CAD Analyst

Akkodis; California (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-term Disability

401K plan

Paid Leave

Holiday Pay

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking an experienced NPI/CAD Business Analyst to support engineering teams responsible for New Product Introduction and enterprise CAD/PLM processes.

This role requires deep knowledge of NPI engineering workflows, data management, and requirement gathering. You will drive standardization across CAD and PLM environments and partner with stakeholders to design effective solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline plus 4 years of experience.
• 6+ years of professional experience working with MCAD platforms.
• Strong experience with Siemens NX and Creo Parametric.
• Experience working with PLM and SPDM systems; Windchill preferred.
• Strong business analysis skills; ability to write requirements, user stories, and problem statements.
• Strong project management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering and business stakeholders supporting New Product Introduction activities.
• Analyze current CAD and PLM processes and recommend improvements.
• Troubleshoot complex user, workflow, and data-related issues.
• Develop requirements documentation and user stories.
• Create conceptual and functional solution designs.
• Coordinate with developers and technical teams during implementation efforts.
• Support CAD and PLM data management initiatives.
• Drive process consistency and standardization across teams.
• Participate in project planning and project management activities.
• Build relationships with engineering organizations and leadership.
• Support governance, conventions, methods, and best practices.
• Contribute to long-term CAD/PLM strategy initiatives.

Skills

Business Analysis

Project Management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Creo Parametric

Windchill

PLM systems

SPDM systems

Job description

We are seeking an experienced NPI/CAD Business Analyst to support engineering organizations responsible for New Product Introduction (NPI), conceptual design, and enterprise CAD/PLM processes.

This individual will be expected to possess, or quickly develop, deep knowledge of NPI engineering processes, product development workflows, and the associated CAD and PLM environments. The role serves as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, identifying opportunities for improvement, solving complex process challenges, and helping standardize methods across engineering organizations.

Primary technologies include

• PTC Creo Parametric
• PTC Windchill
• PLM/SPDM platforms

The position extends beyond traditional production support and focuses heavily on business relationships, process improvement, data management, requirements gathering, solution design, and cross-functional collaboration.

Objectives of the Role

• Partner with NPI engineering teams to improve processes and workflows.
• Drive standardization and commonality across CAD and PLM environments.
• Solve complex engineering and business process challenges.
• Create clear requirements, problem statements, and user stories.
• Develop conceptual solutions that can be translated into technical implementations.
• Promote enterprise-wide thinking while reducing complexity and customization.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering and business stakeholders supporting New Product Introduction activities.
• Analyze current CAD and PLM processes and recommend improvements.
• Troubleshoot complex user, workflow, and data-related issues.
• Develop requirements documentation and user stories.
• Create conceptual and functional solution designs.
• Coordinate with developers and technical teams during implementation efforts.
• Support CAD and PLM data management initiatives.
• Drive process consistency and standardization across teams.
• Participate in project planning and project management activities.
• Build relationships with engineering organizations and leadership.
• Support governance, conventions, methods, and best practices.
• Contribute to long-term CAD/PLM strategy initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline plus 4 years of experience, OR
• 6+ years of professional experience working with MCAD platforms.
• Strong experience with:
• Siemens NX and/or
• Creo Parametric
• Experience working with:
• PLM systems
• SPDM systems
• Windchill preferred
• Strong business analysis skills.
• Ability to write requirements, user stories, and problem statements.
• Experience troubleshooting complex engineering process issues.
• Strong project management and communication skills.
• Enterprise mindset with focus on simplification and process optimization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within a New Product Introduction (NPI) engineering organization.
• Turbomachinery industry experience.
• PLM/CAD support, administration, or training experience.
• Computer Science background or strong technical aptitude.
• Experience with:
• 3D Printing
• Additive Manufacturing
• Model-Based Definition (MBD)
• SPDM Platforms
• High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments
• Experience supporting enterprise engineering environments.

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client