Cad (computer aided design) jobs?

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wandering what jobs i can get when i finish my degree ? and would pay would be good ? any people working something with cad? or know anything about it ?

Ty
 
I don't know about pay but it would vary by quite a lot depending on if you have an engineering background or not. I use CAD and because i was just a CAD monkey i didn't get paid very well at all. Now i'm starting to learn some engineering to go with it, my potential earnings have increased by quite a lot.
 
well its Bachelor of Engineering in Building Services Engineering

well it said only that : Graduate careers in Building Services Engineering cover a wide range of different activities, which include designing, installing, commissioning and maintaining systems for heating, lighting, refrigeration, acoustics, air conditioning, ventilation, water and plumbing, energy, power and renewables, lifts, controls, and fire and security.

but did not look in to the how much u get paid
 
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Automotive all the way. Apply to every single one of them, especially if you know someone that works for any of the brands. They are hugely looking for young designers these days for a fresh perspective, and all will provide OJT.
 
currently working for atkins in the highways sector, i use cad everyday and as a graduate i'm on a decent wage. If u get good at cad and i mean really good u'll be very useful in a design office. Just get your cv sorted and put it out there or... try and get some work experience, work for free get the experience down.

Aero
 
what was your exact course title, cause i'm looking into doing product design technology which is a lot of CAD work and seems really interesting. also what was the course like?
 
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what was your exact course title, cause i'm looking into doing product design technology which is a lot of CAD work and seems really interesting. also what was the course like?
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Hmm, I had 2 options available to me when I was choosing my degree: Automotive Design or Product Design & Technology.

I chose Product Design & tech, after deciding that car design was not all it was cracked up to be (I spent a placement at GMs special vehicles design dept and got usefull inside info)- designing wing mirrors or something but not cars :-(

After a year Product Design was stuff like cosmetic bottles, and toasters and a bit dull.

So I switched to Graphic Design :-) Best move IMHO - much more lucrative and rewarding!

Here is my one and only car design - from a time where we used pens and paper!

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with the product design technology course are the career opportunities quite big, like clearly you're not stuck to just the one thing as you said ^^ was it hard to move over like? cause when i seen the course at a few open days it's the only one that really got my attention, seemed really interesting
 
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with the product design technology course are the career opportunities quite big, like clearly you're not stuck to just the one thing as you said ^^ was it hard to move over like? cause when i seen the course at a few open days it's the only one that really got my attention, seemed really interesting
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Nope was not hard for me as my portfolio had a mixture of design work (graphic, car and product)

As for career opportunities in product design, I am unsure.
 
psychas said:
well its Bachelor of Engineering in Building Services Engineering

well it said only that : Graduate careers in Building Services Engineering cover a wide range of different activities, which include designing, installing, commissioning and maintaining systems for heating, lighting, refrigeration, acoustics, air conditioning, ventilation, water and plumbing, energy, power and renewables, lifts, controls, and fire and security.

but did not look in to the how much u get paid
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I'd try getting into the engineering side of things as opposed to purely CAD with your degree - the work is more varied, the salary much better. A degree is not a requirement for CAD jobs (from the CAD ppl at work). However both routes still offer the opportunity for further training and personal development.
 
A direct example for CAD/CAE for Ford, they like engineering related degrees with some sort of experience. If you try and get a placement fitted in anywhere during your degree you'll do well. (CAD engineer, 1/2 years exp = ~£40k at Ford.)

This is engineering based CAD however, the design of the vehicles part i'm not sure on the route of (we need special access to get into the building :( )
 
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Automotive all the way. Apply to every single one of them, especially if you know someone that works for any of the brands. They are hugely looking for young designers these days for a fresh perspective, and all will provide OJT.
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Yeah plenty in Automotive, JLR took on 130 grads this year (not idea what portion are CAD jockeys). Aerospace is pretty good at the moment aswell with slightly higher contract rates but oddly the salaries are lower and dont have any real perks like the typical cheap car rent at a OEM automaker.

The only thing I need to say for CAD in Auto or Aero is CATIA V5, yet i know of no university that covers or uses it. Really you need a engineering degree or suchlike. Draughtsmen use CAD solely and its not very interesting turning 3D models in a 2D drawing or vice versa, Engineers use CAD as a tool to their trade in actually defining something new. I work in a studio with the designers and model makers at JLR but I have no idea how they get there, plenty of pretty young chaps doing a good portion of the design and concept generations.
 
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Unlikey lol. Bit of a tangent there. :o

My cousin is doing something similar with balfour beaty (sp?) but hes doing more OJT working towards a degree.
 
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