Location : Jurupa Valley, CA
The CAD Administrator is responsible for assisting in end-to-end management of Company’s CAD System. This person will own day-to-day CAD user support, CAD System management, including upgrades, system maintenance and improvements, implementing best practices and support across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for administration of SOLIDWORKS Product Data Management (PDM)
- Administrator responsibilities with oversight of multiple PDM vaults
- Will lead the deployment and adoption of our PDM solution
- Manage CAD system configuration, and continuously drive functional and operational excellence through workflow management
- Continuously assess system architecture and business processes to contribute to strategic planning
- Providing Solidworks/ SolidworksPDM technical support to Company’s Engineers
- Manage and troubleshoot configuration and operational parameters for SOLIDWORKS PDM
- Develop and maintain different Solidworks templates, drafting/modeling standards and registry setting files, etc. in accordance with Company standards
- Create macros to simplify and automate the manual processes
- Support all users, establishing document standard processes and procedures, implement best practices, and help facilitate across functional departments
- Develop and optimize the workflows and interface to the company
- Work with IT to perform root cause analysis debug hardware and software issues and work to develop, test, and implement fixes to prevent a recurrence
- Installation of PDM/Solidworks applications and equipment including planning and implementation of upgrades and patches
- Maintain and execute disaster recovery, security, PDM data backup and restoration plans and policies by working with IT/Tech support
- Manage licenses for all PDM and CAD software modules
- Provide CAD support as needed
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Applied Sciences, or Computer Science
- Minimum of 5 years experience in solid modeling and PDM administration
- Proficiency with the following Software: Solidworks, SolidworksPDM, and MS Office
- Drafting, 3D Modeling, and File Management experience
- Experience embedded with product development user groups, identifying requirements, providing guidance on customization implementation timing and feasibility, and enabling deployments
- Experience debugging/troubleshooting within Solidworks Product Data Management Software
- Strong technical background in PDM/CAD application management and software is required
- Experience with workflows, access control, change management, CAD integrations
- Certified Solidworks PDM Professional Administrator (CPAP) is plus
