CAD Designer

We make life more comfortable.

Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.

From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile, and geo components industries.

Learn more about the history of Leggett: https://leggett.com/history

Responsibilities:

• Design robust, parametric 3D models to support new product development activities.
• Create full assembly structures based on the engineering bill of material (BOM).
• Develop technical 2D drawings (for both part and assembly) in compliance with L&P drafting standards.
• Revise existing CAD data (2D and 3D) to support engineering change activities.
• Audit 2D drawings as needed to enforce standard compliance amongst other team members.
• Save/revision control/status data in Teamcenter as required to support the various project phases of development (concept, prototype, production).
• Design/manage/release data in the customer’s PLM system as needed.
• Produce 3D packaging studies (for customer review, interference/clearance checks, etc.).
• Participate in general design review meetings (internally and externally).
• Develop presentations for various reasons.
• Maintain accurate time entry of work hours.
• Manage individual workload to meet targeted deadlines.
• Communicate any potential delays to respective team members in advance when necessary.
• Facilitate the exchange of data with customers/suppliers as needed (for quoting, design review, approval, etc.).
• Attend additional training courses as requested.
• Adhere to all company policies/procedures as needed.
• Support other departments with any CAD relates activities as needed.

Qualifications:

General

• CATIA V5 design experience (3D parametric modeling and 2D drafting).  Other design related experience using similar CAD software (NX, SolidWorks) may also be considered.
• Understanding of general GD&T practices.
• Experience managing an engineering bill of material (BOM).
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Experience using Teamcenter PLM system (nice to have).
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Educational

• Completion of community college / technician / technologist / engineer diploma or related.

Work Experience

• No work experience required if trained in CATIA V5.
• 3-5 years of work related CAD design experience in other software.

What to Do Next

Now that you’ve had a chance to learn more about us, what are you waiting for! Apply today and allow us the opportunity to learn more about you and the value you can bring to our team. Once you apply, be sure to create a profile, and sign up for job alerts, so you can be the first to know when new opportunities become available. If you require assistance completing an application, please contact our team at careers@leggett.com

Our Values

Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.

• Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
• Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth – good or bad.
• Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
• Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.

Our Commitment to You

We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all. Leggett & Platt is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veteran status, and more. Join us!

We welcome and encourage applications if you meet the minimum qualifications. Even if you do not meet the preferred qualifications, we’d love the opportunity to consider you.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO APPLICANTS

Regarding Equal Employment / Equal Access

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, and all its Canadian affiliates value the diversity of skills, knowledge, and perspectives our employees bring to our workplace. We believe the presence in our workforce of individuals with characteristics protected under local human rights legislation, including but not limited to females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, persons from all faiths and national origins and of all colors reward us with greater talent, new ideas and unique perspectives.

It is therefore our policy to recruit, hire, promote, transfer, administer benefits and handle all other conditions of employment in a non-discriminatory manner without discrimination regarding any protected status under local human rights legislation. Our Chief Executive Officer has requested that all of our employees make equal opportunity a priority.

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