or apply directly on Salient Motion's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 82 days Salient Motion's roles stay open a median of 83 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 95% of Salient Motion's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Salient Motion
- high 21 stale, 0 reposted of 22 open
- Hiring momentum
- 27 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-25
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Salient Motion's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Salient Motion.
About this role
As a Senior CAD Designer, you will create detailed 2D drawings and manage CAD architecture for manufacturing and certification processes in the aerospace and defense sectors. Your role will involve ensuring clean CAD structures, performing stack-up analysis, and applying fabrication techniques to optimize costs and vendor interactions. You will collaborate with the team to overcome challenges in the drawing process and contribute to innovative motion control technologies.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Salient Motion as an employer.
What you need
- U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Residency
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- 5+ years of experience as a drafter in aerospace or automotive fields
- Advanced design experience in SolidWorks including complex assemblies and configuration management on a PDM system
- Mastery of ASME Y14 and GD&T
- Team mindset to help achieve goals and circumvent roadblocks
Nice to have
- Experience creating drawings for a flight certification program (FAA or MIL)
- Detailed knowledge of how to create drawings for gears, screws, precision parts
What you get
- Competitive compensation: $150,000 to $170,000 base salary + equity
- Exceptional healthcare benefits — Medical is 100% covered by the company
- Life Insurance (2x Salary) 100% covered by the company
- Flexible PTO
- 401K
- Financial Wellness Resources
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options
- Focus on aerospace and defense may limit exposure to other industries
- The role requires advanced CAD skills, which may not suit all candidates
Summarised from Salient Motion's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Salient Motion on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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