PBS Manufacturing CAD Engineer

• Company Profile:

https://www.plantprefab.com/ Plant Prefab is a certified B Corp and Benefit Corporation that manufactures customized prefabricated building components—enabling general contractors, developers, and homebuilders to construct high-quality architectural homes faster, more reliably, and more affordably. From its $40M, 270,000-square-foot automated factory in Tejon Ranch—the first in the nation purpose-built to produce both modular and panelized housing components at scale—Plant can manufacture 1,000–2,000 homes per year. Its patented Plant Building System™ combines automation, design flexibility, and sustainable construction to deliver superior quality and efficiency compared to traditional building methods. Plant brings extensive experience in fire-resilient construction and is currently involved in dozens of rebuilding projects comprising dozens of homes in Altadena, Pacific Palisades, and Malibu.

• Job Summary:

Plant Prefab is seeking an experienced CAD Engineer to model structures and building components for Plant projects utilizing our next-generation Plant Building System (PBS) components. Joining a small, but rapidly growing engineering team, the PBS CAD Engineer will follow Plant’s industry-leading best practices to create shop drawings, takeoffs, machine files, and executable BOMs. The position will also work with factory management and production teams to continuously improve Plant’s virtual fabrication and operational processes, driving production efficiency and accuracy with a design-for-manufacture mindset. This position reports to the  Manager of Engineering. 

• Core Responsibilities:

• Seamlessly integrate Revit files and PDF plans to CAD and CAM data as required.
• Create fully executable BOMs for material ordering and project costing, cut lists for material optimization, and construction drawings for production. Continue to iterate on each, striving for world-class quality and processes.
• Create and maintain detailed standard operating procedures for CAD processes to achieve production efficiencies and drive productivity.
• Develop virtual build process initiatives to manage projects from design-for-manufacture through the virtual fabrication process and its implementation into the Plant production system.
• Create detailed quality control protocols for the virtual build process; conduct tests and quality assurance checks to verify the quality of information output (autonomous quality).
• Spearhead various research and development initiatives to identify new methods and opportunities for process improvement.
• Communicate and collaborate with other managers, suppliers, and contractors.
• Prepare and deliver various Plant Virtual Build/CAD presentations, both internally and externally, as required for business needs.
• Ensure adherence to Plant standard processes, procedures, and corporate health, safety, and sustainability goals.
• Perform other activities as assigned to support the success of the organization.