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Staff CAD Platform Engineer (NX / Teamcenter)

Anduril· Hardware Platform : Hardware Engineering Services
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Costa Mesa, CA$191k - $253kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Staff CAD Platform Engineer responsible for establishing, maintaining, and optimizing the Siemens NX CAD and Teamcenter PLM environment to support engineering and manufacturing. Lead configuration, standardization, and continuous improvement of NX/PLM ecosystem, offer technical leadership, training, and cross-functional collaboration. Role based in Costa Mesa, CA, with remote options and travel.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, implement, monitor, and optimize the Siemens NX CAD environment, including templates, customization files, role-based configurations, and default settings across the organization.
  • Administer and support NX installations, license servers, and integration with Teamcenter PLM; manage version upgrades, patches, and deployments to minimize disruption to engineering workflows.
  • Configure and maintain standardized part families, product configurators, drawing templates, and reusable component libraries to enforce design consistency and best practices.
  • Lead root cause investigations for recurring CAD/PLM issues; define, implement, and verify corrective and preventative actions and document findings to prevent recurrence.
  • Develop and maintain automation tools, scripts, and customizations using NXOpen API, Knowledge Fusion, and related frameworks to streamline repetitive design and data management tasks.
  • Standards & Templates: Establish, document, and enforce organization-wide standards for CAD modeling and PLM data entry; create and maintain global drawing templates and custom user interfaces.
  • Provide technical leadership and structured training to engineering and design teams; mentor less experienced users and serve as primary escalation point for NX-related issues.
  • Coordinate configuration and improvement projects with engineering, manufacturing, IT, quality, and Siemens/external service providers; act as technical point of contact for significant CAD/PLM issues.
  • Lead or champion reliability, capability, and continuous improvement projects related to the CAD/PLM environment; quantify benefits, document outcomes, and implement sustainable improvements.
  • Ensure CAD configuration activities comply with site security, quality, and regulatory standards; assess and mitigate operational and data-security risks.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years' experience in a CAD administration or NX configuration role in an engineering or production environment.
  • Multi-skilled experience administering and configuring Siemens NX with advanced troubleshooting across CAD, CAM, and CAE environments.
  • Experience configuring NX templates, customization files, role-based settings, and standardized environments for multi-user deployments.
  • Experience creating and maintaining part families, product configurators, and reusable component libraries.
  • Working knowledge interpreting NX Logs/Sys Logs
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to interact with all organizational levels.
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and CAD/PLM technical documentation.

Skills

Required:Siemens NX administrationNX template and customization managementPart families and configurators
Nice to have:NXOpen API / Knowledge FusionTeamcenter PLM integration

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package (health, recovery, and more) available at little to no cost to employees
Last updated Jul 29, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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