SolidWorks & PDM Systems Administrator

Sherman Reilly Inc

Chattanooga (TN)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Sherman + Reilly in Chattanooga seeks a CAD/PDM Systems Administrator to be the technical owner of their engineering toolset. You will keep SolidWorks fast, the PDM vault healthy, and engineering data flowing into production systems for about 20 designers and engineers.

This hands-on role requires strong SolidWorks PDM experience, scripting ability, and excellent documentation to support a growing manufacturing team.

Qualifications

5+ years hands-on administering SolidWorks in a production engineering environment.
SolidWorks PDM administration experience with vault setup, workflows, and permissions.
Working knowledge of engineering-class workstation hardware and Windows optimization.
Experience supporting BOM processes and engineering data structures.
Strong root-cause troubleshooting across software, hardware, and integration layers.
Excellent documentation and communication skills to train non-technical engineers.

Responsibilities

Be the SME for SolidWorks, eDrawings, and SolidWorks PDM; escalate CAD/PDM issues.
Administer CAD software; deploy, upgrade, standardize settings and templates.
Run the PDM vault; manage permissions, workflows, data cards, backups, and lifecycles.
Optimize workstations for CAD/large assemblies/FEA; maintain GPU drivers and images.
Monitor stability, perform root-cause analysis, plan capacity and refresh cycles.
Support BOM processes and CAD/PDM‑to‑ERP integrations; automate tasks via scripting.
Manage licensing and documentation; track SolidWorks licenses and renewals.