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About the role
Mainspring is seeking a Manager, CAD & Design Systems to build and scale the Mechanical Engineering organization responsible for CAD operations, product definition, product integration, design release, and configuration management. This leader will set the strategy for how Mechanical Engineering creates, integrates, controls, and releases product definition as the Linear Generator and engineering organization grow in complexity. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience
- 10+ years of experience in mechanical product development, CAD, product definition, or related engineering disciplines, including 3+ years leading technical teams
- Deep experience with production CAD environments and strong working knowledge of SolidWorks or comparable parametric CAD systems
- Experience with CATIA or another enterprise large-assembly CAD platform strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience improving CAD standards, engineering workflows, product-data quality, or design-release processes in a growing hardware organization
- Strong understanding of drawings, GD&T, BOMs, engineering changes, configuration control, and manufacturing handoffs
More about this role
Mainspring is seeking a Manager, CAD & Design Systems to build and scale the Mechanical Engineering organization responsible for CAD operations, product definition, product integration, design release, and configuration management. This leader will set the strategy for how Mechanical Engineering creates, integrates, controls, and releases product definition as the Linear Generator and engineering organization grow in complexity.
The role will lead the existing CAD Operations supervisor and build a new Product Definition & Integration capability. The ideal candidate combines strong CAD and mechanical product-development judgment with people leadership and a systems mindset. This person will not own the PLM software platform; instead, they will represent Mechanical Engineering's needs, prioritize the highest-impact workflow improvements and automations, and partner with the Enterprise Software team to deliver them.
• Define and execute the long-term strategy for CAD, product definition, design integration, release, and configuration management within Mechanical Engineering
• Lead and develop the CAD Operations and Product Definition & Integration teams, including hiring, capability...
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