CAD Administrator
Join Pacific Fusion as a CAD Administrator to enhance engineering productivity in a cutting-edge fusion energy startup.
Posted by employer 14 hours ago
First seen on Joblaze 6 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 6 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Administer CAD software tools
- Manage CAD software licensing and user accounts
- Establish and maintain standard CAD libraries
- Provide technical support for design engineers
- Onboard and train design engineers on CAD standards
Must have
- 4+ years of experience in CAD Administration
- Deep administrative expertise with major CAD platforms
- Hands-on experience managing CAD-to-PLM integrations
- Experience building and managing CAD part libraries
Nice to have
- Experience with CAD automation or scripting
- Experience managing CAD/PLM environments in a high-complexity hardware startup
Requirements
- Experience
- 4+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of CAD Administrator at Pacific Fusion, the individual will manage and optimize the CAD tools essential for the engineering team, ensuring efficient design processes for complex fusion systems. Proficiency in PTC Creo and Windchill, along with experience in CAD administration and PLM integration, is crucial for success. This position is suited for someone with at least four years of relevant experience, particularly in a hardware design or manufacturing environment. The role plays a vital part in a startup focused on innovative energy solutions, emphasizing collaboration across engineering and scientific teams.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze November 14, 2026. Last confirmed on Pacific Fusion's careers page November 14, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 1 other location at Pacific Fusion: San Leandro, CA.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$130,000).
- Starts above 60% of 1425 comparable mid other roles in United States we track (median $106,210 across 185 companies).
- Windchill appears in 0.1% of 3424 comparable mid other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Pacific Fusion lists $117,600–$151,200 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 4 years of relevant experience for this CAD Administrator role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: PTC Creo Parametric, Windchill.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Pacific Fusion targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this CAD Administrator role at Pacific Fusion.
From the original posting
About Pacific Fusion
Why This Role Matters
As a CAD Administrator, you will be the backbone of engineering productivity across our fusion demonstration system. Engineers, designers, scientists, and technicians rely on our CAD ecosystem and PLM integration to rapidly iterate on complex mechanical and electrical assemblies. You will own the configuration, maintenance, optimization, and user support for our CAD tools and standard libraries — centered on PTC Creo and Windchill — ensuring our engineering team operates with maximum speed, accuracy, and efficiency. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of design engineering, IT, and PLM, enabling seamless hardware creation at startup speed.
What You'll Do
- Administer, configure, and maintain our CAD software tools (Creo Parametric)
- Manage CAD software licensing, user accounts, access permissions, server deployments, and software updates in partnership with IT and PLM Admin
- Establish, standardize, and maintain standard CAD libraries, seed files, drawing templates, start parts, and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) component catalogs
- Develop, document, and enforce CAD modeling best practices, layer standards, parametric modeling conventions, and drawing standards across the organization
- Provide technical support and troubleshooting for design engineers encountering CAD crashes, performance bottlenecks, workspace sync issues, or assembly corruptions
- Onboard and train design engineers, technicians, and contractors on company CAD standards, modeling workflows, and Windchill CAD integration
- Optimize CAD environment performance, including local vault cache configurations, workstation hardware recommendations, and graphics driver settings
- Spearhead the campaign to fully automate drawing creation and initial checking to increase engineering throughput in a phased approach
What You Bring
- 4+ years of experience in CAD Administration, CAD System Engineering, or CAD/PLM Application Support in a hardware design/manufacturing environment
- Deep administrative expertise with major CAD platforms (e.g., PTC Creo Parametric, SolidWorks, Altium) and their system configuration tools
- Hands-on experience managing CAD-to-PLM integrations, specifically PTC Windchill CAD Data Management (PDMLink / Workgroup Managers)
- Demonstrated experience building and managing CAD part libraries, start parts, design templates, and modeling standards
- Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills to resolve complex client-side CAD crashes, file dependencies, and dataset integrity issues
- Proactive, "DOer," and self-starter capable of navigating the ambiguity of a first-of-a-kind research project
- Excellent communication and customer-service mindset to support and influence cross-functional teams of scientists and engineers
Bonus Points For
- Experience with CAD automation, scripting (e.g., Creo Toolkit, Python, VB.net), or macro development to streamline repetitive design tasks
- Experience managing CAD/PLM environments in a high-complexity hardware startup or national laboratory environment (e.g., SNL, LANL, LLNL)
TOTAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES
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