[Hiring] CAD Administrator @Laitram

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced CAD Administrator to manage, support, and continuously improve our enterprise CAD environment. This role serves as the primary liaison between Engineering and Digital Technologies (DT), ensuring the stability, performance, standardization, and strategic growth of CAD systems and engineering data management processes.

The ideal candidate will possess expertise in Autodesk applications, CAD standards, PLM/PDM integration, engineering documentation, and automation technologies. This individual will drive best practices and industry standards, improve engineering productivity, support users, and ensure engineering data integrity throughout the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• CAD Business Administration & Support:
  • Administer, configure, maintain, and support CAD software.
  • Coordinate with DT on software deployments, updates, licensing, hardware, network performance, and system reliability.
  • Troubleshoot complex CAD modelling issues and provide advanced recommendations and industry best practices.
  • Support CAD implementations, upgrades, integrations, and system enhancements.
• CAD Standards & Governance:
  • Develop and maintain CAD drafting, modeling, and documentation standards.
  • Manage templates, title blocks, drawing formats, symbols, notes, component and material libraries.
  • Establish CAD data exchange standards for customers, suppliers, and external partners, including STEP and IGES.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable ISO, ASME, AWS, and company engineering standards.
• PLM/PDM & Data Management:
  • Support CAD integrations with PLM/PDM systems, including Windchill.
  • Manage engineering data structures, naming conventions, revision control, and file storage strategies.
  • Support engineering release, document control, and change management processes, including ECRs and ECNs.
  • Collaborate with DT and PLM teams to maintain data integrity and system reliability.
• CAD Automation & Process Improvement:
  • Develop and maintain automation solutions using Inventor iLogic, VB net, AutoLISP, and other scripting technologies.
  • Automate repetitive tasks and improve engineering productivity through standardized and configuration-driven workflows.
  • Identify and implement opportunities to improve engineering processes, data quality, and system efficiency.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and support digital engineering and transformation initiatives.
• Engineering Systems Guidance & Collaboration:
  • Serve as the primary technical liaison between Engineering, DT, PLM/PDM, and Project Management for CAD-related initiatives.
  • Provide technical leadership for CAD implementations, upgrades, and process improvements.
  • Support engineering configurators and related digital engineering tools.
  • Represent engineering requirements in CAD strategy, governance, and technology decisions.
• Training & Documentation:
  • Develop and maintain CAD standards, user guides, SOPs, and best practices.
  • Provide onboarding, training, and mentoring for CAD users.
  • Promote consistent adoption of CAD standards, workflows, and efficient design practices.
• Engineering Documentation & Design Support:
  • Support mechanical drawings and assemblies, electrical schematics, pneumatic diagrams, and P&IDs.
  • Support design validation, including Autodesk Inventor FEA workflows and best practices.
  • Ensure engineering documentation meets applicable technical and quality requirements.

Qualifications

• CAD drafting and design certification or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years expertise with CAD software.
• Preferred software: Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Electrical CAD Software.
• Experience supporting enterprise CAD environments.
• Working knowledge of PLM and CAD integrations.
• Experience with CAD standards development, implementation, and governance.
• Strong understanding of revision control, document management, and engineering change processes.
• Experience creating and maintaining CAD templates, symbol libraries, and design standards.
• Experience with Inventor iLogic and CAD automation technologies.
• Knowledge of engineering drawing and documentation standards.
• Knowledge of ISO standards, ASME standards, AWS standards.
• Understanding of CAD data management and product lifecycle processes.
• Familiarity with engineering design and manufacturing workflows.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, and disability insurance.
• Paid time off.
• 401K.
• Flexible spending account.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Long term care.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Additional voluntary benefits.

Salary Range

$61,100 to $165,800

Company Description

Intralox is a division of Laitram, L.L.C., with an extensive portfolio of innovative conveyance solutions and services that improve lives and optimize businesses worldwide. Our global workforce of over 3,000 employees in 20+ countries consists of reliable problem solvers, continuously developing and directly delivering solutions that have driven our customers’ growth worldwide for more than 50 years.

Intralox was founded on the principle of doing the right thing, by treating customers, employees, and suppliers with honesty, fairness, and respect. We invest heavily in these values and aim to practice our business philosophy principles every day, which is why we have been consistently recognized for innovation and workplace excellence.