciences to complete drawings
Desired experience for drafting technician includes:
Knowledge of specialized equipment, methods and techniques appropriate to assignment, including GIS/GPS mapping techniques
AA/AS or BS/BA degree in Geography, Planning, Engineering, Natural Science or related field
1+ year overall experience as a GIS Specialist preferred
1+ Year of overall experience as a AutoCAD Drafting Technician is preferred
Travel/Field Work for extended periods will be required
Candidates local to the Spokane, WA area
Drafting Technician Examples
1
Drafting Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of drafting technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for drafting technician
- Develops necessary layouts/views, sections and details with supervision
- Performs minor computations such as material quantity estimate, dimensional checks, as assigned
- Continuously evaluates methods used to accomplish the activities they have been assigned
- If this evaluation indicates that a process can be simplified, without sacrificing the integrity of the outcome, it should be discussed with the supervisor for possible implementation
- May use a PC or CAD workstation
- May provide guidance and work leadership to less-experienced drafters
- Independently plans the methods to portray and prepares engineering drawings involving original and complex design
- Prepares drawings for major contractual projects utilizing computer design software
- Stores, catalogs, maintains, and updates as-built drawings
- Operates and maintains print reproduction equipment
Qualifications for drafting technician
- Understands and applies Computer Automated Drafting Design (CADD), information modeling or other applications or design or modeling skills and/or design principles and practices
- Basic knowledge of engineering standards, systems, document control, departmental guides and company policies and procedures
- Basic knowledge of other disciplines
- The position requires working with teams, and as an individual contributor
- The position requires attention to detail and the ability to respond quickly
- The position requires proficiency with Solid Works
2
Drafting Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of drafting technician. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for drafting technician
- Maintain space allocation database utilizing AssetWorks CAFM program (AimCAD)
- Role will be responsible for drafting/design for Telecom projects
- Creates new and/or revises existing drawings using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, and bills of material for our products
- Determines scaling
- Checks drawing plots versus the project input for correctness and conformance to standard engineering drafting practices and standards
- Works with engineers regarding model accuracy, design, drafting standards and ECN/ECR documentation
- Creates Engineering Change Notices detailing the necessary changes to released designs, updates drawings/models/BOMs as needed, and routes change requests through the approval process
- Creates and revises documentation detailing assembly and/or testing
- Use SolidWorks & AutoCAD software to create/revise detailed product design drawings
- Work with the Technology team to support new prototype design orders
Qualifications for drafting technician
- Diploma in architectural technology or equivalent
- Understanding of site planning and site layout procedures
- You communicate well and collaborate with internal and external partners in order to achieve the best results and deliver the most value
- ELECTRICAL experience not required, but preferred
- Entry-level position (2 or more years of professional drafting experience)
- At least two years of professional drafting experience
3
Drafting Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a drafting technician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for drafting technician
- Document and track action items and input from daily design review meetings
- Administrate internal order tracking process
- Use Windchill/PeopleSoft data management tools for tracking documentation
- Create drawings in support of tooling and equipment component designs
- Order materials and complete assemblies of equipment components or prototypes
- Interface with vendors, machine shops, internal customers to schedule and coordinate work
- Will be involved with equipment installation, debug, and process startup until qualification process starts
- Identify, evaluates and order key components for equipment
- Standard equipment will be provided, Rx Safety glasses will not be reimbursable
- An excellent opportunity to develop in one of Corning Incorporated's key engineering organizations supporting deployment of new, innovative and challenging technologies
Qualifications for drafting technician
- Must be a current, full-time student who has successfully completed two semesters of an accredited degree program in mechanical, electrical, or electronic design from an accredited technical school with full intentions to complete the course
- A minimum of 1+ year related work experience, prefer 3+ years
- Must have either Microstation experience or AutoCAD experience
- Entry-level position (at least two years of professional drafting experience)
- Two-plus years of plumbing design experience
- Entry level to two years of professional drafting experience
4
Drafting Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of drafting technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for drafting technician
- Project support for the key initiatives for the division
- Role will be responsible for drafting/design of wireless or wireline (ISP/OSP fiber) Telecom projects
- Ensure the detailed drawings are prepared and transferred to the customer, engineer of record and/or the Sales Representative in a clear and timely manner with minimum supervision
- Meet minimum productivity goals consistently
- Perform special projects and complete all other duties as assigned or requested
- Encompass the use of integrated systems for computer-aided design used for the systematic representation and dimensional specification of mechanical and architectural structures
- Prepare drawings or schematics for mechanical, electrical, or electronic systems, equipment and structures
- Utilize CAD digitizing techniques and skills
- Digitize and edit integrated circuit drawings consisting of components and/or assemblies
- Make engineering computations, prepare and revise specifications
Qualifications for drafting technician
- Two or more years of experience with retail/commercial site plan design development/drafting is preferred
- Familiar with planning, conducting and recording of surveys and reviewing Government inspections
- Work may occasionally require travel away from normal duty station
- Travel expenses will not be paid
- Recruitment and relocation incentives will not be used
- Work may require travel away from normal duty station
5
Drafting Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a drafting technician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for drafting technician
- Orders materials and completes assemblies of equipment components or prototypes
- Interfaces with vendors, machines shops, internal customers to schedule and coordinate work
- Involved with equipment installation, debug, and process startup until qualification
- Identifies, evaluates and orders key components for equipment
- Position will be primarily in Santa Barbara
- Some travel to vendors to evaluate capabilities may be needed
- Responsible for ensuring personal safety
- Participate and support the department’s safety initiatives
- Document Control and Support
- Receive and model accurate record drawings
Qualifications for drafting technician
- Employee is required to support Base Readiness and Emergency Operations Exercises and Real World Threats and Events
- Employee is required to support Special Events
- Employee is required to augment the Civil Engineering Snow Removal Team not necessarily performing in their primary skill code
- 2 year associates degree in Mechanical Drafting or equivalent work experience
- Internship experience in a drafting role is nice to have
- 6+ months work experience is nice to have