Autodesk Inventor Drafter (Architectural & Facade Design)

A New Zealand based company specialising in design, engineering, manufacture, supply & installation of architectural aluminium Facade systems for a wide range of commercial applications is looking for a skilled Draftsman to join their growing business.

A full-time and permanent remote opportunity under an Independent Contract awaits the successful candidate. The role will be responsible in gathering drawings and specifications, calculating material and equipment requirements . If you have hands-on experience with computer-aided design (CAD) software and are familiar with building processes, we’d like to meet you.

Ultimately, you’ll help us build functional, secure and well-designed products and structures that meet our needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Liaise with our design team to gather product and structural requirements and designs and shop drawings for fabrication.
• Calculate dimensions, weight limitations and requirements in materials
• Describe production methods step-by-step (including equipment and software types to be used)
• Create detailed designs with AutoCad and Inventor software.
• Design diagrams, maps and layouts to illustrate workflow
• Prepare and review rough sketches and review them along with the engineering team
• Attend meetings by Zoom with Insol design team & be prepared to attend meetings with design team and clients
• Identify potential operational issues and redesign products to improve cost, functionality, while keeping in mind ease of installation.
• Create manuals that describe existing products’ operation, features and maintenance.

Education and Work Experience:
• With a minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Draftsman.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture or a degree in technical school.
• Hands-on experience with computer-aided design (CAD) and Autodesk Inventor software is required.
• Familiarity with 3D modeling tools
• Experience with Sheetmetal
• Experience with excel and ability to build table of quantities/lengths/components/colors and BOM
• Detail-oriented and ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Can start immediately
Other Requirements
• Must have complete hardware on hand
• Must have current software license
• Must have reliable internet and phone connection
• Must be able to work in a team but also independently