CAD Author
Posted Today by Expleo UK LTD
Negotiable
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Warwickshire
Summary: The CAD Author role at Expleo involves supporting a major automotive client in Gaydon by creating, modifying, and validating engineering designs using CAD/CAM/CAE tools. The position requires a senior CAD professional with strong technical skills and the ability to work independently on complex engineering projects. Collaboration with engineering and manufacturing teams is essential to deliver high-quality digital models and simulations that aid in product development. The role also includes coaching junior CAD professionals and managing workstreams with limited supervision.
Key Responsibilities:
- Translate engineering requirements into accurate technical drawings, layouts, and digital models using CAD/CAM/CAE software
- Create, edit, and manage complex CAD models for components, parts, and assemblies
- Customise CAD/CAM/CAE tools to support complex or non-standard design requirements
- Develop digital prototypes and conduct design simulations to verify reliability, safety, and performance
- Recommend design improvements based on simulation and digital prototyping outcomes
- Collaborate with product and manufacturing engineers throughout the design lifecycle
- Produce materials lists and contribute to cost estimates where required
- Manage assigned workstreams independently with limited supervision
- Coach, review, and support the work of junior or lower-level CAD professionals
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience in CAD/CAM/CAE drafting and design within an engineering environment (automotive experience highly desirable)
- Strong understanding of engineering drawings, standards, and best practices
- Proven ability to work on complex engineering designs and processes
- Confident working autonomously and managing multiple tasks or priorities
- Experience supporting or reviewing the work of junior designers/drafters
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Expleo is currently recruiting an experienced CAD Author to support one of our major automotive customers based in Gaydon. This is a contract opportunity suited to a senior CAD professional with strong technical capability and the confidence to work independently on complex engineering projects.
The Role
As a CAD Author, you will play a key role in the creation, modification, and validation of engineering designs using CAD/CAM/CAE tools. You will collaborate closely with engineering and manufacturing teams to deliver high-quality digital models, drawings, and simulations that support product development and optimisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate engineering requirements into accurate technical drawings, layouts, and digital models using CAD/CAM/CAE software
- Create, edit, and manage complex CAD models for components, parts, and assemblies
- Customise CAD/CAM/CAE tools to support complex or non-standard design requirements
- Develop digital prototypes and conduct design simulations to verify reliability, safety, and performance
- Recommend design improvements based on simulation and digital prototyping outcomes
- Collaborate with product and manufacturing engineers throughout the design lifecycle
- Produce materials lists and contribute to cost estimates where required
- Manage assigned workstreams independently with limited supervision
- Coach, review, and support the work of junior or lower-level CAD professionals
About You
Extensive experience in CAD/CAM/CAE drafting and design within an engineering environment (automotive experience highly desirable)
Strong understanding of engineering drawings, standards, and best practices
Proven ability to work on complex engineering designs and processes
Confident working autonomously and managing multiple tasks or priorities
Experience supporting or reviewing the work of junior designers/drafters
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally