Design Automation Leader: DriveWorks, SolidWorks & PDM

STS Technical Services; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

STS Technical Services in Milwaukee, Wisconsin seeks a Design Automation Manager to lead CAD, PDM and design automation strategy across manufacturing operations.

This role requires advanced knowledge of DriveWorks, SolidWorks and SolidWorks PDM to develop a CAD and automation team, improve system performance and drive configuration-based automation across engineering, manufacturing, sales and IT.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a CAD or automation team.
• Advanced hands-on experience with DriveWorks Pro.
• Experience administering PDM systems (SolidWorks PDM).
• Knowledge of DriveWorks Autopilot, Live and Pro Server modules.
• Strong CAD data structures understanding and configuration-driven design.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of 4+ CAD engineers and admins, establishing priorities, workflows and performance expectations.
• Define and drive the long-term roadmap for CAD systems, design automation and PDM infrastructure.
• Establish DriveWorks as the primary platform for design automation and configurator-led quoting.
• Allocate team resources across day-to-day support requirements and strategic initiatives.
• Promote continuous improvement, accountability and proactive problem-solving across the team.
• Own the administration and strategic direction of SolidWorks, SolidWorks PDM, DriveWorks Solo and DriveWorks Pro.
• Oversee the configuration, maintenance and continuous improvement of DriveWorks automation projects, rules, forms and workflows.
• Support the selection, deployment and administration of DriveWorks Administrator, Autopilot, Live and Pro Server modules as business needs require.
• Maintain and enforce CAD standards, templates, file management practices and data integrity.
• Develop and maintain a DriveWorks coverage roadmap across product families including enclosures, subbases, exhaust assemblies, sheet metal and weldment configurations.
• Prioritize automation opportunities based on revenue exposure and engineering hours saved.
• Drive guided selling and configurator-led quoting through DriveWorks Live.
• Monitor the impact of automation on quote accuracy, quote turnaround and engineering rework.
• Establish version control, testing and deployment processes for CAD and automation system updates.
• Maintain defined sandbox-to-production deployment standards for DriveWorks projects.
• Oversee ERP integrations and data flow between CAD, PDM and other business systems.
• Support DriveWorks-to-Epicor BOM, item master and revision propagation.
• Maintain DriveWorks platform currency through version upgrades, license management and alignment with SolidWorks releases.
• Coordinate with DriveWorks resellers and vendor partners regarding training, certification, escalation and product roadmap needs.
• Govern CAD and PDM operations across multiple facilities, including DriveWorks license management and cross-site automation standards.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, sales and IT leadership to identify and prioritize automation opportunities.
• Translate business and engineering requirements into scalable system solutions.
• Champion CTO and ETO process improvements through automation and configuration-driven design.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for vendor relationships, system upgrades and major integration projects
• Lead root-cause troubleshooting for complex CAD automation, data management and system performance issues
• Establish and maintain documentation standards for processes, workflows and system configurations
• Support Engineering Change Requests related to automation and CAD standards
• Manage DriveWorks rule changes that impact engineering release and manufacturing handoff
• Evaluate tools, processes and team capacity to improve efficiency, reliability and user experience
• Provide escalation-level technical support and oversee end-user training

Skills

Leadership

Team mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

DriveWorks Certified Implementer

Tools

DriveWorks Pro

DriveWorks Administrator

DriveWorks Autopilot

DriveWorks Live

DriveWorks Pro Server

SolidWorks

SolidWorks PDM

Job description

STS Technical Services in Milwaukee, Wisconsin seeks a Design Automation Manager to lead CAD, PDM and design automation strategy across manufacturing operations.

This role requires advanced knowledge of DriveWorks, SolidWorks and SolidWorks PDM to develop a CAD and automation team, improve system performance and drive configuration-based automation across engineering, manufacturing, sales and IT.