Mechanical Draft Designer

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Avail Critical Power Solutions provides a full range of low voltage solutions to connect, protect, control, and measure a wide range of electrical applications. Our switchboards, switchgear, remote power panels (RPPs), and power distribution units (PDUs) increase the reliability and capability of our customers’ facilities across all major industries.

JOB SUMMARY
Our teams are innovative in their mission to build and service the equipment that powers infrastructure worldwide. Our mission is to bring innovation to life every day with visionaries like you.

As a Mechanical Draft Designer, you will be responsible for preparing clear, accurate, and detailed working plans and drawings based on project specifications. Your work will play a key role in ensuring precise design solutions that align with manufacturing and engineering standards.

Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, this position is based on site in Kewanee, IL.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Exciting Projects: Work on a variety of challenging and impactful projects.
• Career Growth: Opportunities to enhance your skills and advance your career through hands-on experience and professional development.
• Collaborative Environment: Join a team that values innovation, teamwork, and quality.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, health insurance, retirement plans, and work-life balance.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Education: HS diploma or GED required. Two-year associate's degree preferred.
• Experience: 2 to 4 years of experience required. Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Skills: AutoCAD and PTC Creo experience required.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Identifies factors affecting project design as instructed in design review meetings, and by using information provided by the customer and under direction from the Engineering Manager.
• Uses knowledge of manufacturing methods, materials, etc., in developing designs and confers with other departments as necessary to ensure integrity and manufacturability.
• Prepares drawings and is responsible for resolving associated mechanical and fabrication problems.
• Participates and develops design special modifications to existing parts.
• Creates and edits drawings using current AutoCAD and PTC Creo software.
• Forwards drawings to Engineering Manager for preliminary review and approval and makes changes and corrections as needed before being sent to customer for approval.
• Ensures accuracy of work by checking dimensions, materials to be used, relation of one part to another, and of various parts to the entire project.
• Understands bus bar and enclosure design per UL standards.
• Knowledge of UL 1558, UL 891, UL 508, etc.
• Notifies the appropriate personnel when other activities are ready to be performed during the design process (material updates, design checks, obtaining load calculation certifications, etc.).

At Avail Infrastructure Solutions, we build and maintain the world's infrastructure. With our six business units, Enclosure Systems, Switchgear Systems, Bus Systems, Critical Power Systems, Rig-A-Lite, and WSI, we engineer and build custom solutions for our customers in the power generation, transmission, and distribution; data center; oil and gas; and industrial markets. Check out more information at Availinfra.com.

At Avail Infrastructure Solutions, we are more than a workforce – we are a force at work. We take pride in our craft and come together to ensure our pieces are all part of a bigger impactful picture – creating and servicing the infrastructure that powers the world!

Avail Infrastructure Solutions (including its subsidiaries) is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, marital status, military status, nor any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Avail will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.