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Milwaukee Tool
Milwaukee, WI; MT-MKE-Red Beacon
Source: Milwaukee Tool careers · View original posting
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Principal CAD Designer - Hand Tools Engineering
Role Summary
As a Principal CAD Designer for Milwaukee Tool, you will be a highly experienced, hands-on CAD professional responsible for developing creative and original design solutions from general specifications and cross functional team collaboration . You will work with speed, agility, and urgency across a wide range of assignments , from quickly completing straightforward CAD requests to creating complex surfaced models, complete product layouts, and tooling-ready designs while balancing product performance, manufacturability, and schedule.
Working with limited direction, you will own significant CAD workstreams within larger development projects and partner closely with Engineering, Industrial Design, M anufacturing, and prototyping labs , to move designs from concept through release. You will also serve as a working lead for a small group of CAD designers by coordinating project and task loading, providing technical guidance and mentorship, developing team capability, anticipating timing and resource risks, and escalating concerns .
Core Responsibilities
Execute a wide range of CAD assignments, from quick-turn modeling and drawing updates to complex surfacing, assemblies, and tooling-ready models.
Own existing and develop newly defined CAD workstreams or portions of larger projects, coordinating deliverables and maintaining model and drawing quality through release.
Create and maintain 3D models, drawings, assemblies, BOM inputs, and change documentation using Siemens NX .
Partner with engineers, industrial designers, manufacturing teams, and global CAD resources to translate technical direction into robust CAD deliverables.
Lead a small team of CAD designers while remaining a highly engaged individual contributor.
Manage team project loading, balance assignments against skills and capacity, and help establish clear priorities.
Coach and develop CAD designers through technical guidance, work reviews, knowledge sharing, and targeted skill development.
Anticipate CAD capacity, timing, quality, and capability risks; communicate concerns early and escalate resource or schedule needs when appropriate.
Promote consistent CAD standards, modeling practices, release quality, and continuous improvement across the team.
Support onboarding and help build team flexibility by developing broader capability across products, tools, and project types.
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