ALTEN Technology USA
Principal CAD Designer
Westminster, CO · Principal · Contract
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~30% per draw at Level II). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$9,184 more — $106,184 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $106,184 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Commercial and Industrial Designers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Commercial and Industrial Designers (27-1021) · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
Employer immigration record
from this employer's Department of Labor filings
Third-party placement is common here
Files H-1B transfers
Sourced from Department of Labor LCA, PERM and prevailing-wage disclosure data. Employer matching is by name, so figures may be split across an employer's legal entities. Absence of a filing means none appears in our copy of the data, not that none exists.
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About the role
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Responsibilities
- Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace.
Requirements
- Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
- All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
Nice to have
- Ensure drawings and models comply with engineering standards, drafting practices, GD&T requirements, and documentation procedures.
- Administer file structures, version control, and drawing release processes within SolidWorks PDM.
- Ensure proper configuration control and traceability of engineering documentation.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior designers and drafters.
- Associate degree or technical certification in Drafting, Design Technology, Mechanical Design, Engineering Technology, or a related field preferred.
- Advanced proficiency in SolidWorks, including part modeling, assemblies, and engineering drawing creation.
- Strong understanding of GD&T, mechanical drafting standards, and engineering documentation best practices.
- Proficiency with drafting and diagramming tools such as DraftSight, Lucidchart, Draw.io, or similar applications.
Compensation
- The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience
Company info
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
This listing is sourced directly from ALTEN Technology USA's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.