Drafter

Join a manufacturing leader with over 50 years of excellence, where every role contributes to building reliable transportation solutions that people depend on everyday across the United States and Canada. At ENC, we prioritize safety, quality, innovation, collaboration, and continuous growth – creating vehicles our teams can take pride in. Founded in 1975, ENC (ElDorado National – California) is a leading U.S. transportation manufacturer specializing in design, engineering, and end-to-end production of heavy-duty buses, shuttles, and cargo vehicles through a custom-build, mixed-model assembly process. Each vehicle is produced in our purpose-built facility in Riverside, California supporting public agencies and private transportation providers nationwide. We offer one of the industry’s widest portfolios of power options, including 100% battery-electric, diesel-electric hybrid, CNG, and clean diesel. ENC is committed to revitalizing American manufacturing through innovation, customer focus, and the delivery of high-quality vehicles that keep communities connected, supported, and moving forward. Drafter Location: Riverside, CA Salary Range: $71,000 - $82,000 Position Summary The Drafter will play a critical role in supporting the development and execution of ENC's transit bus platforms, including battery-electric, hybrid, CNG, and diesel vehicles. This role is responsible for producing high-quality CAD models, drawings, and controlled product definition while enforcing SolidWorks PDM discipline and CAD standards across the engineering department. This position supports the full product lifecycle from concept and prototype through production release and serves as a technical leader within the drafting function, providing mentoring, CAD governance, and support for CAD/PDM system implementation and continuous improvement. This position is based at ENC's headquarters in Riverside, California, and requires close coordination with U.S. and international engineering teams, suppliers, and manufacturing partners. Key Responsibilities This list of essential duties is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties, as management may deem necessary from time to time. The team member must be able to perform each essential job duty identified below satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of this position unless doing so would create an undue hardship. Develop and maintain complex 3D CAD models, assemblies, and detailed 2D drawings for transit bus structures, chassis components, mounting systems, brackets, and mechanical subsystems using SolidWorks. Produce manufacturing-ready drawings with proper GD&T, tolerancing, weld symbols, and revision control. Support engineering teams by translating conceptual layouts and engineering requirements into release-ready CAD and drawings. Administer and enforce SolidWorks PDM best practices, including file structure, workflows, revision control, metadata, and release processes. Own drawing and CAD release from WIP through production, ensuring accuracy and traceability. Create, maintain, and improve CAD standards, templates, libraries, and naming conventions. Support BOM creation and accuracy, ensuring alignment between CAD, PDM, and ERP systems. Serve as a SolidWorks and PDM subject-matter expert, supporting software implementation, optimization, and user training. Mentor and train junior drafters and designers in CAD modeling, drawing practices, and PDM discipline. Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams. Interface with suppliers to review drawings, models, and manufacturing feasibility. Support prototype builds, production issues, drawing corrections, and continuous improvement activities. Position Requirements Associate degree or technical certification in Drafting, Mechanical Design, or related field; bachelor's degree is …

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