Staff CAD Platform Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Costa Mesa, CASanta Ana, CA
Salary
$191,000–$253,000 / yr
Posted
51 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $222k
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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

Staff CAD Platform Engineer (NX / Teamcenter) As a Staff CAD Platform Engineer (NX / Teamcenter), you will be instrumental in establishing, maintaining, and optimizing the Siemens NX CAD environment to support engineering and manufacturing teams. You will lead the configuration, standardization, and continuous improvement of the NX and PLM ecosystem, ensuring designers have reliable tools for rapid innovation. Your daily responsibilities include managing installations, license servers, and Teamcenter PLM integrations while developing automation tools and scripts using NXOpen API and Knowledge Fusion. You will also manage part families, product configurators, and drawing templates to ensure data consistency. The role requires expertise in Siemens NX, CAD/CAM/CAE environments, and interpreting engineering drawings. This position solves the technical challenge of providing a performant, standardized CAD environment to streamline design workflows and maintain high-quality data integrity for complex defense systems.

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, mentorship, and structured training to engineering and design teams.
  • Manage project coordination with internal departments and external providers for CAD/PLM improvements and upgrades.

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.
  • Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills for interacting with all levels of the organization.
  • Must be capable of obtaining a U.S. Secret security clearance.

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