CAD Administrator

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: CAD Administrator

Location: Goodyear, AZ (On-Site)
Department: Engineering
Reports To: Director of Engineering
Employment Type: Full-Time | Exempt

About GTI Energy

GTI Energy, a division of GTI Fabrication, is a leader in industrial modular fabrication—serving energy, defense, and heavy industrial markets. With advanced engineering and manufacturing facilities in Arizona and New York, GTI designs and builds mission-critical modular systems, including data centers, enclosed battery systems, and energy storage devices.

As we continue to expand, we are enhancing our engineering systems infrastructure to drive collaboration, efficiency, and precision across mechanical, electrical, and structural design disciplines.

Position Overview

GTI Energy is seeking a skilled CAD Administrator to lead the implementation, management, and optimization of GTI’s CAD and design data systems. This individual will serve as the technical expert and process owner for SolidWorks, SolidWorks PDM, AutoCAD, Revit, and related engineering tools used across the company.

The CAD Administrator will be responsible for maintaining system integrity, standardizing workflows, enforcing design standards, and ensuring all engineering teams—mechanical, electrical, and structural—operate efficiently and cohesively.

This is a hands-on role requiring both strategic and tactical ownership of CAD systems, templates, and data management processes.

Key Responsibilities

System Administration & Configuration

• Administer and maintain GTI’s CAD environment, including SolidWorks 3DExperience, SolidWorks PDM, AutoCAD, and Revit.

• Lead the migration from 3DExperience to SolidWorks PDM, overseeing configuration, data migration, and user adoption.

• Manage user access, workflows, and permissions within CAD/PDM platforms to ensure compliance and data integrity.

• Maintain system templates, drawing standards, and libraries for consistency across disciplines.

• Support integration between CAD systems and GTI’s Dozuki work instruction software to ensure seamless flow of engineering data to the production floor.

Training & Support

• Develop and deliver user training on CAD best practices, standards, and PDM workflows.

• Provide first-line support for CAD-related issues, troubleshooting modeling, file management, and workflow challenges.

• Coach engineers and designers on efficient modeling techniques, revision control, and system utilization.

Process Development & Standardization

• Establish and enforce company-wide CAD standards for file naming, revision management, and design documentation.

• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering teams to align processes across product lines.

• Partner with manufacturing engineering to ensure design outputs are production-ready and optimized for fabrication.

Engineering Systems Leadership

• Act as GTI’s subject matter expert for CAD/PDM system selection, configuration, and continuous improvement.

• Participate in defining GTI’s long-term CAD and design systems roadmap.

• Evaluate and recommend tools to improve collaboration, version control, and design throughput.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with the IT, Engineering, and Operations teams to align CAD system capabilities with business needs.

• Coordinate with suppliers and external engineering partners to ensure compatibility and compliance with GTI data standards.

• Support new product introduction (NPI) and design change processes through proper CAD/PDM integration.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Design Engineering—or equivalent experience.

• 5–8 years of experience administering SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or Revit environments in a manufacturing or industrial setting.

• Demonstrated expertise in SolidWorks PDM (Professional or Manage) setup, workflow design, and user management.

• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, and structural design principles and how they integrate in complex assemblies.

• Experience developing and maintaining CAD standards, templates, and libraries.

• Excellent communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Proven ability to train and mentor design teams across disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading CAD system migrations (e.g., from 3DEXPERIENCE to PDM).

• Familiarity with industrial fabrication, modular steel construction, or energy storage systems.

• Exposure to PLM systems or 3DEXPERIENCE, even if not directly responsible for implementation.

• Experience integrating CAD data into work instruction platforms (Dozuki or similar).

• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and design-for-manufacturability (DFM) practices.

Why Join GTI Energy

• Shape the future of GTI’s digital engineering systems infrastructure.

• Collaborate with world-class engineers across multiple disciplines.

• Competitive salary, benefits, and growth opportunities.

• Be part of an innovation-driven team building mission-critical modular solutions for global markets.