<p>In my opinion, being a CAD monkey for the summer can be a good thing. It gives you on-the-job experience in CAD and a lot of employers want somebody who can drive CAD. (Yes, all of your classmates can operate a CAD program. A lot of adults can’t and it is still seen a special skill that not all engineers have.) I actually got into my current position because I have skill at using CAD.</p>
<p>Beyond the program, you’ll learn a lot about drafting which is very good knowledge to have and something that a lot of engineers can’t do.</p>
<p>You’ve also described it as a manufacturing / machine design company which is what a lot of engineers work in (including those at my company.) </p>
<p>I’m biased because I worked at two different small companies and had a bad experience. Found they were run by people with limited honesty and weren’t upfront with me about things. Found what they told me about the company and what I found out were two completely different things. Your experience may be different.</p>