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Senior CAD Designer

Eaton
Eaton Salary
Raleigh, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 5/12/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/31/2026
Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Senior CAD Designer. This position will be responsible for using computer-aided design (CAD) techniques to design power system projects from complex components of field data (notes, sketches, photos, etc.) and government requirement documents.This is a fully remote position requiring 10% travel, must reside within the state of North Carolina to be considered.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $84000 - $123000 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What You’ll Do

Essential Functions:

  • Prepare complex layouts, electrical schematics, details, diagrams, one-lines, and plan drawings using AutoCAD, relating to new and modified equipment specifications, as well as from customer engineering interpretations of the governments order/requirements.
  • Compile data required for project assignments and produce standards, notes, specifications, spreadsheets, and other related written documents as required.
  • Maintain contact with project managers, application engineers, product engineers and sales engineers to review and discuss information, modifications, adjustments, and progress of work relating to the design and manufacture of Eaton equipment being installed for the customer.
  • Provide guidance to and assist and train less experienced designers in all aspects of mechanical or electrical drafting; recommend technical methods or approaches for these personnel in order to increase their overall quality, timeliness, and productivity.
  • Take a lead role in providing input and feedback for continuous improvement of processes and standards including critical involvement with the CAD Teams and/or quality improvement teams and provide a positive role in continuous corrective and preventative action and processes.
  • Implement changes to drawings per government documents, specifications and field notes. Inform Project Managers to modify their Statements of Work, when applicable.
  • Take responsibility for the development of a portion of the computer aided engineering system by creating custom macros, libraries and templates.
  • Establish and deploy CAD standards and guidelines for the extended team.
  • Check work to assure conformance NEC Standards. Working knowledge of standards applicable to assigned products (ANSI, NEMA, UL, CSA, etc.)


Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree or an Associates degree from an accredited institution.
  • 5-7 years of experience with electrical or mechanical CAD systems in designing and developing mechanical/electrical power systems drawing designs
  • Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
  • Candidates must be located in North Carolina to be considered. No relocation is offered for this role.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Architectural and Mechanical Design experience
  • 3D CAD Design experience
  • Proficient in Word, Excel, and Power Point.
  • United States Secret or Top Secret (TS) government clearances.


The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 3/09/26

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Salary : $84,000 - $123,000

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