CAD Lead - Iron Mountain, MI
Date: Oct 7, 2025
Location: Iron Mountain, MI, US, 49801 Iron Mountain, MI, US, 49801
Company: Hubbell Incorporated
Job Overview
Hubbell's Systems Control location in Iron Mountain, MI is looking for a CAD Lead. As the CAD Lead, you'll play a ciritical role in leading a team of CAD Designers and driving the development of high-quality, efficent product designs that meet our customers needs and align with our business goals. The Design Drafting Supervisor oversees the production of and changes to drawings of detailed manufactured parts, sub-assemblies, assemblies, and required specification drawings.
A Day In The Life
- Every day at Hubbell is different and you’ll contribute in many ways. On any given day, you’ll make a difference by:
- Designing products that meet customer specifications, compliance requirements, and production preferences
- Managing multiple CAD Designers within the group
- Balancing resource workload to meet schedule requirements and making resourcing recommendations to pace business growth
- Training direct reports in the efficient use of CAD and PLM
- Initiating efficiency improvements through the development of standard work
- Collaborating with internal and external customers on design issues and schedule concerns
- Standardizing designs across products to improve design and production efficiency
- Emphasizing continuous quality improvement; monitoring drawing standards and implementing quality control programs
- Establishing and tracking performance criteria that support business goals such as on-time release of drawings to production
What will help you thrive in this role?
- Associate degree in CAD or related field (required)
- Three to five years of experience in drafting, design, manufacturing, or related construction (required)
- Three years of employee supervision experience (preferred)
- Proven skills in process development and improvement
- Ability to set expectations/goals and ensure follow-through
- Knowledgeable in Creo (or similar) and Windchill and/or similar file management systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Understanding of manufacturing process strengths and limitations
- Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
- Demonstrated exceptional leadership capabilities & strategy deployment
Hubbell Incorporated
Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.
The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.
We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.
Hubbell Utility Solutions
Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.
Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.
The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.
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