Senior CAD Interoperability Engineer — Remote

Zoo; United States; Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, CAD Interoperability, to build import pipelines that convert native and proprietary CAD formats into Zoo’s KCL, a new language for 3D design. You’ll work at the intersection of CAD data extraction, geometry processing, and code generation, turning models from third-party CAD systems into structured KCL representations.

You’ll work with CAD SDKs and APIs to preserve design intent, develop robust validation tools, and collaborate with teams to support

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong professional software engineering experience, ideally CAD, geometry, file formats, code generation, or data extraction systems.
• Experience with complex technical data formats, APIs, SDKs, or translation pipelines.
• Proficiency in Rust or C++, with ability to work across language boundaries and vendor SDKs.
• Experience building automated tests, validation tools, and debugging workflows for complex systems.
• Ability to work autonomously, investigate unfamiliar systems, and make pragmatic technical decisions in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain import pipelines converting CAD formats into Zoo’s KCL.
• Build systems to extract features from CAD files, including sketches, dimensions, constraints, parameters, assemblies, metadata, PMI, and design intent.
• Develop extractors using native CAD APIs and SDKs where needed.
• Translate extracted CAD data into KCL that preserves model structure and intent.
• Create validation, testing, and comparison tools to measure conversion quality across geometry and topology.
• Handle edge cases across proprietary formats, CAD versions, modeling kernels, and vendor APIs.
• Collaborate with file format, modeling, and product teams to expand support for real-world CAD files.

Skills

CAD experience

Rust or C++

Automated tests

Data extraction

Autonomous work

API/SDK experience

Education

B.S. in Computer Science / Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

HOOPS Exchange

CoreTechnologie 3D_Kernel_IO

Open Design Alliance

CAD Exchanger

SOLIDWORKS API

Job description

Zoo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, CAD Interoperability, to build import pipelines that convert native and proprietary CAD formats into Zoo’s KCL, a new language for 3D design. You’ll work at the intersection of CAD data extraction, geometry processing, and code generation, turning models from third-party CAD systems into structured KCL representations.

You’ll work with CAD SDKs and APIs to preserve design intent, develop robust validation tools, and collaborate with teams to support