Staff CAD Platform Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$166,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted
39 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $193k
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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 1697 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Staff CAD Platform Engineer

As a Staff CAD Platform Engineer (NX / Teamcenter), you will join the engineering and manufacturing team to establish, maintain, and optimize the Siemens NX CAD environment. You will be responsible for configuring and standardizing the NX and PLM ecosystem, including managing installations, license servers, and integration with Teamcenter. Your daily work involves developing automation tools and scripts using NXOpen API and Knowledge Fusion, creating standardized part families, and maintaining reusable component libraries to ensure design consistency. You will also lead root cause investigations for technical issues, provide training to engineering teams, and manage version upgrades while ensuring compliance with security and quality standards. This role focuses on solving complex CAD/PLM infrastructure challenges to streamline data management and improve the reliability of tools used to develop advanced defense solutions.

What you'll do

  • Develop, implement, and optimize the Siemens NX CAD environment including templates, customization files, and role-based configurations.
  • Administer NX installations, license servers, and Teamcenter PLM integrations while managing version upgrades and patches.
  • Create and maintain standardized part families, product configurators, drawing templates, and reusable component libraries.
  • Develop automation tools and scripts using NXOpen API and Knowledge Fusion to streamline design tasks.
  • Lead root cause investigations for CAD/PLM issues and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
  • Establish and enforce organization-wide standards for CAD modeling and PLM data entry to ensure consistency.
  • Provide technical leadership, training, and mentorship to engineering teams as the primary point of escalation.
  • Manage configuration projects with internal departments and external providers while ensuring compliance with security and quality standards.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 7+ years of experience in CAD administration or NX configuration within an engineering or production environment.
  • Must possess multi-skilled experience administering and configuring Siemens NX across CAD, CAM, and CAE environments.
  • Must be able to configure NX templates, customization files, role-based settings, and standardized environments for multi-user deployments.
  • Must have experience creating and maintaining part families, product configurators, and reusable component libraries.
  • Must possess a working knowledge of interpreting NX Logs and Sys Logs.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and CAD/PLM technical documentation.
  • Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or an equivalent field.
  • Preferred: Capability of obtaining a U.S. Secret security clearance.

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