CAD Designer & CNC Router Programmer

About Us

Located in Richmond, BC, Lifetime Design is a custom metal fabrication shop building architectural metalwork for residential and commercial clients across Metro Vancouver.

We're a small, tight-knit shop — not a big-box manufacturing operation. Everyone here wears more than one hat, pitches in where it's needed, and works closely together to get the job done right. If you like a creative, hands-on, no-red-tape environment where your work is visible and your skills matter, this is that kind of place.

About the Role

We need someone who can take rough design intent and turn it into buildable shop drawings, then program those drawings into CNC-ready cuts. This is a design-first role — your drafting and problem-solving skills carry the work — and CNC programming is part of the job.

What You'll Do

• Build shop and customer drawings from concepts, specs, and site measurements — for projects like gates, railings, fencing, and doors, among others
• Program and set up CNC equipment for cutting and fabrication from your own drawings
• Troubleshoot CNC programs during production and adjust drawings as needed
• Work directly with the fabrication team to keep drawings buildable and on-spec

What You Need

• 3+ years in a CAD/drafting role with hands-on CNC programming experience — not one or the other
• Fusion 360 proficiency required, including Fusion's integrated CAM workspace
• Ability to write and troubleshoot G-code for a CNC router table (aluminum cutting)
• Working knowledge of CNC setup, tool paths, and machining processes for metal fabrication
• Background in architectural metalwork, custom fabrication, or a related trade

Pay

$30–$40/hour, based on experience and tenure.

Applications without both CAD and CNC experience will not be considered.

Hours: Full-time, Monday–Friday, 7:30am–3:30pm. Shop is closed on statutory holidays and over the Christmas break.

Work Location: In person (Richmond, BC)

Pay: $30.00-$38.63 per hour

Expected hours: 30.0 – 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• On-site parking
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person