Job Description:

The Lead CAD Designer will be based in Mexico and will report to the Manager, CAD Design Engineering. This position provides first-line leadership for the CAD Design team supporting utility-scale and distributed-generation solar projects. The Lead CAD Designer is responsible for coordinating daily team operations, balancing workloads, supporting employee development, maintaining drawing quality, and ensuring CAD deliverables are completed accurately and on schedule.
The Lead CAD Designer will work closely with Project Engineering, Structural Engineering, Sales, Project Management, Commissioning, Product Management, Software Development, and R&D; teams in Mexico and other regions. This role combines people leadership, technical coordination, quality oversight, and continuous improvement to support consistent execution and scalable growth of the CAD Design organization.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership and Development
- Supervise and support CAD Designers and CAD Design Engineers located in Mexico.
- Assign, prioritize,



and balance workloads according to project schedules, customer commitments, employee capabilities, and business priorities.
- Monitor workload, staffing needs, task progress, turnaround times, and resource constraints; escalate risks when appropriate.
- Provide coaching, mentoring, technical guidance, and regular feedback to team members.
- Support onboarding, training plans, proficiency development, and the continued growth of CAD Design personnel.
- Assist with performance reviews, development planning, recognition, and employee relations in partnership with the Manager and Human Resources.
- Foster a collaborative, accountable, inclusive, and high-performing team environment.

CAD Design Operations and Project Execution
- Coordinate daily CAD Design activities supporting project quoting, design development, engineering deliverables, and project execution.
- Ensure that drawings, layouts, CAD blocks, mechanical sets, construction s

📌 Lead CAD Designer (Ciudad de México)
🏢 Nextpower
📍 Ciudad de México