
Senior / Staff CAD BOM Quality Engineer
Zoox · Foster City, CA, United States
About The Role
In this role, you will
Training & Enablement
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Own the CATIA training strategy — forecasting class needs against headcount growth and skill gaps, coordinating instructor-led sessions (scheduling, instructors, logistics), and building a roadmap for self-paced and blended learning
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Partner with engineering leads to identify skill gaps, tailor curricula by discipline, and track training effectiveness and CAD quality metrics
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Create and maintain training documentation, quick-reference guides, and onboarding materials
CAD Standards & Technical Support
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- Coordinate with internal subject matter experts (SMEs) to ensure consistent modeling methodology and provide day-to-day technical support to CAD users
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- Define, standardize, and evangelize CAD standards, driving adoption within 3DEXPERIENCE
Tools, Vendors & Systems
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Serve as Zoox's SME for CATIA/CAD issues with third-party tools providers (e.g., Dassault Systèmes, Siemens), partnering with them, IT/PLM, and Engineering to investigate, trial, and implement CAD tools and automation
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Work with Zoox-internal teams to investigate, select, and develop a Zoox-specific supplier portal
Facilitating CAD Collaboration
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Support different modes of 3D data exchange across tools and orgs within Zoox
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Enable secure collaboration with external partners — directly within Zoox's 3DEXPERIENCE platform and via file-based exchange — with a focus on "need to know" access that shares only what's necessary for a given project, efficiently and accountably
Team Leadership & Growth
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- Build and lead a team of CAD quality specialists and trainers as the program scales — including making the hiring case, onboarding, and setting priorities
Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience); 7+ years hands-on with CATIA V5 and/or 3DEXPERIENCE, including advanced modeling, surfacing, and assembly workflows
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Prior experience developing or delivering CAD training programs at scale, with strong communication and facilitation skills to teach technical content to engineers at varying skill levels
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Strong understanding of CAD data quality standards, model-based definition, and PLM data management, including experience defining and rolling out CAD standards within 3DEXPERIENCE and driving broad adoption
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Experience partnering with IT/PLM teams and third-party vendors to scope and implement CAD tooling and automation (e.g., quality checkers, validation scripts)
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Excellent program management skills — forecasting needs, coordinating multiple stakeholders, and managing training calendars and logistics
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Experience mentoring, leading, or informally managing others — or a clear readiness to grow into a formal people management role as the function scales
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A genuine service mindset and builder's mindset — motivated by making engineers' work easier and comfortable creating processes and programs from the ground up
Bonus Qualifications
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Prior people management experience, particularly building a team from scratch — a major plus
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Background in instructional design, adult learning, or train-the-trainer/certification models, including experience designing self-paced or e-learning content (e.g., LMS platforms, video-based training, interactive tutorials)
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Automotive and/or high-tech industry experience
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