CAD Designer

Role Overview

CSI Leasing, Inc. is hiring a SolidWorks Drafter / CAD Designer for its Miami, FL on-site operation. The role supports a growing manufacturing setup focused on metal structures and components. You will create accurate 3D models, fabrication drawings, and supporting technical documents that help production teams work efficiently and scale with consistency.

The position is based in a Miami manufacturing environment tied to ground support equipment services. The company works with new and refurbished GSE for airlines, cargo operators, regional and charter carriers, ground handlers, and FBOs, and operates a large maintenance and storage footprint that supports sales, leasing, short-term rentals, and maintenance services.

Work Schedule and Reporting

This is an on-site role in Miami, FL. The standard schedule runs Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The role reports to the Project Manager.

What You Will Do

• Develop 3D models and 2D fabrication drawings in SolidWorks for structures, assemblies, and fabricated metal parts.
• Prepare fabrication packages, including cut lists, BOMs, and other production-ready documents.
• Set up and improve drawing standards, templates, naming rules, and basic revision practices.
• Maintain organized drawing libraries, model repositories, and documentation records.
• Turn sketches, customer inputs, and verbal directions into clear manufacturing drawings.
• Support design-for-manufacturing decisions by working closely with production staff and supervisors.
• Revise drawings based on feedback from the shop floor and production changes.
• Create CNC-ready files for processes such as laser cutting, plasma cutting, bending, and related operations as needed.
• Coordinate with supervisors, welders, and fabricators to confirm accuracy and manufacturability.
• Assist with prototype builds and help solve technical issues that come up during fabrication.
• Look for ways to improve drawing clarity, reduce mistakes, and make production easier.

Requirements

• 2 to 3 years of SolidWorks experience in a manufacturing or metal fabrication setting.
• Solid knowledge of weldments, sheet metal, assemblies, and fabrication detailing.
• Familiarity with fabrication methods such as welding, bending, cutting, and machining.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and disciplined documentation habits.
• Ability to communicate in English or Spanish; bilingual ability is preferred.
• Working knowledge of MS Office.
• Experience with PDM systems is an advantage.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, especially when working with production teams.
• Ability to manage several drawings or projects in a changing environment.
• Problem-solving approach with a practical focus on manufacturability.
• Willingness to help build and improve CAD workflows, standards, and drawing libraries.
• Flexibility to work in a process environment that is still being developed.
• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Experience in mechanical drafting or design in manufacturing is preferred.
• Technical training and/or relevant fabrication experience is preferred if you do not hold an engineering degree; an engineering degree is not required.

Additional Information

This position is intended for a developing manufacturing operation and requires someone who can help establish reliable documentation practices as the process matures. The employer is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and veterans.

Company Background

Aeroservicios USA is a Miami-based provider of new and refurbished Ground Support Equipment (GSE). Its customers include domestic and international airlines, commercial operators, cargo carriers, regional and charter airlines, major ground handlers, and FBOs. The business operates a 110,000 sq. ft. maintenance facility and 150,000 sq. ft. of outdoor storage, and supports customers through direct sales, leases, short-term rentals, and maintenance services.