Senior/Staff CAD BOM Quality Engineer

Jobtailor; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoox in Foster City, CA seeks a senior CAD Training Lead to own the CATIA training strategy and build a scalable program. You will forecast class needs, coordinate instructors, and create a roadmap for self-paced and blended learning.

You will partner with engineering leaders to identify skill gaps, tailor curricula, and track training effectiveness and CAD quality metrics, while building a team of CAD quality specialists.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years hands-on CATIA V5 and/or 3DEXPERIENCE with advanced modeling.
• Experience developing or delivering CAD training programs at scale.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills for engineers at different levels.
• Solid understanding of CAD data quality, MBD, and PLM data management.
• Experience defining and rolling out CAD standards within 3DEXPERIENCE.
• Experience partnering with IT/PLM teams and vendors to scope CAD tooling/automation.
• Excellent program management, forecasting, and logistics skills.
• Mentoring or leadership experience; willingness to grow into management.
• Bonus: instructional design / e-learning, auto/high-tech industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the CATIA training strategy, forecast class needs and roadmap for learning.
• Partner with engineering leads to identify skill gaps and tailor curricula.
• Create and maintain training docs, quick-reference guides, onboarding materials.
• Coordinate with SMEs for consistent modeling methodology and support CAD users.
• Define and promote CAD standards within 3DEXPERIENCE.
• Serve as Zoox's SME for CATIA/CAD with vendors, IT/PLM, and engineering.
• Investigate, trial, and implement CAD tools and automation.
• Investigate, select, and develop a Zoox-specific supplier portal.
• Support 3D data exchange across tools and organizations within Zoox.
• Enable secure collaboration with external partners via 3DEXPERIENCE and need-to-know access.
• Build and lead a team of CAD quality specialists and trainers as the program scales.

Skills

CATIA V5

3DEXPERIENCE

CAD Training

Program Management

Communication

Facilitation

Mentoring

Instructional Design

Automotive Industry

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or related

Tools

3DEXPERIENCE

CAD Tools

Supplier Portal

Job description

• Own the CATIA training strategy, including forecasting class needs, coordinating instructor-led sessions, and building a roadmap for self-paced and blended learning
• Partner with engineering leads to identify skill gaps, tailor curricula, and track training effectiveness and CAD quality metrics
• Create and maintain training documentation, quick-reference guides, and onboarding materials
• Coordinate with internal subject matter experts to ensure consistent modeling methodology and provide day-to-day technical support to CAD users
• Define, standardize, and promote CAD standards within 3DEXPERIENCE
• Serve as Zoox's SME for CATIA/CAD issues with third-party tool providers, IT/PLM, and Engineering
• Investigate, trial, and implement CAD tools and automation
• Investigate, select, and develop a Zoox-specific supplier portal
• Support 3D data exchange across tools and organizations within Zoox
• Enable secure collaboration with external partners through 3DEXPERIENCE and file-based exchange using need-to-know access
• Build and lead a team of CAD quality specialists and trainers as the program scales

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 7+ years hands-on with CATIA V5 and/or 3DEXPERIENCE, including advanced modeling, surfacing, and assembly workflows
• Experience developing or delivering CAD training programs at scale
• Strong communication and facilitation skills to teach technical content to engineers at varying skill levels
• Strong understanding of CAD data quality standards, model-based definition, and PLM data management
• Experience defining and rolling out CAD standards within 3DEXPERIENCE and driving broad adoption
• Experience partnering with IT/PLM teams and third-party vendors to scope and implement CAD tooling and automation
• Excellent program management skills, including forecasting needs, coordinating stakeholders, and managing training calendars and logistics
• Experience mentoring, leading, or informally managing others, or readiness to grow into formal people management
• Service mindset and builder's mindset
• Bonus: Prior people management experience, particularly building a team from scratch
• Bonus: Background in instructional design, adult learning, or train-the-trainer/certification models, including self-paced or e-learning content
• Bonus: Automotive and/or high-tech industry experience

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in CATIA V5 and 3DEXPERIENCE, with a strong focus on developing and delivering CAD training programs. Capable of defining and promoting CAD standards while effectively managing training logistics and stakeholder coordination.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• CATIA V5
• 3DEXPERIENCE
• CAD Training Development
• CAD Standards Implementation
• Program Management

Hard Skills

• Advanced Modeling
• Surfacing
• Assembly Workflows
• CAD Data Quality Standards
• Model-Based Definition
• PLM Data Management
• CAD Tooling and Automation
• Training Documentation Creation
• Onboarding Materials Development
• 3D Data Exchange

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• Facilitation Skills
• Service Mindset
• Builder's Mindset
• Mentoring

Industry Keywords

• Mechanical Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Automotive Industry
• High-Tech Industry
• Instructional Design

Tools & Technologies

• 3DEXPERIENCE
• CAD Tools
• Supplier Portal