Company details

Baltimore Aircoil Company South Africa, BAC, is a global manufacturer of heat transfer products and services. We specialize in developing resource-saving evaporative cooling equipment that conserves water and energy. The products of BAC South Africa are distributed across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Function

To strengthen our Engineering team in Philippi - Cape Town, we’re recruiting a

CAD Designer

Position Purpose

The Designer is responsible for making and modifying all technical drawings, new products and accessories with a focus on quality, cost and manufacturability.

Principal Accountabilities

• Technical drawings
  • On instruction from engineer / manager, makes and modifies all drawings for incoming orders to meet the order requirements
  • Generates BOM’s, production and customer drawings
  • Manages the CAD library
• Technical support: Completes files which contain all necessary technical information on our products
• New products
  • Produce all drawings and BOM’s
  • Guides and supports shop employees during assembling and testing of prototypes
  • Sets up the CAD libraries for all required options and accessories
• Other activities
  • Supports order processing in drawing activities such as Certified Prints, Submittal drawings, CAD libraries, manufacturing drawings and dxfs
  • Applies knowledge and experience in special projects with specific focus on efficiency improvements and quality improvements.

Profile

Knowledge & Skill Requirements

• Thorough understanding of Sheetmetal design
• +5 years relevant experience in similar sector
• 2D and 3D design software experience (Inventor / AutoCAD preferred)
• Parametric modeling, design new and maintain existing 3D parametric models
• MS Office
• Relevant Draughtsman qualification - at least a National Diploma but preferably BTech / Advanced Diploma in Engineering / BDegree
• Multi-Disciplinary Drawing Office Practice
• Knowledge of Vault advantageous
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Able to work collaboratively within a team as well as independently
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexible mindset.