Danpal North America is hiring: Design Drafter in Waukegan

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We’re scaling our operations as we continue to grow and need dedicated professionals to support our next chapter.

Summary of Role

Danpal North America is hiring a Design Drafter to support our operations. This full-time, on-site position involves collaborating with multiple departments to translate design concepts into accurate technical plans and fabrication drawings while maintaining established drafting and engineering standards. We offer a comprehensive benefits package and a competitive salary based on relevant skills, knowledge, and experience, and require daily presence at our Waukegan facility during all scheduled workdays.

Duties

• Collaborate with sales, estimating, and manufacturing teams to provide custom solutions.
• Create and maintain system details used for sales/marketing and engineering teams.
• Create and maintain drawing templates.
• Create architectural design submittal drawings for customer approval.
• Document and maintain records of all revisions and design changes for both project designs and product designs.
• Work within established project timelines to ensure tasks are completed and delivered according to project schedules.
• Create fabrication drawings for internal and external manufacturing teams.
• Calculate material requirements / bill of materials.
• Ensure final designs comply with regulations and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Degree or certificate in engineering/technology curriculum.
• Proven work experience as a drafter, for a minimum of 4 yrs, in a similar role and field of work.
• Attention to detail and ability to produce accurate technical drawings.
• Expertise in AutoCAD (2D).
• Ability to read and discern Architectural and Structural drawing sets.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Good math skills.
• Proficiency in Excel.
• Experience working with building products.

Company Description

At Danpal North America, you’ll join a globally respected leader in innovative daylighting and architectural solutions. We combine creative design with precision engineering to deliver sustainable, energy-efficient building systems. Our Waukegan team offers the best of both worlds: the stability of a 50-year international brand and the excitement of local growth and expansion. You’ll collaborate with talented professionals across design, engineering, and manufacturing, all while contributing to projects that shape beautiful, environmentally responsible spaces.

Job Function & Industry

• Job function: Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
• Industries: Plastics Manufacturing

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