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Staff CAD Platform Engineer (NX / Teamcenter)

Anduril· Hardware Platform : Hardware Engineering Services
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Costa Mesa, California$166k - $220kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Role responsible for establishing, maintaining, and optimizing the Siemens NX CAD environment and Teamcenter PLM ecosystem to support engineering and manufacturing teams with reliable, standardized tools and workflows for rapid defense solution development.

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 the primary point of escalation for NX-related issues.
  • Coordinate configuration and improvement projects with engineering, manufacturing, IT, quality, and Siemens/external service providers; act as the 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 related to the engineering toolset.

Qualifications

  • Multi-skilled experience administering and configuring Siemens NX with advanced troubleshooting capability 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 to effectively interact with all levels of the organization.
  • Demonstrated ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and CAD/PLM technical documentation.
  • 7+ years' experience working in a CAD administration or NX configuration role in an engineering or production environment.

Skills

Required:Siemens NX administration
Nice to have:NXOpen APITeamcenter PLM

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees; comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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