skipsophrenic Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Oh yeah! Thank you Skips. But can I change it for a big oversized plush armchair? Why not - I did! LOL:D Quote
klusmier Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 you design something in CAD, so the usual name should be CAD-Designer Quote
manhattan Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 surely that would make you a Computer Aided Design Designer?!?! sounds a little silly imo Quote
rkent Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Typically we are defined by what we design not what we use to do the design. I am a Piping Designer not a CAD Designer, otherwise years ago I should have been called a Board Designer, but that would be just a silly as being called a CAD Designer. If a person is a straight up Drafter with no particular engineering discipline as their expertice then they are Drafters, not CAD Drafters. "I can use Excel, I must be an Accountant." Quote
skipsophrenic Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 surely that would make you a Computer Aided Design Designer?!?! sounds a little silly imo Is that where a CADD engineer job title keepin pop up i wonder . . . . . . . . Quote
merdrignac Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 How about : Designer (CAD) Technician (CAD) etc. Quote
Hedgehog Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 Here we have CAD ops (or technicans) & CAD Engineers (like myself) who are qualified engineers who concentrate on the CAD side of things... but to everyone else we're CAD-monkeys. Quote
uddfl Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I always prefererred to be called "drafter" or "draftsman". CAD happens to be a tool I use, and I'm pretty good at it, but it doesn't mean I can't draw by hand or don't know about design, drafting standards, etc. Quote
wannabe Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Is that where a CADD engineer job title keepin pop up i wonder . . . . . . . . That means Computer Aided Design and Drafting. Quote
wannabe Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I always prefererred to be called "drafter" or "draftsman". CAD happens to be a tool I use, and I'm pretty good at it, but it doesn't mean I can't draw by hand or don't know about design, drafting standards, etc. People need to know that you can use CAD, thats why its a prominent part of most peoples job titles, I'd guess at. It goes against standard job title naming conventions, but I suppose when there were an equal amount of manual and CAD drafters it was essential that your CAD proficiency was distinguishable. Quote
rob150588 Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Where we are, we have: Trainee/Tracer. CAD Technician/Monkey. CAD Draftsman (Monkey with 4 years+ experience) Engineering Technician (Monkeys who can design stuff with 4 years + experience) CAD Manager (Overpaid Draftsman). Works for us Quote
svenglezz-ASMEIL Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 forgot Cady for the golf lovers eveyone should have a good cady Quote
grain Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Hi Rob150 It would be interesting to see what salaries you put against your hierarchy of Caddists Quote
rob150588 Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 Hi Rob150 It would be interesting to see what salaries you put against your hierarchy of Caddists Well, I can tell you based on my experience doing this...from Monkey to upwards so to speak: Tracer: About £6k - £9k. CAD Tech - About £9k - £13k. CAD Draftsman - About £13k to £16k. Eng Tech - About £16k - £20. Then off to be a real engineer. CAD Manager - Usually about £25k upwards. I've know some on salaries that would rival the Queen of England... We're trying to change it here so we have career Caddies...So the Drafty has no salary cap. Genius I say. Quote
GCarr78 Posted April 8, 2009 Posted April 8, 2009 Where we are, we have: Trainee/Tracer. CAD Technician/Monkey. CAD Draftsman (Monkey with 4 years+ experience) Engineering Technician (Monkeys who can design stuff with 4 years + experience) CAD Manager (Overpaid Draftsman). Works for us At our place, all CAD operators, technicians, anyone who is not designated as a Project Manager or higher is considered Professional Staff ... I think that has more of an elegant designation:D Quote
rob150588 Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 "Professional Staff" ? I like that. There's nothing professional about us here. CAD is regarded as a bit of a joke job here, a stop-gap to "greater" things. Quote
29xthefun Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 In my job I am a Cad Tech. I feel this is right as I look after a team of consultants who need drawings in Cad. They do some work with cad themselves but at time need help from me. So I think the 'Tech' part may fit well for me. I remember when I was looking for a job in this field the confusion on employer’s part at what I can do. Quote
GCarr78 Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 "Professional Staff" ? I like that. There's nothing professional about us here. CAD is regarded as a bit of a joke job here, a stop-gap to "greater" things. Sometimes I question the professionalism of coworkers too! Most people who start our at our firm that are "Professional Staff" are recent graduates or CAD Tech people specifically, if they want to move on to "Managment" positions, they can, but I think "Professioal Staff" is a nicer way of definine a job title that doesn't really have a professional title (ie Engineer, Architect, Project Manager etc.) Quote
MaxwellEdison Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 Perhaps we should all just switch over to the term COG (CAD Operating Grunt), as we're all just cogs in a big machine anyway Quote
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