Drafter

Company Overview:

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication, and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.

MACOM has more than 75 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs, and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. View our facilities at https://www.macom.com/. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represent a key core competency within our business.

MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives, and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.

Job Title: Drafter

We are hiring a drafter to work with the Hamilton, NJ design team. The drafter will become an essential team player creating electrical and mechanical drawings to support design engineering and production manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with experienced mechanical designers to create full manufacturing documentation packages for complex electromechanical assemblies.
• Work with electrical engineers to generate documentation packages, such that electrical designs can be sent to manufacturing partners to produce.
• Interface with other departments within MACOM, manufacturing partners, and vendors to create realizable designs taking manufacturing capabilities into consideration.
• Creating accurate AutoCAD drawings from hand sketches, verbal instructions.
• Generate engineering drawings for printed circuit board designs and assembly prints.
• Working with design engineers, and sub-contractors, to produce and alter drawings.
• Thinking creatively and critically to support the project team in the design process, to create sketches and drawings.
• Manage sketches and drawings on our CAD server per an established structure.
• Exhaustively reviewing and checking sketches and drawings for errors, before being sent to the design team.
• Seeking clarity and understanding from engineers when you are not 100% certain of provided instructions.
• Exceptional model and drawing accuracy.
• Design rule checking.
• Update design rules as required.
• Keeping up to date and maintaining passion for the latest advances in engineering documentation.
• Maintain product documentation and engineering change orders.
• Advocate for Drafting as a function and core competency within the company.

Qualifications:

• Formal drafting training, ex. vocational high school with relevant trade, trade school, community college.
• Minimum 1-year experience in an AutoCAD Operator role.
• Outstanding fluency and skill within the AutoCAD program.
• Prior experience with SolidWorks 3D design and 2D drafting desirable.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Knowledgeable in drafting standards and best practices.
• Incredible attention to detail with a focus on impeccable quality.
• Basic understanding of electronic circuits.
• Prior experience with semiconductor mask design is a plus.
• Excellent time management skills to work with multiple projects for multiple managers with competing deadlines.
• Effective communication, organization, and documentation skills. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build long lasting partnerships. Ability to work in fast-paced environment.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Due to ITAR regulations, only candidates who are U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status) will be considered for this position. 

The Salary Range for this position is $70,000-$80,000. Actual salary offered to candidate will depend on several factors, including but not limited to, work location, relevant candidates’ experience, education, and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Benefits: This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to: 

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off.
• Professional development opportunities.

EEO:
MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, marital status, or any other category protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation:
MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process, please call +1-978-656-2500 or email [email protected]. Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.