CAD ENGINEER SENIOR

Clearance Level
None
Category
Construction and Support
Location
Vandenberg AFB, California
(Onsite Workplace)
Key Skills For Success

Engineering

Software Design

Solutions Design

REQ#: RQ211940
Public Trust: NACI (T1)
Requisition Type: Pipeline
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats.

Job Description

Contribute to the strategic direction of the business and support impactful mission outcomes as a CAD Engineer Senior at GDIT. Here, you’ll enable the success of the most critical government missions and the growth of a meaningful career in Construction and Support.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a Senior CAD Engineer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of customer.  You will play a crucial role in providing the essential technical "map" that prevents delays and ensures the safety and reliability of all communication systems during active customer operations.

  • Provides computer-aided design solutions to technical and design problems.
  • Utilizes computer-aided design software to create detailed designs and technical drawings.
  • Collaborates with engineers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and develop design solutions.
  • Performs design calculations and analysis to ensure compliance with technical specifications and industry standards.
  • Generates prototypes and models to validate design concepts and functionality.
  • Conducts design reviews and provides feedback to optimize designs for performance and cost-effectiveness.
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Visio.
  • Ability to interpret engineering red-lines and communication schematics.
  • Strict adherence to standardized drawing numbering and naming conventions.
  • Maintains accurate documentation and records of design changes, revisions, and updates.
  • May coach and provide guidance to less experienced professionals.
  • Revise existing CAD and Visio drawings for communication systems across customer facilities. 
  • Drafting: Convert sketches and markups into professional Visio/CAD formats.
  • New System Integration: Capture design changes driven by new system modifications into master system drawings.
  • Documentation: Apply customer-specific numbering, revision dates, and gather engineer/lead approval signatures.
  • Ensure 100% accuracy when translating documents and red-lines to digital files.
  • Participates in special projects as required.


WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your initiative and drive for innovation to GDIT. The CAD Engineer Senior must have:
● Education: Bachelor of Science
● Experience: 5+ years of related experience

● Technical skills: AutoCAD and Microsoft Visio, Technical Reading, Detail-Oriented, New System Integration, Documentation, Quality Control

● Security clearance level: NAC-I

● US citizenship required

● Role requirements: CAD/Visio Proficiency, Drafting Accuracy, Technical Literacy


GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your ambition to deliver your best work.

Work Requirements
Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

10-25%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $87,550 - $118,450. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
View information about benefits and our total rewards program.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across over 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, cloud, cyber and application development. Together with our customers, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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