Valve Product CAD Designer (ASME Y14 • API 6A/6D)

Shape the next generation of flow-control products in Santa Fe, TX

Picture your day: You arrive ready to turn ideas into production-ready valve designs. Morning stand-up clarifies priorities across engineering, manufacturing, and sales. You open SolidWorks or Inventor to evolve a new API-compliant valve while refining a legacy assembly for manufacturability and cost. Between design iterations, you generate precise 3D models, detail 2D layouts, and a clean general assembly that downstream teams can act on immediately.

By midday, you build a complete bill of materials and push an engineering change through the ECR/ECN process. After lunch, you partner with peers outside engineering to confirm interface requirements, consider testing needs, and validate that your drafting aligns with ASME Y14. As the day wraps, you update the ERP record, share notes in Microsoft Office, and confirm that safety and quality gates are met for handoff to production.

What you will do

• Design new API valves and modernize existing, legacy configurations
• Produce accurate 3D models, 2D detail drawings, and general assembly documentation
• Create and maintain comprehensive BOMs aligned to ERP structures
• Administer and issue ECRs/ECNs to control revisions and traceability
• Collaborate across departments to resolve requirements, interfaces, and timelines
• Balance performance with cost, manufacturability, and assembly efficiency
• Work safely and advocate safe practices throughout the design cycle

What you bring

• Two-year technical degree or comparable training in mechanical design or drafting
• Solid modeling proficiency with SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, or Fusion 360
• Working knowledge of ASME Y14 drafting and documentation conventions
• Familiarity with API 6A and API 6D standards for valves
• Experience with ERP-driven product data and Microsoft Office tools
• Understanding of hydrostatic testing principles and implications for design
• Two or more years working with industrial equipment, processes, and/or valve products

Core proficiencies

• Design for Manufacturability and Design for Assembly
• Mechanical design and engineering fundamentals
• CAD/CAM workflows and blueprint interpretation

Tools you will use

• 3D modeling in AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and Autodesk Fusion 360
• 2D drawing creation in AutoCAD and SolidWorks
• CAD platforms including AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and Autodesk Inventor
• CAM software for manufacturing integration

Why PrideStaff

PrideStaff is committed to your success. Our recruiting team shares market insights, prepares you with practical tools, and advocates for you with our nationwide client network. We have helped tens of thousands of professionals discover meaningful roles and advance their careers. Expect dedicated guidance at every step.

Ready to design what is next?

If you thrive on solving complex drafting challenges, juggling multiple projects, and seeing your precise work accelerate manufacturing and sales outcomes, we would like to meet you.