SolidWorks CAD Designer
Lynchburg, VAJob$70–100K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Lynchburg, VA, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Job overview
Insight Global seeks a SolidWorks CAD Designer to provide independent modeling and drafting support for a client project involving fire-protection equipment and electrical I&C hardware. The designer will turn specifications and preliminary concepts into 3D models and production-quality drawings, evaluate mechanical fit and integration, and collaborate with engineers on feedback and design changes. About 60% of the work supports electrical applications, focused on physical equipment rather than schematic design.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Job Description
Insight Global is looking for a SolidWorks CAD Designer to support a client project by providing independent modeling and drafting support for fire-protection equipment, electrical I&C enclosures, sensors, connectors, connection boxes, mounting arrangements, and related mechanical components. Using SolidWorks, this individual will translate engineering specifications and preliminary concepts into complete 3D models and production-quality drawings while applying established drafting standards, GD&T, and revision-control requirements. The designer will independently evaluate component fit, mounting, clearances, mechanical interfaces, manufacturability, and overall design integration while working closely with mechanical, electrical I&C, and fire-protection engineers to incorporate technical feedback and design changes. Approximately 60% of the work will support electrical applications, but the position is focused on the physical and mechanical representation of electrical equipment rather than electrical schematic design. Salary ranges from 70K-100K depending on YOE.
Skills and Requirements
Five or more years of industrial CAD design or drafting experience, preferably within the five-to-ten-year range. Advanced proficiency with SolidWorks three-dimensional modeling and engineering drawing creation. Experience developing production-quality drawings for industrial equipment, enclosures, components, or mechanical assemblies. Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, drawing standards, and revision control. Demonstrated understanding of component fit, mounting, clearances, mechanical interfaces, and practical design integration. Ability to take specifications and preliminary design outlines and independently develop complete models and drawings. Associate or bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Design, Drafting, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline. Experience supporting nuclear, power-generation, defense, aerospace, or highly regulated industrial projects. Experience designing electrical enclosures, connection boxes, equipment supports, sensor installations, or similar hardware. Experience working with SolidWorks PDM or SolidWorks Vault environments. Familiarity with configuration control and formal engineering-document workflows. Practical understanding of manufacturability, assembly, installation access, mounting, and basic stress considerations.
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 538 open Mechanical Designer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$70–100K/yr
- US median$77–108K/yr193 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $85K, is 8% below the US median midpoint ($92K) — in the middle half of Mechanical Designer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 18 open Mechanical Designer jobs in Virginia and 538 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Jacobs85 open
- Sargent & Lundy60 open
- Actalent53 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Mechanical Designer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (447 postings).
- Education
- 46 of the 538 open Mechanical Designer jobs (9%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
Prepare for this role
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.
