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MCAD & PLM Engineer

MCAD & PLM Engineer

CompanyOura
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA, San Diego, CA, USA
Salary$169000 – $211000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelExpert or higher

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience with MCAD and PLM tools in a consumer electronics or high-volume hardware environment.
  • Deep knowledge of CAD/PLM tools (e.g., NX, SolidWorks, Teamcenter) and best practices for tool integration.
  • Proven experience supporting and training both Mechanical and Industrial Design teams.
  • Strong understanding of configuration management, digital workflows, and product data governance.
  • Comfortable working at the intersection of engineering, IT, and product development.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary technical expert for MCAD support across Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design, ensuring seamless collaboration across disciplines.
  • Help align CAD practices between engineering and ID to support concept iteration, surfacing workflows, and late-stage design changes.
  • Support ID workflows such as Class-A surfacing, geometry translation, and visualization model pipeline optimization.
  • Help support with mechanical design and CAD integration as needed for the teams.
  • Partner with IT to deploy, maintain, and optimize all CAD and PLM infrastructure, including license management, application servers, and cloud integrations.
  • Ensure system reliability, scalability, and security in a distributed environment with global teams and contractors.
  • Own backup and disaster recovery strategies for critical design data and configuration files.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with cloud-based PLM and remote collaboration tools.
  • Experience with containerized deployments (e.g., Docker), CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS).
  • Exposure to rendering, visualization, and file conversion workflows used in ID processes.