SolidWorks PDM Administrator (Multi-Site)

States Manufacturing LLC; Dayton (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO/ESST

Paid holidays

Health insurance

Paid weekly

Vision and Dental Insurance

401K / Life Insurance / STD

Job summary

Forgent seeks a mechanical systems administrator to own and manage SolidWorks and PDM across MV, LV, and E-House/Skid lines. You’ll coordinate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Applications Engineering, and IT to maintain data integrity and workflows, ensuring compliant design data across sites.

The role partners with an AutoCAD-Vault Administration Associate and reports to the Engineering Systems Supervisor, focusing on CAD/PDM standards, templates, and training while improving efficiency and

Qualifications

• 3+ years administering SolidWorks PDM Professional or comparable PDM
• Strong working knowledge of SolidWorks and SolidWorks PDM Professional
• Understanding CAD assemblies, drawings, BOMs, part numbering, and release processes
• Experience supporting engineering or manufacturing environments
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and training skills with adherence to standards

Responsibilities

• Administer SolidWorks and SolidWorks PDM Professional across all sites: permissions, groups, workflows, and lifecycle states
• Maintain PDM folder structures, naming, metadata, file relationships, CAD standards, templates, and libraries
• Support change, release, revision, and archival workflows including redline/issue-tracking communication
• Install, license, and version-control SolidWorks; coordinate updates with IT and Supervisor
• Troubleshoot software, licensing, performance, workflow, and access issues; coordinate with IT
• Provide Tier 1 support and act as day-to-day contact for the SolidWorks reseller on PDM issues
• Onboard new engineers on CAD/PDM standards; maintain guides and training materials
• Develop templates/tools to improve efficiency and push automation to the Supervisor

Skills

SolidWorks

PDM administration

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Training

Tools

SolidWorks PDM Professional

NetSuite

Autodesk Fusion Manage

Job description

Forgent seeks a mechanical systems administrator to own and manage SolidWorks and PDM across MV, LV, and E-House/Skid lines. You’ll coordinate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Applications Engineering, and IT to maintain data integrity and workflows, ensuring compliant design data across sites.

The role partners with an AutoCAD-Vault Administration Associate and reports to the Engineering Systems Supervisor, focusing on CAD/PDM standards, templates, and training while improving efficiency and