Staff CAD/PLM Engineer-Tools, Methods & Engineering Quality

Lucid Motors•Newark, NJ

About The Position

Lucid is seeking an experienced Staff CAD/PLM Engineer to lead the architecture, standardization, and evolution of its enterprise CAD and Product Lifecycle Management ecosystem. The role serves as a technical authority for how vehicle engineering data is created, governed, and integrated across enterprise systems. It will lead the transition to Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE, develop interfaces with SAP ERP (iPPE), create enterprise MCAD exchange standards, and establish MBSE and requirements-traceability workflows from systems architecture through production manufacturing deliverables. The position also leads platform architecture and upgrades, CAD methods and start-part standardization, supplier data governance, requirements and MBSE workflows, and technical community enablement. It serves as a Tier-3 escalation point for complex CAD and PLM issues and manages feature requests, defects, and development backlogs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of dedicated experience in CAD/PLM systems engineering, tools and methods, or CAD quality administration within the automotive, aerospace, or high-tech manufacturing industries.
Deep technical proficiency in Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE, including CATIA V6, ENOVIA, TRM/RFLP, and DMU.
Experience with native client administration, Power Copies, and template development.
Direct experience with PLM-to-ERP integrations, particularly SAP iPPE and eBOM/mBOM lifecycles.
Proven track record authoring enterprise engineering specifications, ASME Y14.5/ISO GD&T guidelines, and MCAD supplier data protocols.
Working knowledge of MBSE methodologies, Cameo/SysML modeling, and traceability to physical engineering releases.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on scripting and automation capabilities using Python, EKL/Enterprise Knowledge Language, CAA, CATScript, or REST APIs.
Experience with automated drawing generation (LADS) and AI-assisted engineering agents.
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and Jira and Confluence.

Responsibilities

Lead technical workstreams for enterprise platform upgrades, including defining validation scenarios, managing lower environments, and resolving blocked actions.
Architect and maintain enterprise workspace structures, ENOVIA dashboard frameworks, and SWYM community access models.
Partner with enterprise IT and PLM development teams to define and refine the 3DEXPERIENCE–SAP BOM interface, including Phase 2/iPPE and governance for engineering release timelines and revision controls.
Own and standardize enterprise CAD start parts for sheet metal, plastic A-side WIP, and castings/machining WIP, including datum schemes, Power Copies, part markings, and manufacturing-information styling.
Develop modeling methodologies for electrical wire harness integration and captive fasteners, including deformable/flattened models, suffix configurations, Parts-In-Assembly, and torque attributes.
Define and automate Digital Mock-Up clash analysis and space-claim verification using configuration-driven vehicle packaging tools.
Author, maintain, and enforce enterprise MCAD data exchange standards for 3D models and 2D drawings exchanged with suppliers.
Establish Product Data Quality thresholds, geometry quality-check profiles, naming conventions, and formal unit-exception workflows.
Drive Functional Specification Documents and user acceptance testing for linking 3DX Requirements (TRM) to Technical Product Documentation (TPD).
Operationalize Requirements, Functional, Logical, and Physical (RFLP) workflows and one-way synchronization between Cameo/No Magic MBSE tools and 3DEXPERIENCE.
Lead monthly 3DX Champions/Super-User Forums and present on tool deployments, automated drawing rollouts, and emerging AI-assisted CAD tools.
Serve as the senior Tier-3 escalation point for complex CAD modeling bottlenecks, geometry issues, and PLM workflow blockers.
Manage and prioritize feature requests, bugs, and development backlogs in Jira, including epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.