CAD Engineer – Rotating Electrical Machines
GE Vernova · Rugby, United Kingdom
About this role
Job Description Summary Job Description Summary This is an opportunity to work as part of cross-functional team to deliver product designs that meet customer and project requirements in close conjunction with Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and collaborate with Customers and Project Management, Sourcing and Procurement, Manufacturing and Quality teams. Job Description At GE Vernova's Rugby site, the products we build power critical infrastructure across the world — and getting the design right matters. As a CAD Engineer specialising in rotating electrical machines, you'll play a hands-on role in translating customer and project requirements into detailed 3D models, part drawings, and assembly specifications that guide manufacturing from concept through to certification
You'll work closely with electrical and mechanical engineers, project managers, and manufacturing and quality teams to ensure every design is technically sound, commercially viable, and ready to build. If you take pride in precise, well-structured design work and want to develop your expertise on high-stakes engineering products, this is a role where your contribution will be tangible and visible. What You'll Do You'll own the full design development workflow — from initial concept modelling through to detailed drawings, change management, and certification documentation
Develop concept and detailed designs — produce concept designs through 3D models and evaluate them against technical and commercial requirements to recommend the best overall solution; develop detailed designs through 3D model sub-assemblies to top-level assembly in close collaboration with electrical and mechanical engineers. Produce manufacturing-ready documentation — create detailed part drawings and specifications, assembly drawings, and manufacturing instructions that provide clear, unambiguous guidance for production teams. Manage design changes — investigate and action change requests and change notices, incorporating con
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