Overview
SolidWorks Drafter / Designer – Steel Windows & Doors Jobs in Vista, CA at Steel Traditions
Steel Traditions designs and manufactures premium steel windows and doors for custom residential projects. We are looking for a highly capable SolidWorks Drafter / Designer to help create, maintain, and improve the drawing and template systems that support our products and our shop.
This is not a generic drafting role. We need someone who is strong in SolidWorks, understands manufacturing, and can produce clear, stable, production-ready drawings that others can actually use. The right person will help us build cleaner templates, improve revision control, support the shop, and reduce errors and rework.
What you’ll do
- Create and revise SolidWorks parts, assemblies, and production drawings for custom steel window and door systems
- Build and maintain reusable templates that can be adapted across multiple configurations and projects
- Produce accurate shop drawings, cut lists, BOMs, and related technical documentation
- Organize and maintain CAD files, templates, and revision history in a clean and accessible structure
- Work closely with fabrication, project management, and leadership to make sure drawings are practical and manufacturable
- Support the shop by clarifying details, correcting drawing issues, and improving outputs as real-world issues are discovered
- Help simplify overbuilt or overly complicated models so files are stable, editable, and usable by the team
- Participate in continuous improvement of our products, drafting standards, and documentation systems
What we’re looking for
- Strong SolidWorks experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience producing production-ready mechanical drawings, assemblies, BOMs, and cut lists
- Ability to build files and templates that are clear, stable, editable, and maintainable
- Understanding of manufacturability, fabrication constraints, and practical shop support
- Strong attention to detail, revision control, and file discipline
- Ability to work cross-functionally with engineers, project managers, and shop personnel
- Good judgment, follow-through, and communication
Strongly preferred
- Experience with weldments, steel assemblies, or custom fabricated products
- Experience supporting a fabrication shop or manufacturing floor
- Experience cleaning up or improving existing CAD/template systems
- Experience with windows, doors, architectural metalwork, or closely related products
What success looks like
- Drawings are accurate, clear, and trusted by the shop
- Templates are reusable and not fragile
- Files are organized and accessible to the company, not dependent on one person
- Rework, confusion, and drawing-related issues are reduced
- Product improvements are translated into real, usable documentation
Schedule
- Monday to Friday 8:00am start
- 8-hour shift
- In person in Vista, CA
Why Steel Traditions
Steel Traditions is a leader in custom steel window and door manufacturing. We work on distinctive architectural projects and care deeply about product quality, craftsmanship, and continual improvement. This role is an opportunity to help build better systems, better drawings, and better products.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
Pay: From $28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
Work Location: In person
Title: SolidWorks Drafter / Designer – Steel Windows & Doors
Company: Steel Traditions
Location: Vista, CA
