We are seeking a Senior Architectural Drafter (Windows & Doors) to lead shop drawing design and client coordination for custom high-performance window and door systems in a remote, client-facing role.
Corporate Summary:
We’re focused on improving people's lives by helping them create more energy efficient, architecturally pleasing, and secure places to build memories and do what they love. This same goal applies to our team, too. We strive to achieve this by embracing a positive work-life balance as well as providing a space to learn and develop oneself. We train and promote from within, offer excellent benefits including full health and dental coverage and 20 days paid vacation + holidays.
Job Summary:
You will be involved in every aspect of the product design life cycle; from the front end of communicating with architects to translate their choices into Henselstone product solutions through product end of life. The individual in this role is expected to bring mechanical engineering knowledge and a desire to learn about new products and help brainstorm solutions that meet or exceed our customer’s expectations for design, functionality and longevity. The individual in this role is expected to work in a very collaborative cross-departmental position.
Our work involves highly customized, European window and door systems, including large-format lift-and-slide units, complex façade integrations, and high-performance applications such as hurricane-rated assemblies and energy-efficient building envelopes. The role centers on developing and detailing highly customized solutions, translating architectural intent into practical, buildable designs that account for site-specific conditions and constraints.
Responsibilities:
- Translating architectural drawings into Henselstone window and door orders
- Engineering design solutions for architects and builders
- Specifically drafting and sketching of façade, window, and door details, hardware, unit to wall integration details, and writing of technical documentation for a variety of material technologies
- Analyze simulation of designed products (e.g., loadings, thermal analysis, condensation risk, energy loss/gain, etc.) with specialized software.
- Meeting and communicating with architects
- Understanding our products and window and door designs and products in general
- Engineering new window and door designs and product development
- Be the subject matter expert for relevant building codes, energy codes, industry standards, façade, window, and door testing standards and mockups.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher Mechanical Design, Engineering Technology, Architectural Technology, Construction Management, or a related field (focused on construction/building systems) or equivalent degree
- Experienced with 2D and 3D CAD modelling package AutoCAD
- Demonstrated ability to design experimentation, analyze results and draw conclusions
- Strong people skills, able to work in a highly collaborative team environment
Skills:
- Design Engineer
- Construction
- Windows
- Doors
- Product Design
- Mechanical Engineering
- CAD (AutoCAD)
- Research & Development
- German language proficiency
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $80,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Application Question(s):
- Have you worked on residential or commercial construction projects?
- What types of drawings have you produced most frequently (e.g., sections, details, elevations, installation details)?
- Do you have experience drafting building envelope components (e.g., windows, doors, curtain wall systems)?
Education:
Experience:
- construction or shop drawings (CAD): 3 years (Required)
Language:
Work Location: Remote
