CAD/PDM Systems Administrator

About the role

Since 1927, Sherman + Reilly has been designing and manufacturing equipment that powers North America's electric utility industry. Our mission is to provide the tools that ensure safety and efficiency for line crews. This role is crucial to maintaining the integrity and functionality of our engineering design tools.

Responsibilities

• Be the SME for SolidWorks, eDrawings, and SolidWorks PDM
• Deploy and maintain SolidWorks and add-ins across the engineering fleet
• Own permissions, workflows, revision and lifecycle schemes, data cards, backups, and replication in the PDM vault
• Optimize engineering-class workstations for CAD, large-assembly, and FEA workloads
• Support the Bill of Material (BOM) process and tooling
• Manage licensing and documentation for SolidWorks and third-party licenses
• Support the broader toolset, including third-party applications and 3D printers

Requirements

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years hands-on administering and supporting SolidWorks in a production engineering environment
• Demonstrated SolidWorks PDM administration experience, vault setup, workflows, permissions, and troubleshooting
• Working knowledge of engineering-class workstation hardware, GPU/driver management, and Windows optimization
• Experience supporting the BOM process and an understanding of engineering data structures
• Strong root-cause troubleshooting across software, hardware, and integration layers
• Excellent documentation and communication skills, with the patience to support and train non-technical engineers

Nice to have

• Experience integrating CAD/PDM data with ERP or PLM platforms
• SolidWorks certifications (CSWP/CSWE) or PDM administration certification
• PowerShell or similar scripting for automation and configuration management
• Familiarity with manufacturing environments — wire, cable, or heavy equipment
• Experience with FEA/simulation workloads and workstation tuning
• Experience with endpoint management (Intune/Autopilot), Active Directory, and enterprise security tooling

Benefits

Your work has weight. The engineers you support design equipment that keeps line crews safe and the grid energized. You'll see the impact on the shop floor, not just on a dashboard. Real ownership. This is the CAD/PDM role. You'll set the standards, make the tooling decisions, and be the expert the team turns to with the autonomy to do it right. A company that lasts. Nearly a century of manufacturing in Chattanooga, and a reputation as North America's leading name in line-stringing equipment. On-site and grounded. You'll work alongside the engineering team in our Chattanooga facility, with occasional time on the manufacturing floor where the products come to life. Planned system maintenance is scheduled outside core hours (Mon–Fri, 6:00 AM–5:00 PM) so our engineers stay productive.

Pay

Competitive salary and benefits package

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM