Systems Engineer - CAD Design & Knowledge Management

The Systems Engineer - CAD Design and Knowledge Management will use CAD design, deployment engineering, and documentation-control expertise to produce and maintain accurate engineering drawings and site documentation for a complex, geographically distributed mission program. This role transforms field data into deployment-ready and as-built packages while establishing searchable, traceable knowledge repositories aligned with configuration baselines and program standards., * Develop and maintain CAD-based engineering drawings and layouts, including equipment rooms, rack elevations, cabling, power distribution, and required network diagrams.

• Prepare deployment-ready drawing packages with appropriate title blocks, revision histories, and adherence to program drafting standards.
• Convert site surveys and field notes into accurate as-built drawings using photographs, measurements, and field engineering feedback.
• Build and maintain structured repositories for drawings, build packages, installation guides, and troubleshooting references.
• Define and apply metadata and tagging standards so engineering documents are searchable, traceable, and linked to configuration baselines and approved changes.
• Support systems engineering for physical deployments, including space, power, cooling, and cabling considerations.
• Participate in technical reviews and deployment-readiness reviews.
• Maintain CAD templates and documentation-quality checklists that support consistent drafting standards, revision control, and audit-ready traceability across deployments.

• Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field; four additional years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree.
• 7+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in systems engineering, deployment engineering, or documentation engineering with significant CAD responsibilities.
• Proficiency with at least one CAD platform, such as AutoCAD, DraftSight, Revit, or SolidWorks.
• Demonstrated experience producing equipment-room layouts, rack elevations, cabling and power schematics, and site as-built documentation.
• Strong knowledge-management and document-control skills, including experience maintaining structured repositories and workflows across multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent written communication, organization, and attention to detail., * Experience documenting data centers or telecommunications rooms, including MDF/IDF layouts, patch panels, and fiber or copper infrastructure.
• Familiarity with configuration-management practices and controlled document libraries, including revisioning, baselines, and audits.
• Experience with documentation platforms such as Confluence or SharePoint and integrating drawings with knowledge bases.
• Familiarity with TIA/EIA labeling standards and structured-cabling best practices.
• Experience supporting distributed site deployments and converting site-survey and field-engineering input into controlled documentation.

Fusion Innovation anticipates the annual base salary for this position will generally range from $100,000 to $215,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to:

• Relevant education, certifications, and training

• Years of direct applicable experience with this work and the customer
• Contract labor category requirements, skill level, contract bill rate, and hours allocation
• Alignment with the position’s responsibilities
• Additional specialized skills

In addition to base salary, eligible employees may be considered for discretionary bonuses and are eligible for Fusion Innovation’s comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, vision, company-sponsored retirement contributions, paid leave, professional development opportunities, and other employee benefits.

FusionInnovation’s recent growth has earned us a top spot in the Inc 5000 FastestGrowing Private Companies in America and in Washington Business Journal’s BestPlaces to Work multiple years in a row. Our team members are passionate abouttheir work and are empowered to contribute their unique skills and perspectivesto our projects. Here at Fusion, we put people first. When you join us, youdon’t just join a company, you join a family. If you are ready to be part of afun and engaging team where your innovative ideas are heard, supported, andmake ever lasting mission impacts for our Nation’s most sensitive programs, youhave come to the right place.