CAD Admin

San Leandro, CA

Full Time

Posted October 30, 2026

$140k - $180k

Application opens on company website

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Freshness: Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 31, 2026
Classification: Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Nuclear Energy
Pay provenance: Employer-provided pay

As a CAD Administrator, you will be the backbone of engineering productivity across our fusion demonstration system.

Administer, configure, and maintain our CAD software tools (Creo Parametric).
Manage CAD software licensing, user accounts, access permissions, server deployments, and software updates in partnership with IT and PLM Admin.
Establish, standardize, and maintain standard CAD libraries, seed files, drawing templates, start parts, and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) component catalogs.
Develop, document, and enforce CAD modeling best practices, layer standards, parametric modeling conventions, and drawing standards across the organization.
Provide technical support and troubleshooting for design engineers encountering CAD crashes, performance bottlenecks, workspace sync issues, or assembly corruptions.
Onboard and train design engineers, technicians, and contractors on company CAD standards, modeling workflows, and Windchill CAD integration.
Optimize CAD environment performance, including local vault cache configurations, workstation hardware recommendations, and graphics driver settings.
Spearhead the campaign to fully automate drawing creation and initial checking to increase engineering throughput in a phased approach

4+ years of experience in CAD Administration, CAD System Engineering, or CAD/PLM Application Support in a hardware design/manufacturing environment.
Deep administrative expertise with major CAD platforms (e.g., PTC Creo Parametric, SolidWorks, Altium) and their system configuration tools.
Hands-on experience managing CAD-to-PLM integrations, specifically PTC Windchill CAD Data Management (PDMLink / Workgroup Managers).
Demonstrated experience building and managing CAD part libraries, start parts, design templates, and modeling standards.
Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills to resolve complex client-side CAD crashes, file dependencies, and dataset integrity issues.
Proactive, "DOer," and self-starter capable of navigating the ambiguity of a first-of-a-kind research project.
Excellent communication and customer-service mindset to support and influence cross-functional teams of scientists and engineers.

💰 Industry-Competitive Salary
🚀 Equity Plan
🏦 6% Employer 401k Matching
🌴 Generous Paid Time Off (including sick leave, vacation, paid family leave)
🩺 Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Actual base salary offered will be determined by: experience, skills, and work location. This range is for base salary, our total compensation includes equity and benefits. We welcome you to apply even if your expectations are outside our listed range.