Senior CAD/Drafting Specialist

Posted:
9/23/2024, 6:27:31 AM

Location(s):
Tempe, Arizona, United States ⋅ Arizona, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Mechanical Engineering

Workplace Type:
On-site

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Work Flexibility: Hybrid (flexible)

Work Location: 1810 W Drake Dr, Tempe, AZ

Shift: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (flexible)

Come join Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies who, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics, and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.

We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine!

Who We Want:

Goal-oriented developers. Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions.

User-focused creators. People who imagine with the user in mind, developing technology that helps change patients’ lives.

Motivated product launchers. People who bring strategic direction and drive for execution to ensure products are developed and launched with precision.

Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvements across the business.

What You Will Do:

The Senior CAD/Drafting Specialist is a seasoned drafter whose responsibilities include working with Design Engineers to create and edit 3D models and 2D drawings using SolidWorks, ensure completeness and compliance with industry and Stryker standards, and advise on best-practices.  Additionally, you will:

  • Collaborate with the Design Team to design, detail, and resolve component and assembly issues using SolidWorks, while ensuring alignment with company and ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards and leveraging a basic understanding of common manufacturing methods.
  • Create and maintain 2D drawings, 3D models, and templates using SolidWorks, and use experience to guide and/or create drafting best practices.
  • Interpret Design Engineer design inputs and infer engineering design intent, understanding the fixture’s and/or product’s intended use to properly inform the creation of accurate 2D drawings.
  • Work with engineers to verify the accuracy of all CAD engineering models, assemblies, and drawings, and utilize judgment to ensure completeness and compliance with industry and Stryker standards.
  • Independently conduct tolerance stack-up analyses to ensure proper assembly and performance.
  • Transfer legacy CAD data from Agile PLM to SolidWorks PDM, updating legacy data to current standards.
  • Operate and maintain in-house tools such as 3D printers and scanners to support the Design Team, and engage in limited prototyping, fabricating, assembly, and testing of fixtures and assemblies.
  • Communicate effectively with others through various channels such as phone, email, and in-person meetings, and prioritize workload while effectively communicating schedules.

What You Need:

Required:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • 5+ years CAD modeling, assembly, drawing creation, and PDM experience in the SolidWorks environment
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred:

  • Associate’s Degree or higher in drafting/CAD technology or equivalent
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Professional (GDTP) certification
  • CSWP/CSWE Certification

Travel Percentage: 0%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.