Chart Welding Jobs in Connecticut (NOW HIRING)

At Chart, we design and build some of the world’s most advanced cryogenic equipment—that’s how our “Cooler By Design®” tagline was born. But it’s not just our technology that’s cool. It’s our people. We solve complex problems as a team, making us truly Cooler Together. And with the addition of Howden to the Chart family, we’re Stronger Together, too. 

Our customers don’t simply bring us equipment specs—they bring us challenges. That’s where you come in. From concept and design to installation and commissioning, you’ll help create solutions that support a wide range of industries and applications.

• Launching rockets into space
• Delivering Nexus of Clean™ solutions for clean water, clean power, clean food, and clean industrials
• Powering the carbonation in your favorite fast-food beverage
• Making nitro coffee and even nitro ice cream possible

Want to see our impact in action? Explore Chart City: https://chartcity.chartindustries.com/.  We’re looking for bright, driven talent excited to build a career in an evolving, high‑growth industry. Along with competitive compensation and meaningful work, Chart offers development programs designed to grow future leaders. That could be you. If you’re passionate about design engineering and think a career at Chart sounds pretty cool, let’s talk.

We are hiring an onsite CAD Designer for our Windsor, CT location reporting to the Howden USA Aftermarket division.

• Apply mechanical design expertise as part of the cross functional team to produce complex layouts, and detail drafting required for production of rotating equipment.
• Interpret customer drawings and specifications and design products within the capabilities of the company and its manufacturing processes.
• Work independently to design new structurally sound components, or work from sketches, specifications, layouts, blueprints, or engineering sheets, along with other information to make all required design, layout and detail drawings. 
• Specify and provide manufacturing tolerances, finishes, details, parts, calculations, dimensions and other data utilizing the company’s integrated computer software systems.
• Create accurate, production-ready 3D models using CAD software, ensuring designs meet dimensional, tolerance, and joint requirements for robotic welding applications.
• Prepare manufacturing and procurement bills-of-material and specifications lists through drawings and the company’s ERP system.
• Aid other departments in interpreting drawings, designs, specifications, and resolving questions or problems.
• Perform Design For Manufacturing Assemblies and update legacy designs to current company standards.

• High School diploma or GED or Drafting Certificate with equivalent product design work experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ Solid Modeling experience (Autodesk Inventor preferred) and related database software (Autodesk Vault Professional preferred). Candidates without this experience will not be considered.
• Knowledge of welding process and welding symbols.
• Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing ASME Y14.5.
• Knowledge of drafting standards and Global Engineering Standards.
• Sheet metal design/detailing experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products.
• Work experience within an engineered product / manufacturing environment preferred.

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer contributions to an HSA account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental individual, spouse and dependent child coverage
• Up to two weeks of paid family leave
• 401k retirement savings plan including a company match

Salary range: $85K-95K