Updated May 20, 2026

68 open positions

CAD Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 68+ cad jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 10 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.

Jobs

New This Week

10+

Companies

Updated Daily

Trusted by 350+ companies offering reduced work schedules

68 Jobs Found

Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer

10d

CHAOS Industries

OnsiteHawthorne, USA

5 day weekFlex Fridays

Principal Mechanical Engineer, Platform Integration

10d

CHAOS Industries

OnsiteHawthorne, USA

5 day weekFlex Fridays

Principal Mechanical Engineer

10d

CHAOS Industries

OnsiteHawthorne, USA

5 day weekFlex Fridays

Mechanical Engineer - Facilities Design

1mo

Stanley Consultants

HybridAustin, USA

9 day fortnight

Senior Transportation Designer

1mo

Stanley Consultants

HybridDes Moines, USA

9 day fortnight

Senior Substation Engineer - Physical Design

1mo

Stanley Consultants

HybridAustin, USA

9 day fortnight

Electrical Infrastructure Engineer

11d

Panthalassa

OnsitePortland, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Principal Structural Design for Manufacturing Engineer

11d

JetZero

OnsiteGreensboro, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Lead Electrical Power Generation Architect

11d

JetZero

OnsiteLong Beach, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Avionics Architect

11d

JetZero

OnsiteLong Beach, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Lead Combustion Engineer

11d

Arbor Energy

OnsiteEl Segundo, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Engineering Manager - Turbomachinery

11d

Arbor Energy

OnsiteEl Segundo, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Specialist, Cutting Tool Design Engineer

L3Harris Technologies

OnsiteCanoga Park, USA

9 day fortnight

Project Manager - Intelligent Integrated Systems

1mo

Smith + Andersen

HybridVancouver, Canada

Half day fridays$90k - $125k

Project Manager - Electrical

1mo

Smith + Andersen

OnsiteWinnipeg, Canada

Half day fridays

Project Manager - Electrical

1mo

Smith + Andersen

HybridVancouver, Canada

Half day fridays$90k - $125k

Lead Industrial Designer

10d

CHAOS Industries

OnsiteHawthorne, USA

5 day weekFlex Fridays

Senior Electrical Engineer

1mo

Stanley Consultants

HybridMuscatine, USA

9 day fortnight

Principal Electrical Engineer - Power Plant

1mo

Stanley Consultants

HybridAustin, USA

9 day fortnight

Instrumentation & Controls Engineer - Power Generation

1mo

Stanley Consultants

HybridAustin, USA

9 day fortnight

Search all 68 jobs

How we curate this list

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: May 20, 2026

Got questions?

Frequently asked questions

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 68 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.

Showing 41-60 of 68 jobs

CAD Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 68+ cad jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 10 new this week.

68 Jobs Found

How we curate this list

Frequently asked questions

68 Jobs Found

How we curate this list

Frequently asked questions

Jobs by Location

Popular Skills