Drafter / Illustrator

Join a manufacturing leader with over 50 years of excellence, where every role contributes to building reliable transportation solutions that people depend on everyday across the United States and Canada. At ENC, we prioritize safety, quality, innovation, collaboration, and continuous growth - creating vehicles our teams can take pride in.

Founded in 1975, ENC (ElDorado National - California) is a leading U.S. transportation manufacturer specializing in design, engineering, and end-to-end production of heavy-duty buses, shuttles, and cargo vehicles through a custom-build, mixed-model assembly process. Each vehicle is produced in our purpose-built facility in Riverside, California supporting public agencies and private transportation providers nationwide. We offer one of the industry’s widest portfolios of power options, including 100% battery-electric, diesel-electric hybrid, CNG, and clean diesel.

ENC is committed to revitalizing American manufacturing through innovation, customer focus, and the delivery of high-quality vehicles that keep communities connected, supported, and moving forward.

Drafter / Illustrator

Location: Riverside, CA

Salary Range: $71,000 - $82,000/yr.

Position Summary

The Drafter / Illustrator will play a critical role in supporting the visual communication and technical documentation of ENC's transit bus platforms, including battery-electric, hybrid, CNG, and diesel vehicles. This role is responsible for translating complex engineering CAD models into clear, stylized visuals, exploded views, and service illustrations for interactive parts catalogs and maintenance manuals. This position supports the full product lifecycle from concept through production release and serves as a technical leader within the illustration function. This position is based at ENC's headquarters in Riverside, California, and requires close coordination with U.S. and international engineering teams, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.

Key Responsibilities

This list of essential duties is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties, as management may deem necessary from time to time. The team member must be able to perform each essential job duty identified below satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of this position unless doing so would create an undue hardship.

• Develop and maintain clear, stylized visual illustrations, exploded views, and graphics for service manuals, marketing schematics, publications and interactive parts catalogs.
• Translate conceptual layouts and complex 3D engineering models into easy-to-understand visual documentation for customers and service technicians.
• Utilize graphic tools (e.g., Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW) and lightweight 3D viewers (processing GLB and GLTF files with Draco compression) to optimize CAD geometry for publication.
• Coordinate the implementation, data alignment, and ongoing maintenance of the Documoto interactive parts catalog tool.
• Ensure technical illustrations align accurately with engineering Bills of Materials (BOMs), CPQ deliverables, and ERP systems such as Epicor.
• Strip away unnecessary manufacturing data to create end-user-focused schematics of transit bus structures, chassis components, and mechanical subsystems.
• Create, maintain, and improve illustration standards, templates, libraries, and naming conventions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams.
• Support prototype builds, drawing corrections, and continuous improvement activities.
• Implementation of Redline changes in the drawings and moving them to the next revision

Position Requirements

• Associate degree or technical certification in Graphic Design, Technical Illustration, Drafting, or related field; bachelor's degree is a plus.
• 5+ years of professional technical illustration or drafting experience in automotive, heavy-duty vehicle, or industrial equipment environments.
• Advanced proficiency in illustration software and technical documentation tools.
• Strong hands-on experience with interactive parts catalog software, specifically Documoto.
• Familiarity with SolidWorks CAD models, SolidWorks PDM workflows, and exporting lightweight 3D model formats.
• Experience supporting BOM accuracy and alignment with CPQ logic and ERP integration.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong ownership of product definition quality and a disciplined document-control mindset.
• Self-motivated and collaborative in fast-paced environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Highly Desirable: exposure to Technical Writing, Publishing, and/or Technical Parts/Maintenance Manual creation.
• Preferred: experience in transit buses or heavy-duty vehicles.
• Preferred: familiarity with vehicle structures and mounting systems.
• Preferred: exposure to regulatory-driven design environments.

Work Environment

This is an onsite position based at ENC's headquarters in Riverside, California and requires being 100% onsite. The role requires close coordination with U.S. and international engineering teams, suppliers, manufacturing partners, and cross-functional teams.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package: Medical (including FSA & HSA), dental, vision, life and disability insurance, EAP, mental health, and wellness programs
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off and twelve (12) paid holidays
• Employee referral program
• Career growth and development opportunities

Career Growth at ENC

We believe great careers and leaders are built from within. Many of our team members have advanced into roles that lead or into specialized technical positions. We invest in hands-on training, skill development, and long-term career pathways within manufacturing operations.

Equal Opportunity Employer

ElDorado National California Inc. (ENC) is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class under applicable federal, state, and local laws. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and respected.

ENC takes affirmative action to employ and advance employment opportunities for minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. We actively encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply and join our team.

ENC is also committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities have equal access to opportunities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact HR Department for assistance.

In accordance with California's wage transparency law (Senate Bill 1162), we are committed to pay equity and transparency. The salary range reflected on the job positing is our good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this role at the time of posting. While we do not typically hire at the top of the salary range, initial offers are based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience, with opportunities for growth and increases over time.