Updated June 25, 2026

98 open positions

CAD Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 98+ cad jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 27 new this week.

Hiring companies include Smith + Andersen, Stanley Consultants, and L3Harris Technologies. Schedules on offer include 9-day fortnights, unlimited PTO, and half-day Fridays.

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Subject Matter Expert Electronics Design and Analysis Engineer (Electronic Packaging Design)

1mo

Boeing

OnsiteEl Segundo, USA

9 day fortnight

Air Vehicle Systems

General Atomics

OnsitePoway, USA

9 day fortnight

Technologist III

16d

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

OnsitePasadena, USA

9 day fortnight

Civil Engineer P.E.

10d

Las Vegas Valley Water District

OnsiteLas Vegas, USA

Compressed week$95k - $110k

Senior Water Engineer

20d

Stanley Consultants

HybridWest Palm Beach, USA

9 day fortnight

Principal Substation Physical Engineer

20d

Stanley Consultants

HybridMinneapolis, USA

9 day fortnight

Department Manager - Transportation Roadway

20d

Stanley Consultants

OnsiteSalt Lake City, USA

9 day fortnight

Chemical Engineer

1mo

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

OnsiteOak Ridge, USA

9 day fortnight

Sr. Pipe Support Engineer

1mo

Bechtel

HybridRichland, USA

9 day fortnight$91k - $160k

Junior Electronics Engineer

1mo

General Dynamics UK

HybridHastings, UK

9 day fortnight£42k - £55k

Senior Mechanical Engineer

2mo

Radio Flyer

HybridChicago, USA

4 day week during Summer$98k - $120k

Senior Mechanical Engineer

2mo

General Dynamics UK

HybridHastings, UK

9 day fortnight£42k - £55k

Mechanical Engineer, Product Design

1mo

Sesame

OnsiteBellevue or San Francisco

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Sr. Civil Engineer

1mo

City of Forney

OnsiteForney, USA

Compressed week$106k - $129k

Associate Civil Engineer

1mo

City of Carson

OnsiteCarson, USA

Compressed week$114k - $145k

Hardware Engineer

15d

Arista Networks

OnsiteSydney, Australia

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Mechanical Engineer

15d

Arista Networks

OnsiteSydney, Australia

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Mechanical Design Engineer (Tooling Design Focus)

15d

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

GIS Industry Solutions Specialist - Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC)

22d

Esri

HybridVienna, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

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We track companies that publicly offer reduced-hours schedules — 4-day weeks, 9-day fortnights, half-day Fridays, and more. This page refreshes daily; companies that drop the policy are removed. Read about our editorial standards →

Last reviewed: June 25, 2026

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Cad on this page include Smith + Andersen, Stanley Consultants, and L3Harris Technologies. Cad roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Cad is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Cad roles span the full seniority range — we list 98 open roles requiring Cad across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Cad hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

Yes — companies listed on 4dayweek.io commit to full salary parity regardless of schedule. Cad roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers. Specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and the specific sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Cad candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Cad on current listings.

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