Senior CAD/PLM Systems Administrator

Job Title: Senior CAD/PLM Systems Administrator

Location: Morgan Hill, CA (4 Days Onsite)

Duration: Long Term

Job Overview:

The ideal candidate combines Technical CAD/PLM administration, automation/scripting, and enterprise system management with the ability to train users, drive continuous improvement, manage vendors, and support engineering teams worldwide. They should have experience operating at an enterprise scale rather than primarily as a product design engineer.

Senior CAD/PLM Systems Administrator or CAD Engineering Manager with deep expertise in PTC Creo and Windchill (or equivalent PLM platforms) who can own the global CAD ecosystem, including system administration, standards governance, integrations, upgrades, licensing, and user support.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain the enterprise CAD platform and its integration with the PLM system for a globally distributed engineering team.
• Diagnose and resolve failed models, broken references, corrupt assemblies, and CAD-PLM integration errors as the primary escalation point.
• Plan, test, and deploy software upgrades, patches, and rollouts across all regions.
• Define and enforce global CAD standards, assembly structures, drawing templates, BOM configurations, naming conventions, configuration files, defaults, and startup settings.
• Govern hybrid CAD workflows integrating surface modelling tools with the primary platform.
• Conduct design-phase quality audits and lead quarterly continuous improvement initiatives via Agile sprints.
• Own the full software licensing lifecycle, utilization tracking, renewals, contracts, and vendor management across multiple tools and geographies.
• Deliver CAD and PLM system training globally (1:1, group, onsite workshops); produce tutorials and maintain the engineering knowledge base.
• Own new teammate onboarding end-to-end: license provisioning, environment setup, training, and ramp-up plans.
• Drive strategic NPI time-to-market initiatives; evaluate emerging CAD platforms and technologies (cloud CAD, VR/AR, generative design, AI-assisted workflows).

Key Skills, Toolsets & Experience Required

• 12+ years administering PTC Creo Parametric (or equivalent) at enterprise scale: configuration, customization, scripting, and deployment.
• Strong working knowledge of an enterprise PLM system (Oracle Agile, PTC Windchill, or equivalent) Engineering Change workflows, CAD-PLM integration, lifecycle management.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex CAD failures (regeneration errors, broken references, workspace sync issues) under time pressure.
• Multi-vendor software licensing management (Creo, Autodesk suite, KeyShot, SolidWorks, Onshape, Rhino, Minitab, or similar).
• Agile/sprint-based project delivery using Jira, Confluence, or equivalent.
• Scripting and automation (Pro/TOOLKIT, J-Link, Python, PowerShell) for deployment and configuration management.
• Global training delivery and technical communication skills.
• Familiarity with complementary design tools: Alias, Rhino, SolidWorks, Onshape, KeyShot, 3ds Max.
• Exposure to VR/AR design review, generative design, or AI-assisted CAD workflows is a plus.

Education

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, Computer Science, or related field preferred.