SolidWorks PDM Administrator: CAD Systems Steward

States Manufacturing Corporation; Dayton, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Vision & Dental

401K & Life

Job summary

Forgent is seeking a Mechanical Design Systems Administrator to own and administer the SolidWorks and PDM environment across MV, LV, and E-House/Skid product lines. You will work with Engineering, Manufacturing, Applications Engineering, and IT to ensure data integrity and compliant workflows.

As the day-to-day owner, you will maintain libraries, templates, and metadata, coordinate upgrades, and provide user guides and training. Occasional travel to Champlin, MN is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years administering SolidWorks PDM Professional.
• Strong knowledge of SolidWorks and PDM Professional.
• Understanding CAD assemblies, BOMs, and release processes.
• Experience supporting engineering or manufacturing.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and training skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer SolidWorks and PDM across all sites.
• Maintain folder structures, metadata, and templates.
• Support change, release, and archival workflows.
• Install, license, and version-control SolidWorks.
• Provide Tier 1 support for PDM issues.
• Onboard new engineers to CAD/PDM standards.
• Develop templates and scripts to improve efficiency.

Skills

SolidWorks

SolidWorks PDM

PDM administration

Troubleshooting

Training

Tools

NetSuite

Autodesk Fusion Manage

SolidWorks

Job description

Forgent is seeking a Mechanical Design Systems Administrator to own and administer the SolidWorks and PDM environment across MV, LV, and E-House/Skid product lines. You will work with Engineering, Manufacturing, Applications Engineering, and IT to ensure data integrity and compliant workflows.

As the day-to-day owner, you will maintain libraries, templates, and metadata, coordinate upgrades, and provide user guides and training. Occasional travel to Champlin, MN is required.