Job Description
Job Title: Drafter
Location: Taylor, MI or Detroit, MI
Job Type: Contract-to-Hire
Pay Rate: $22.00 – $31.25/hour, based on experience
Job Type: Contract-to-Hire
Pay Rate: $22.00 – $31.25/hour, based on experience
Benefits -As a Sterling Engineering contract employee, you are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid time off, holiday pay, and additional employee benefits
Job Description
We are seeking an Entry-Level Substation Drafter to support electrical substation design projects. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career drafter looking to build experience within the power and utilities industry while working alongside experienced Project Managers and Engineers. The Substation Drafter will create and update technical drawings, follow client-specific CAD standards, and support multiple substation projects simultaneously. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, detail-oriented, receptive to feedback, and eager to learn and develop their drafting skills.
Job Responsibilities
- Perform CAD drafting for electrical substation projects
- Create new drawings and modify existing drawings based on project requirements
- Follow client-specific CAD standards, document control procedures, and industry standards
- Maintain accurate, high-quality drawings and documentation
- Support multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
- Work closely with Project Managers and Engineers
- Participate in project meetings to establish drafting schedules and requirements
- Attend occasional site visits, training sessions, and seminars
- Assist with resolving non-standard drafting and design issues
Qualifications
- 0–3 years of drafting/design experience
- High school diploma or GED required
- Associate degree in Drafting, Engineering Design Technology, or a related discipline preferred
- Knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, and/or MicroStation preferred
- Exposure to Autodesk Inventor is a plus
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail
- Self-motivated with the ability to work effectively with others
- Strong personality, coachable mindset, and willingness to learn in a direct, fast-paced team environment
- Ability to learn new software, standards, and processes quickly
Schedule: Hybrid – 3 days per week in office
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Taylor, MI |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $22–$31.25 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- AutoCADunmatched
- Autodesk Inventorunmatched
- Bentley MicroStationunmatched
- CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing)unmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Consultingunmatched
- Design Servicesunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Document Controlunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Electrical Designunmatched
- Electrical Substationunmatched
- High School Diplomaunmatched
- Industry Standardsunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Project Engineeringunmatched
- Schedule Developmentunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Technical Drawingunmatched
- Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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