Applications Administrator II

General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is a supplier of advanced electromagnetic systems, related power equipment and other high technology products for a variety of government and commercial applications.

These include products such as the design and fabrication of linear motors, superconducting and conventional rotating motors, power inverters, high-energy capacitors, radiation monitoring systems, high-voltage direct current power distribution systems, and numerous other products.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a CAD Admin support Engineer in our Electromagnetic Systems (EMS) Group located in Rancho Bernardo, CA.



DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES:

The scope of the CAD Admin support Engineer is to be the primary technical administrator for the Configuration and Data Management and the Engineering department.

The engineering tools are complex in nature and include (at a minimum): CAD, Modeling, PLM, ETC

The primary responsibility of the CAD Admin support Engineer is Windchill PLM and tools that integrate with Windchill PLM (CREO, Solid Works, Windchill, Workgroup Manager

Windchill PLM provides the core data management and workflow capabilities for all program functions throughout the product life cycle Familiar with Creo, SolidWorks, and ECAD applications

A successful candidate will be one who proactively looks after the health of the engineering software applications, plans for the future and quickly and thoroughly addresses issues.

Must proactive and be able to work with little direction.

Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing effectively.

Must be able to work with people effectively.

Must be familiar with enterprise software architectures and large software application architectures, installation and maintenance.

Strong problem solver.

Manage user accounts & privileges

Setup and maintain projects

Create custom reports & queries

Helps engineering with tool problems and questions

Create and give training sessions on how to use the tool to the engineering team adhering to engineering policy.

Create user accounts, change passwords and terminate previous user accounts

Add users to programs and set privileges

Implement new process workflows & update process work flows for program unique requirements

Help users with technical issues and train if necessary

Support IT with client installations & trouble shooting

Plans, coordinates and performs software updates for engineering applications

Familiar with databases and database administration

Familiarity with web software, such as Java, PHP, Perl, etc.

is a plus

Familiarity with writing and editing HTML web‐pages

Address issues with the tools from the engineering team and work support tickets with application vendors & IT to resolve issues.

Manage the security rules within the application and tailor them for unique program

specific needs, work with ITAR, FSO and IT to ensure compliance

Manage the data, create backups as needed and support programs

Manage database data items and properties, manage the uniform dataset for all programs

Monitor tool performance

Manage maintenance renewals

Work with Tool supplier to resolve issues & plan updates

CAD Admin support Engineer supporting all the above-mentioned Projects and products.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.