Computer Aided Design Supervisor

Company: GILLIG
Location: Livermore
Posted on: February 15, 2021

Job Description:

GILLIG LLC is the largest and most dependable manufacturer of Heavy Duty Transit Buses in North America. Our customers are in all 50 states, and include cities, counties, transit districts, universities and major private fleet operators. We are headquartered in Livermore, CA.Job SummaryThe CAD Supervisor will be a key member of the GILLIG New Product Engineering team and part of the industries' leading transit bus manufacturing business. Using design and drafting expertise, you will be responsible for the models, layouts, component part drawings, assemblies, service publications material and work instructions to support existing and new products.As Supervisor you will be responsible for leading a team of CAD designers. You will play an instrumental part in transforming GILLIG's CAD environment to NX/Teamcenter and Zuken E3. You will be expected to operate with minimal supervision under the direction of the Director, New Product Engineering while taking design direction from vehicle, system or sub system engineers. Assignments will cover all GILLIG products and are broad in variety, scope and in opportunity.Job Responsibilities--- Work closely with design engineers, program managers and production team members to devise new designs, create options based on various packaging and functional requirements, prioritize tasks, approve design orders, and ensure the CAD team is optimally functioning--- Provide purchasing- and production-ready mechanical and electrical models and drawings--- Working hands-on with the team of CAD designers while leading and inspiring them--- Work closely with experienced GILLIG Senior designers and the internal IT tools team to structure GILLIG's CAD data into an organized product structure built in the Siemens Teamcenter environment and based on NX and Zuken E3 modeling tools. Streamlining model and drawing creation will be a key measurable, as well as reusability of designs--- Responsible for supervising a staff of 3-6 CAD Designers with responsibility to provide 3D models and 2D CAD drawings for the entire GILLIG product line, including:o Complex mechanical layouts, routings, and schematicso Complex electrical 3d routings, harness drawings and schematics--- Designs and concepts for mechanical components such as brackets, mounting structures, body attachments, suspensions, interior trim, etc--- Responsible for keeping designs in conformance with ASME, ASW and other industry standards--- Parametric solid models, 2D drawings, component tolerance stack-ups, and component packaging in a 3D solid model environment--- Create new concept designs for fabrications, extrusions, stampings, and composite structures--- Create new electrical harness routings and schematics--- Integrate new designs into the vehicle Bill of Material (BOM) system by providing BOM technicians' direction on selection criteria--- Continually monitor lead times and quality of designs in support of procurement, production and field support teamsWe are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor work visas now or in the future.Qualifications--- Minimum 3 years leading or supervising CAD designers in a manufacturing, custom product, automotive, heavy truck or defense industry where you had to assign work, monitor quality and manage throughput--- Minimum 5 years extensive experience in Siemens NX/Teamcenter, 2D, 3D modeling, parametric modeling--- Experience, or curiosity and interest in the transit or coach industry, or the willingness and ability to learn its unique challenges--- Experience with electrical harness routing, schematics and harness drawings in Zuken E3 or Mentor or similar--- Ability to work with design engineers to assemble solid design orders and change orders--- Experience managing CAD in a PLM/PDM workflow environment, must be Teamcenter--- Solid knowledge of ASME modeling and drafting standards, especially Y14.5--- Experience with GD&T dimensioning applications, definitions, and implications--- Experience designing components for efficient manufacturing and assembly--- Ability to read and understand mechanical and electrical component and assembly drawings--- Automotive or commercial vehicle manufacturing industry experience--- Engineering Degree About the environment--- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.--- Working environment is primarily indoors (office and production environment), however, at times may require time spent outdoors--- Regularly required to sit, stand, and walk; occasionally kneel or squat--- May be required to work overtime based on business needs--- Limited domestic travel--- Start Time: 6:00AM

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