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CAD Administrator

$129k - $171k
Full-time

Anduril

About the Role

As an NX Cad Admin / Triage support at Anduril you will be instrumental in establishing maintaining and optimizing the Siemens NX CAD environment that powers our engineering and manufacturing teams. You will support the organization and its users on the day to day activities by working side-by-side with all of our users to support their needs ensuring that designers and engineers have reliable performant and standardized tools to rapidly innovate. Your expertise will directly contribute to our ability to design iterate and deliver cutting-edge defense solutions at speed and scale.

What Youll Do

  • Develop implement monitor and optimize the Siemens NX CAD environment including templates customization files role-based configurations and default settings across the organization.
  • Provide specialized technical support for CAD software applications used by our design and engineering teams (e.g. NX SolidWorks).
  • Manage the incoming IT helpdesk queue e.g. Jira Service Desk ensuring tickets are triaged categorized and assigned correctly.
  • Resolve Tier 1 and Tier 2 technical support tickets related to CAD/PLM software issues.
  • Meet or exceed established Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for ticket response and resolution times.
  • Onboard new hires by setting up CAD-capable workstations user accounts and software permissions.
  • Create organize and maintain user-facing self-service documentation and internal IT knowledge base articles.
  • 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.

Required Qualifications

  • Education: Associate degree or Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering Drafting/Design or equivalent work experience.
  • Experience: 24 years of experience in an IT helpdesk/technical support role.
  • CAD Experience: Minimum 12 years of experience supporting or directly using CAD platforms (NX SolidWorks) in a professional environment.
  • Working knowledge interpreting NX Logs/Sys Logs
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively interact with all levels of the organization.
  • Problem-Solving: Excellent troubleshooting skills with a methodical approach to diagnosing complex software conflicts.
  • Communication: Ability to explain complex technical issues to both highly technical engineers and non-technical staff.
  • Customer Service: A patient empathetic and helpful attitude toward end-users under tight deadlines.
  • Organization: Strong multitasking skills to manage a high volume of tickets while prioritizing critical CAD-stoppage issues.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience administering Teamcenter PLM including workflow BOM and access configuration.
  • 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.
  • Capable of obtaining U.S. Secret security clearance

US Salary Range

$129000 - $171000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

Benefits

At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next. For more information Explore Our Benefits.

Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams

Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. Weve observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.

To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence please keep the following critical points in mind:

  • No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information credit card numbers or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.

  • Please always verify communications:
    • Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters it will only come from an @ address.
    • Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity please verify the agencys authenticity by reaching out to .
  • Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious contains grammatical errors or makes unusual requests do not engage. Always confirm the senders email domain is @ before providing any personal information or clicking on links.

  • What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril please report it immediately to . Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.

Data Privacy

To view Andurils candidate data privacy policy please visit submitting your application you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk integrity and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists adverse media public-record information and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology intellectual property and organizational security.

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