Drafter Inc. is seeking a CAD Integration Engineer to own the bridge between our AI platform and the CAD/PLM systems mechanical engineers use daily. You will develop high-performance C#/.NET integrations for tools like SolidWorks and NX, working across the stack to ensure a seamless, consumer-grade experience for the world's most innovative hardware organizations.
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CAD Integration Engineer at Drafter Inc.
Drafter Inc. is revolutionizing hardware manufacturing with an AI platform that automates mechanical engineering workflows. As a CAD Integration Engineer, you'll own the critical bridge between AI and industry-standard tools like SolidWorks and NX. This is a high-impact, $120k–$180k + Equity role for a C#/.NET expert with deep CAD/PLM SDK experience. Join a fast-moving, 10-person team building the future for robotics, space, and medical device companies. US citizenship required for this remote-first position where your work directly accelerates the production cycles of the world's most critical hardware.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Drafter is building a go-to-manufacturing platform for the world’s most critical hardware, with an AI Manufacturing Engineer that understands design intent and automates real work.
Our customers include the most exciting startups and the most established hardware orgs in the world. Drafter software supercharges efficiency and quality of mechanical teams as they move to manufacturing, reducing production cycles by months, giving engineers 30%+ of their time back for high-leverage work, and ensuring quality and standardization for the robots, energy systems, rocket ships and medical devices they bring to market.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Architect and develop robust CAD and PLM integrations using C# and Visual Studio to enable novel manufacturing solutions within monolithic engineering systems.
- Collaborate across the full stack, integrating RESTful APIs and WebSockets to enable real-time data manipulation and highly responsive 3D visualizations.
- Conduct performance testing and optimization to ensure a smooth, interactive UX while maintaining high-quality, scalable code within a fast-paced startup environment.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Possesses 2–12 years of professional software engineering experience with a strong proficiency in C#/.NET and a track record of deploying high-quality code.
- Has hands-on experience building and managing CAD/PLM integrations, add-ins, or connectors for platforms such as SolidWorks, NX, or Teamcenter.
- Must be a U.S. citizen based in the United States, exhibiting the relentless drive and autonomy required to thrive in a remote-first, high-intensity startup.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Deep Technical Impact: You will own the core differentiator of the product, building plugins and connectors at the SDK level for industry-standard tools like SolidWorks, NX, and Teamcenter.
- High-Growth AI Hardware: Join a fast-moving, 10-person startup at the intersection of AI and mechanical engineering, serving elite customers in aerospace, energy systems, and medical devices.
- True Ownership: As a key early hire, you will work directly with the founding team to define technical specs and translate user needs into scalable, high-quality code.
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