CAD Drafter/Detailer

About the Company

OPTO designs and manufactures retail fixtures for domestic and international markets. We are a design-led company driven by innovation, a passion for helping our clients succeed, and communication. Our team applies creative thinking across customer proposals, product development, and operations to deliver tailored retail solutions. The excitement, innovation, and passion from all of our team members allows us to curate the best solutions for any retail environment.

With in-house engineering and a responsive, collaborative culture, we adapt quickly to customer needs and provide industry-leading speed and reliability, earning long-term partnerships through performance and trust.

About the Role

We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our Engineering team in optimizing product design, streamlining process, and ensuring on-time, on–budget execution of custom and standard fixtures. In this role, you will drive cross functional collaboration between Design, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain to uphold the Company's commitment to excellence and fast turnaround. You’ll mentor a diverse group of design engineers, estimators, project managers, and transfer customer requirements into manufacturable, cost effective solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a crossfunctional Engineering team, including design engineers, estimators, and project managers
• Drive optimization of custom and standard fixtures to meet client requirements and cost targets
• Oversee the development and continuous improvement of the Company's patented 3″ pinsystem product lines, ensuring designs maximize quick installation, secure mounting, and modular flexibility
• Translate customer specifications into detailed, manufacturable engineering solutions, maintaining BOM accuracy and CAD/Vault data integrity
• Coordinate closely with Design/Sales, Production, and Purchasing to ensure seamless handoff from concept to production and ontime delivery
• Support new product introductions that are handed off from New Product Development
• Facilitate regular project reviews and status updates with senior leadership, highlighting progress, risks, and resource needs
• Attention to detail is critical, as well as ensuring fit, form, and function—along with accurate tolerances, material selection, manufacturability, safety compliance, and costeffectiveness—to deliver consistently highquality, reliable products

Required Technical Skills

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Design, Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of engineering experience in wood, metal, or mixedmaterials manufacturing environments
• Indepth knowledge of multiple materials (wood, metal, plastics, glass, composites) and their fabrication processes
• Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD software (preferably Autodesk Inventor & Vault)
• Handson experience creating and maintaining Bills of Material (BOMs) and ERP/PDM data structures
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and train junior engineers, design engineers, in both technical skills and best practices
• Proven track record in leading fastpaced environments, balancing cost, quality, and timeline to drive profitable engineering solutions
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to diagnose design or production issues quickly and implement effective, datadriven fixes

Required Personal Skills

• Exceptional verbal and written communication, able to convey complex technical concepts clearly to crossfunctional teams (design/sales, production, purchasing)
• Confident clientfacing presence, with the ability to gather requirements, present solutions, and manage expectations
• Collaborative creative mindset, thrives in a teamoriented culture and contributes to shared goals
• Outstanding organizational skills, versatile in managing multiple priorities, documenting processes, and maintaining rigorous version control
• Adaptable and proactive, embraces change, seeks continuous improvement, and drives innovation under tight deadlines
• Strong leadership and empathy, skilled at guiding teams through challenges, providing constructive feedback, and fostering professional growth

What we Offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with employer match, medical, dental, and vision insurance, AD&D and life insurance, and paid time off (PTO)
• Casual office environment
• A diverse work experience where you can see projects come to life. Starting with the inception of projects in marketing and business development, through the concept and development with our design and engineering teams, all the way to fabrication and final delivery to our customers.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

This position is based in an office environment. The role involves sitting and standing at a desk, frequent in-person and phone communication, and the regular use of standard office equipment, including phones and computers.

Accessibility Accommodation Statement

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Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

OPTO is an equal opportunity employer. OPTO prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.