Design Drafter

Benefits

1. Health Insurance - Howell pays 85% of the premium   average medical for employee cost 60 a month and 367 a month for family coverage
2. Life Insurance and Supplemental income – Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Coverage is 1x basic annual salary to a maximum of $200000 k at no cost to employee
3. Profit sharing and Retirement plan – Employee is eligible after one year of service.  Automatic enrolment is twice a year.  The company makes contributions depending on profit that year.  The plan is subject to a 2 – 6 year graded vesting schedule
4. 401 K Plan Managed by Fidelity --The company matches 50% up to an employee contribution of 6%
5. Pay days – Weekly for hourly employees, and biweekly for salary employees
6. Time off – Vacation is 40 hours to start, 80 hours after 1 year of service, 120 hours at 5 years and 160 hours at 10 years
7. Holiday pay – The company pays 9 days off a year for paid holidays – New Years Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas day and two floating holidays.
8. Flex schedules – 9/80 or 4/10 schedules are offered and must be approved by each dept head.
9. Annual Bonus – 3-5% of current annual salary based on company profit margin given every

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Design Drafter II to join our team.  The Design Drafter carries out assignments associated with the research, design, and development of company products.

Job Responsibilities:

• Investigates and procures all data required to develop an engineering design.
• Solves mechanical and fabrication problems covering various assigned projects.
• Prepares preliminary sketches and schematic diagrams for product development.
• Employs the best combination of preliminary information and contributing data to develop final designs.
• Thoroughly familiar with part numbering systems, blueprint files, and drafting procedures.
• Coordinates work of designer/drafters assigned to project.
• Performs other duties as required.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in all phases of drafting work including circuit board layout & design and electronics manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Drafting or Engineering preferred, or 2 years college or equivalent in applicable trade school and relevant experience.
• Must be able to use AutoCAD to prepare and develop mechanical drawings.
• Experience with Raster Design, Autodesk Inventor, Altium Designer and Adobe Acrobat Pro preferred.
• Fundamental knowledge of the manufacturing process, electronics, components and document creation.
• Ability to read blueprints, engineering drawings and specifications.
• Familiar with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Proficient with Microsoft and Excel. 
• Must be familiar with machine shop practices.
• Ability to work independently and be a team player.