CAD Configuration Manager
Listed on 2026-07-14
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Engineering
About Thea Energy
Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster and simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy. The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer‑controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures. Thea Energy is on a mission to create a limitless source of zero‑emission energy for a sustainable future.
Position OverviewThe Configuration Manager owns the configuration and integrity of Thea Energy's products by directly managing the top‑level assembly in Siemens NX and creating, maintaining, and enforcing the modeling standards, drafting standards, review workflows, and release process for the company. The role pairs end‑to‑end ownership of one or more top‑level assemblies with process and procedure governance over CAD and PDM standards and processes.
These responsibilities will be executed using Siemens NX and Siemens Teamcenter to achieve project goals through a lean, high‑performance process adhering to ISO 9001 standards.
The Configuration Manager is the single point of accountability for how Thea structures, controls, and evolves its top‑level CAD configurations, and for ensuring that the PDM environment remains stable, current, and well‑governed as the team scales. The role combines deep CAD authority with system‑administrator responsibility, and partners closely with subassembly leads, systems engineering, and engineering leadership.
Key Responsibility Areas- Assembly Ownership:
Serve as the named owner of a designated top‑level assembly (TLA), responsible for its structure, release state, and configuration integrity from concept through production. - Subassembly Coordination:
Partner with subassembly leads to maintain alignment between subordinate models and the TLA, including merge cadence, naming conventions, structural standards, interfaces, space claim, and modeling best practices. - Conflict Resolution:
Drive resolution of configuration conflicts between subassemblies and ensure design intent preservation across the assembly hierarchy.
- Interface Tracking:
Partner with the Systems Engineer to track and document mechanical‑to‑electrical, mechanical‑to‑fluid, and mechanical‑to‑software interfaces relevant to the assigned TLA. - Interface Register:
Maintain a PDM‑based interface register based on an authoritative source that reflects the current physical and logical boundaries between subsystems. - Drift Detection:
Flag interface drift early including geometry, tolerance, and connector changes and lead the change‑control conversation when shifts occur.
- System Administration:
Serve as the system administrator for Teamcenter, accountable for environment uptime, system upgrades, and patch cycles. - Licensing:
Support negotiations for Teamcenter licensing with Siemens and adjacent partners by providing information on usage and managing seat allocation, and steward annual or multi‑year renewals. - Feature Lifecycle:
Scope, test, evaluate, and roll out new Teamcenter features and modules in response to evolving company needs, in coordination with IT and engineering leadership. - PDM Proliferation:
Lead integration of Teamcenter into the larger company software stack, for example, PDM interaction with Manufacturing and Test software platforms.
- Access Control:
Own user access and permissions for Teamcenter and Siemens NX, including provisioning, role definitions, and periodic access reviews. - Workflow Templates:
Define and maintain Teamcenter workflow templates (release, change, review) so that the process is consistent across teams and meets the needs of the team for speed versus complexity. - Workflow Auditing:
Audit workflow activity, identify bottlenecks, and iterate workflow design with feedback from all company stakeholders.
- CAD and Configuration Training:
Develop and deliver training on CAD and configuration management practices, including modeling best practices, top‑level…
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