CAD Administrator

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Fremont, CA, USA
In-Office
159K-206K Annually
Expert/Leader
Robotics
The Role
Manage and optimize Creo, Windchill, and ECAD (Altium) infrastructure: servers, licenses, user accounts, libraries, templates, and CAD/PLM integrations to ERP/manufacturing. Define and enforce CAD standards, maintain PDM workflows (eBOM/mBOM, ECR/ECN), develop reporting tools, and provide coaching, onboarding, and cross-functional support to ensure reliable design records and production-ready deliverables.
Summary Generated by Built In

Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.

About The Role

Agility is looking for a dedicated CAD Infrastructure Expert to own, manage, and optimize the organization's Creo, Windchill, and ECAD tools (Altium or equivalent) Key responsibilities include maintaining software servers, licenses, and user accounts, as well as driving, publishing, and enforcing standardized CAD modeling hygiene to ensure cross-team usability and accurate historical design records. Additionally, the role is accountable for continuous team coaching and onboarding, managing ECAD/Altium library integrations, maintaining standard Creo templates, and optimizing CAD data flow into ERP and manufacturing systems.

About The Work

  • CAD Infrastructure Management
    • Maintenance - Server upgrades, patches
    • Creation and maintenance of user accounts
    • License management - monitoring and maintaining the appropriate license quantity and mix for the team
  • Own the integration with ECAD
    • Maintain and improve integration with Altium or equivalent
    • Maintain library of parts for PCBAs and Harnesses
  • Windchill 
    • Windchill PDM (lifecycle, data structures, multi-user environment)
    • PDM standards and best practices 
    • Product structures (eBOM / mBOM alignment, options / variants)
    • Develop tools for progress and status reporting
    • Implement and maintain Change management processes (ECR/ECN)
  • Own the integration with ERP/Manufacturing
    • Provide the expertise necessary from the CAD perspective, settings, options, opportunities, limitations, to optimize the integration with ERP/Manufacturing, allowing for efficient data transfer and integrity
  • Continuous Creo/WC/Altium or equivalent ECAD coaching and training
    • Stay informed on the latest features and tools from PTC
    • Keep the team’s CAD skills up to date
    • On-board and train new hires
  • CAD standards
    • Drive the development of CAD Standards, resulting in a database that is a maintainable, efficient, and reliable record of the design, owning the process and the outcome.  This applies to both the in-work design and historical releases.  
    • Socialize, train, and implement processes to enforce the standards
    • Own all templates in Creo
    • Create enterprise level templates for all CAD file types
    • Organize and maintain CAD libraries

About You

  • 10-15 years of hands-on experience with Creo/ Windchill, including practical ownership of vault structure, workflows, permissions, metadata, custom properties, revision management, release processes, and user support.
  • Deep expertise in Creo, including advanced parametric part and assembly modeling, large assemblies, top-down design, configurations, manufacturing drawings, and BOM workflows.
  • Experience defining and enforcing MCAD standards, modeling methodologies, templates, drawing practices, and release workflows in a production or manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to connect MCAD model structure, data architecture, automation logic, PLM/BOM requirements, and manufacturing deliverables into a reliable end-to-end process.
  • Strong understanding of design-to-manufacturing workflows, including release packages, manufacturing drawings, BOMs, CAD exports, and downstream production readiness.
  • Experience leading, mentoring, or technically directing CAD/MCAD engineers, designers, or engineering systems users.
  • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to work across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and IT teams.
  • High learning agility and comfort absorbing complex legacy systems through structured knowledge transfer, then converting that knowledge into scalable standards, documentation, and team practices.
  • Authorization to work in the USA

Bonus Points

  • PTC certified Windchill Admin
  • PLM configuration, customization
  • management of ECAD and MCAD using tools like Altium CoDesigner or similar
  • Netsuite experience
  • 0-12  years of experience in CAD administration, PLM administration, engineering systems, product engineering, manufacturing engineering, or field/application engineering.
  • Experience supporting CAD and PLM systems in an engineering environment (Creo andr Windchill preferred).
  • Strong understanding of engineering documentation, design release processes, revision control, and document lifecycle management.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, designers, technicians, and manufacturing teams to gather technical information and resolve documentation issues.
  • Experience developing technical documentation such as SOPs, work instructions, templates, standards, or engineering guides.
  • Ability to train and support engineering teams on CAD, PLM, documentation, and release processes.
  • Knowledge of GD&T and ASME Y14 drafting standards.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving startup environment.
  • Proactive, process-oriented mindset with a passion for improving engineering workflows and documentation quality.

This a hybrid position based out of one of our Fremont, CA office.

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Agility Robotics is a multi-state employer and this salary range may not reflect positions who work in other locations. These ranges may be modified in the future.


Anticipated Base Salary Range
$159,000$206,000 USD

In addition to base pay, our competitive total rewards package consists of the following for full-time employees:

  • 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
  • Equity: Company stock options.
  • Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
  • Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
  • Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Time Off:
    • Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
    • Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
  • On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
  • Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
  • Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
  • Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
  • Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
  • Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.

All of our roles are U.S.-based. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.

Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.


Agility Robotics does not accept unsolicited referrals from third-party recruiting agencies.  We prioritize direct applicants and encourage all qualified candidates to apply directly through our careers page.  If you are represented by a third party, your application may not be considered.  To ensure full consideration, please apply directly.


Skills Required

  • 10-15 years hands-on experience with Creo and Windchill including vault structure, workflows, permissions, metadata, custom properties, revision management, release processes, and user support.
  • Deep expertise in Creo: advanced parametric part and assembly modeling, large assemblies, top-down design, configurations, manufacturing drawings, and BOM workflows.
  • Experience defining and enforcing MCAD standards, modeling methodologies, templates, drawing practices, and release workflows in production or manufacturing environments.
  • Experience managing CAD/PLM infrastructure, including server maintenance, license management, user account administration, and CAD library/template ownership.
  • Experience integrating ECAD (Altium or equivalent) with MCAD systems and maintaining PCB/harness part libraries.
  • Ability to connect MCAD model structure, data architecture, automation logic, PLM/BOM requirements, and manufacturing deliverables into end-to-end processes.
  • Strong understanding of design-to-manufacturing workflows: release packages, manufacturing drawings, BOMs, CAD exports, and downstream production readiness.
  • Experience leading, mentoring, or technically directing CAD/MCAD engineers, designers, or engineering systems users.
  • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and IT teams.
  • High learning agility and ability to document legacy systems and convert knowledge into scalable standards, documentation, and practices.
  • Authorization to work in the United States (must have current work authorization).
  • PTC Windchill administration, PLM configuration/customization experience (e.g., PTC certified Windchill Admin).
  • Experience with Altium CoDesigner or similar ECAD/MCAD management tools.
  • Experience integrating CAD/PLM with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite) and optimizing CAD data flow to manufacturing.
  • Experience developing technical documentation: SOPs, work instructions, templates, standards, or engineering guides.
  • Knowledge of GD&T and ASME Y14 drafting standards.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced startup environment; proactive, process-oriented mindset.
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The Company
HQ: Salem, OR
83 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Agility Robotic's legged locomotion expertise is built on a history of academic research and scientific breakthrough. We're here to build robots for good. Robots that help businesses and people thrive.

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