Senior Engineer - PLM/PDM
$125k - $167k USD
Motional’s Pittsburgh office is located in the new Hazelwood Green development, a culmination of the city’s goal of restoring an economic driver to the neighborhood in a thoughtful, inclusive, and sustainable way. With views along the Monongahela river, the Pittsburgh office is in the heart of this new state of the art development.
This role is based in our Pittsburgh office and requires 5 in-office days each week.
Mission Summary:
As a Senior PLM/PDM Engineer, you will ensure Motional’s PLM/PDM systems and engineering toolchains operate smoothly and reliably. You will be the go-to expert for resolving and escalating issues related to CAD tools, data management, and PLM–ERP connectivity. You’ll work cross-functionally with engineering, design, operations, and supplier teams to support day-to-day development activities while driving continuous improvement in processes and documentation.
What you’ll do:
- Ensure CAD tools, PLM/PDM systems, and engineering applications function properly; investigate, resolve, or escalate issues as needed.
- Develop and maintain documentation standards for the Hardware Engineering organization.
- Create and update CAD parts, assemblies, and libraries—including vehicle assemblies and vendor-provided models.
- Generate detailed 2D drawings (detail, section, assembly) following drafting standards and GD&T best practices.
- Support product development, sustainment initiatives, and internal department projects.
- Collaborate with designers, engineers, and technicians to ensure engineering documents and drawings are complete, accurate, and consistent.
- Perform drawing checks and manage engineering change orders (ECO/CO), including BOM updates and routing.
- Manage file structures, metadata, references, and overall CAD data organization.
- Troubleshoot and resolve CAD-related issues across the organization.
- Create, maintain, and manage Bills of Materials (BOMs).
- Maintain and organize the CAD library to support scalable design workflows.
- Work closely with internal and external fabrication teams to support design release, scheduling, and installation on vehicles or hardware systems.
What We’re Looking For:
- Strong understanding of mechanical drawings and electrical schematics.
- Experience with CAD data management systems; CATIA V5 and SolidWorks strongly preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with 3D CAD tools (preferably CATIA V5 or SolidWorks).
- Skilled in developing 2D layouts in CATIA or SolidWorks.
- Solid working knowledge of GD&T principles.
- Experience with PLM tools, ideally PTC Windchill.
- Deep understanding of automotive and consumer-electronics connection systems.
- Ownership mindset with the ability to drive the CAD documentation process end-to-end—from design and release through fabrication, installation, schedule coordination, and change management.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work proactively across global, cross-functional teams.
- Excellent planning, organization, and attention to detail.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word/Excel or Google Docs/Sheets.
- Experience with Jira, QuickBase, NetSuite, or Zip is a plus.
- Strong work ethic and ability to support production schedules and team priorities.
- Ability to multitask across multiple projects and timelines.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience with a proven ability to apply engineering principles in real-world applications.
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.
Salary Range
$125,000—$167,000 USD
Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.
Our journey is always people first.
We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.
Higher purpose, greater impact.
We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do.
Scale up, not starting up.
Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.
Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
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