CAD Automation Engineer

Description
Title: CAD Automation Engineer – Level II

Department: Engineering

Location: Irvine, CA

Supervisor: Manager of Electrical Engineering

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Status: Permanent, Full-Time

Work Status: Hybrid

CAD AUTOMATION ENGINEER - LEVEL II

Hanwha Qcells USA Corp (Qcells USA), headquartered in Irvine, CA, specializes in providing utility-scale modules, solar photovoltaic (PV), and battery energy storage systems (BESS) project development, along with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services for solar and BESS projects nationwide. Qcells USA delivers comprehensive turnkey solutions encompassing the entire utility-scale project lifecycle. By choosing Qcells USA for turnkey solutions, customers can reduce uncertainty and risk, leading to enhanced investment returns and contributing to a more sustainable future.

Qcells USA's complete turnkey solutions seamlessly integrate the expertise of our Module, Development, and EPC teams, while ensuring close coordination with other vital internal groups such as Project Finance, Systems Integration, and Legal. This collaborative approach ensures that Qcells USA projects deliver exceptional value and performance. With several multi-billion-dollar investments, Qcells is pioneering the establishment of the only complete module supply chain in the U.S., including the expansion of our Georgia module manufacturing facility, which stands as the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

As an integral part of the global Qcells brand, Qcells USA benefits from a legacy of excellence in photovoltaic manufacturing. Qcells is renowned worldwide for its high-performance, superior-quality solar cells and modules. With dual headquarters in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ), Qcells operates under the umbrella of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 company and one of the top 8 business conglomerates in South Korea.

Summary
As a CAD Automation Engineer – Level II, you will develop automated solutions to optimize CAD operations and workflows. Your work will focus on improving efficiency and precision in CAD design through scripting and tool development, in addition to typical designer project work. You'll collaborate with engineers and designers to understand needs and deliver effective automation tools to enhance the design and engineering process, as well as creating solar layouts and drawing packages.

This position reports to the Manager of Electrical Engineering, or another management personnel that the President of the Company may designate. This position reports to the Irvine, CA office but will maintain a hybrid schedule of working out of their home office and the Irvine, CA office. Working hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm or 9:00am to 6:00pm local time. This position is expected to travel up to 30% of the time.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Essential Job Function & Responsibilities

• Regular attendance, in accordance with company's attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position
• Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned by Management
• Splitting time between developing basic automation scripts/tools to enhance CAD software capabilities, and project design work as determined by your manager (30% Automation work, 70% Project design work).
• Collaborate with design and engineering teams to identify workflow inefficiencies.
• Provide technical support and training on the use of automation tools.
• Maintain and update existing CAD automation tools and scripts.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices in CAD design and automation.
• Document all developed tools, processes, and best practices.
• Conduct regular reviews and updates to automation processes to ensure continuous improvement.
• Support the design and implementation of templates that follow company standards to enhance design speed, accuracy and consistency
• Collaborate with Design Managers to enhance company design standards
• Create new dynamic blocks in CAD to make design work more efficient.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of Autocad design experience
• 1+ years of coding experience (LISP is a must-have)
• 2+ years of experience automating design and engineering processes
• Demonstrated knowledge ADDA CAD standards and best practices
• Demonstrated experience with Autocad templating and building advanced Dynamic Blocks
• Demonstrated experience writing user/technical manuals on using the tools/templates created
• Demonstrated knowledge of the general design and engineering process of solar
• Demonstrated experience with task prioritization (the ability to prioritize automation with the biggest impact and the shortest development timeline)
• Excellent communication skills

EXAMPLES OF PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Stationary Position: frequently remains stationary up to 90% of the time and sitting up to 8 hours in a day
• Move/Traverse: infrequently bend, stand, stoop and/or walk
• Carry Weight: infrequently carry weight and/or lift objects (light to heavy) weighing up to 10 pounds
• Hearing and Speech: frequently communicates with the ability to hear and talk on a regular basis with employees, coworkers, and all personnel matters; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
• Sight: frequent use of sight to detect images on computer, office documents, and office objects near and far
• Climb: occasionally ascends/descends on stairway to get to office upper and lower floors
• Travel: up to 30% as needed

EXAMPLES OF WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Regular professional, office business setting
• Noise level ranges from low to moderate (if in office setting)
• Noise level ranges from moderate to high (if on construction worksite)
• Under the Office Mobilization Plan (OMP) policy, the role may transition to an onsite or hybrid arrangement, as determined by business needs and the Head of Department

Hanwha Qcells is proud to be an at-will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall,