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CAD Technician roles qualify for EB-3 skilled worker sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, and strong candidates with an associate degree plus relevant drafting software experience may also qualify at the EB-2 level. Employers in engineering, architecture, and manufacturing actively pursue green card sponsorship for CAD professionals with specialized technical credentials.
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Staff Designer, CAD
Portage, MI
As a Staff Designer, CAD, you will provide advanced design and digital engineering expertise to support the development of electromechanical medical devices within Stryker's Orthopaedic Instruments business. In this role, you will create, manage, and optimize complex CAD models, assemblies, engineering drawings, bills of materials, and product documentation throughout the product development lifecycle.
Working closely with cross-functional engineering teams, you will translate design requirements into manufacturable solutions that meet performance, quality, and regulatory standards. You will support concept development, prototyping, design verification, and manufacturing readiness activities while helping drive design integrity, data accuracy, and continuous improvement across new product development programs.
What You Will Do
- Create, modify, and manage complex CAD models, assemblies, engineering drawings, and bills of materials in accordance with engineering specifications.
- Translate design inputs into manufacturable product designs while ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
- Evaluate product designs with cross-functional engineering teams to verify function, durability, manufacturability, and design integrity.
- Review engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation to ensure adherence to company and industry standards.
- Support prototype development, design verification activities, testing, and engineering analyses throughout product development.
- Submit and manage engineering documentation through design control, approval, and change management processes, including engineering change orders.
- Coordinate cross-functional project activities to support the delivery of mechanical assemblies, prototypes, and product development milestones.
- Train and mentor team members on CAD methodologies, design documentation practices, and established engineering standards.
What You Will Need
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma with a minimum of 6 years of additional relevant CAD experience, or an Associate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of additional relevant CAD experience, or a Bachelor's Degree.
- Minimum 4 years of experience using CAD, CAE, or related engineering software.
Preferred Qualifications
- Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Graphics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience supporting product development, design verification, or engineering analysis activities.
- Experience creating and maintaining engineering drawings, assemblies, and product documentation.
- Experience supporting engineering change management and design control processes.
Compensation
- Salary Range: $77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual
Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.
Why join Stryker?
Looking for a place that values your unique talents? Discover Stryker's award-winning culture.
We are proud to offer you our total rewards package which includes bonuses, healthcare, insurance benefits, retirement programs, wellness programs, as well as service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities, all of which are location specific.
Job description
We are excited to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune Magazine! We are proud to offer you 12 paid holidays annually. For an overview of our benefits and time off, please follow this link to learn more: US Stryker employee benefits.
Staff Designer, CAD
Portage, MI
As a Staff Designer, CAD, you will provide advanced design and digital engineering expertise to support the development of electromechanical medical devices within Stryker's Orthopaedic Instruments business. In this role, you will create, manage, and optimize complex CAD models, assemblies, engineering drawings, bills of materials, and product documentation throughout the product development lifecycle.
Working closely with cross-functional engineering teams, you will translate design requirements into manufacturable solutions that meet performance, quality, and regulatory standards. You will support concept development, prototyping, design verification, and manufacturing readiness activities while helping drive design integrity, data accuracy, and continuous improvement across new product development programs.
What You Will Do
- Create, modify, and manage complex CAD models, assemblies, engineering drawings, and bills of materials in accordance with engineering specifications.
- Translate design inputs into manufacturable product designs while ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
- Evaluate product designs with cross-functional engineering teams to verify function, durability, manufacturability, and design integrity.
- Review engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation to ensure adherence to company and industry standards.
- Support prototype development, design verification activities, testing, and engineering analyses throughout product development.
- Submit and manage engineering documentation through design control, approval, and change management processes, including engineering change orders.
- Coordinate cross-functional project activities to support the delivery of mechanical assemblies, prototypes, and product development milestones.
- Train and mentor team members on CAD methodologies, design documentation practices, and established engineering standards.
What You Will Need
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma with a minimum of 6 years of additional relevant CAD experience, or an Associate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of additional relevant CAD experience, or a Bachelor's Degree.
- Minimum 4 years of experience using CAD, CAE, or related engineering software.
Preferred Qualifications
- Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Graphics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience supporting product development, design verification, or engineering analysis activities.
- Experience creating and maintaining engineering drawings, assemblies, and product documentation.
- Experience supporting engineering change management and design control processes.
Compensation
- Salary Range: $77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual
Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a CAD Technician
Document your CAD software certifications early
PERM requires your employer to prove your qualifications match the job. Gather official certificates for AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Revit, or CATIA before starting the process, gaps in credential documentation are a common source of PERM delays.
Target industries with recurring PERM filings
Engineering consultancies, aerospace manufacturers, and large architecture firms file PERM applications regularly for CAD Technicians. Prioritize employers whose job postings mention long-term employment or who list green card sponsorship explicitly in the role description.
Verify your role meets specialty occupation standards
Not all CAD Technician positions qualify at the EB-2 level. Check the O*NET occupation profile for CAD Drafters to confirm the degree requirements and skill descriptors your employer will need to document for a defensible PERM filing.
Search green card sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Filter by CAD or drafting roles with confirmed PERM sponsorship history. Migrate Mate surfaces employers who have filed green card cases for similar positions, saving you from applying to companies with no sponsorship track record.
Understand the prevailing wage before your offer stage
Your employer must pay at least the DOL-certified prevailing wage for your location and role level. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the wage for CAD Drafters or Engineering Technicians in your target city before salary negotiations begin.
Clarify sponsorship scope during the offer conversation
Ask directly whether the employer will cover both the PERM and I-140 stages, not just one. Some employers fund PERM but pause sponsorship before filing the I-140, which restarts your green card timeline if you change jobs.
Green Card CAD Technician: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a CAD Technician role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most CAD Technician positions qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers, since the role typically requires two or more years of training. EB-2 sponsorship is available if your employer can document that the position requires an advanced degree or if you hold one and can demonstrate substantially equivalent qualifications. The PERM filing determines which category applies based on the actual job requirements your employer certifies to DOL.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for CAD Technicians?
Green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency rather than a temporary work authorization. Unlike the H-1B visa, which has an annual lottery cap and a six-year base limit, the EB-3 category has no lottery. Processing is longer, often two to four years from PERM filing to green card approval for most countries, but the outcome is permanent status rather than a renewable temporary visa with cap exposure.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for a CAD Technician job?
Your employer files a PERM application with DOL certifying that no qualified U.S. worker was available for the role at the prevailing wage. They must run a formal recruitment process first, including job postings and documented outreach. Once PERM is certified, your employer files an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS on your behalf. You then apply for adjustment of status or an immigrant visa once your priority date becomes current.
How can I find CAD Technician employers who actively sponsor green cards?
Migrate Mate lets you search for CAD and drafting roles filtered by confirmed PERM sponsorship history, so you can focus applications on employers who have completed the process for similar positions before. Engineering and architecture firms, automotive manufacturers, and infrastructure contractors are the most active PERM filers for CAD roles, but sponsorship willingness varies significantly even within those sectors.
Can I change jobs after my employer files my green card application?
You can change employers after your I-140 has been approved and your priority date has been pending for 180 days or more, under AC21 portability rules. The new role must be in the same or a similar occupational classification, which for CAD Technicians generally means staying in drafting, design support, or related technical roles. Changing jobs before those conditions are met typically requires restarting the PERM process with the new employer.