Senior PLM Engineer
- Pay
- $182,000 – $230,000 per year
- Location
- San Francisco, CA · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Listed
- 30 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- Solidworks PDM
- Windchill
- BOM management
- ECO processes
- engineering vs manufacturing BOMs
Also useful
- Arena
- 3DX
- ERP/MRP integration
- scripting
Stated benefits & perks
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k
- Unlimited pto
What you'll do
- Own the CAD PDM system: configuration, workflows, data organization, and file lifecycle from WIP through release
- Define CAD best practices and templates to ensure a shared design language across the team
- Work with the manufacturing and supply chain teams to define the required CAD metadata
- Ensure all stakeholders have access to design files with the proper permissions
- Own BOM structure standards and drive production BOM releases in partnership with NPI and Design Engineering
- Own drawing standards, title blocks, and revision blocks across the engineering team
- Collaborate with the New Product Introduction and Manufacturing teams on documentation management and control
- Plan and manage BOM revision releases in partnership with NPI and Design Engineering
- Own the data handoff from PDM to ERP/MRP systems
What we're looking for
- 3+ years of PLM/PDM engineering experience in a hardware company; robotics, AV, automotive, aerospace, or similarly complex systems preferred.
- Experience with Solidworks or other 3D CAD software
- Experience configuring PDM and PLM systems such as Solidworks PDM, Windchill, Arena, 3DX or similar; familiarity with scripting and customization is a plus
- Strong understanding of BOM structure, engineering vs manufacturing BOMs, and BOM handoff to ERP/MRP systems
- Experience supporting a product through its full lifecycle from prototype through serial production and field deployment
- Experience managing design data across both mechanical and electrical domains strongly preferred
- Experience configuring PDM/PLM workflows to support ECO processes; direct experience running ECOs is a plus
What else you need to know
This role is based in our San Francisco office. Atoms is a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That's why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.
The base salary range for this role is $182,000 - $230,000 per year.
Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards.
Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees)
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account / Health Savings Account Options
- 401(k)
- Equity
- Sick Time, Unlimited Flexible Time Off, and Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit Plan
- Team lunch in our SoMa office every Tuesday and Thursday
- Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion.
- Atoms accepts applications on an ongoing basis.
Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others?
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Who we are
Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress.
Over the last decade, software has transformed the digital world. But the physical world, where food is made, minerals are mined, goods are moved, and industries are run, remains far less intelligent, far less efficient, and far more constrained. We're changing that.
Atoms builds Physical AI- real-world robots for the industries that move civilization forward, starting with food, mining, and transport. Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, turning complex physical operations into something more reliable, more scalable, and more productive.
This work requires more than robotics. It requires deep integration across hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate. We don't just build machines in a lab. We deploy them into real environments, operate them, learn from them, and improve them until they work at scale.
We are roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders. We believe the next great technology companies will not only transform information, but the physical systems that shape everyday life.
If you want to work on hard problems with real-world impact, join us.
Why join us
At Atoms, you'll work on one of the defining challenges of our time-bringing automation into the physical world to drive real, lasting impact. We exist to uncover valuable unknown truths and turn them into progress, which means constantly pushing beyond what's known and building what doesn't yet exist.
The work is ambitious and often challenging, but it's grounded in a shared sense of purpose and a team committed to seeing it through together. Our work only matters if it serves others, and we know that meaningful progress depends on the trust of the people we serve and the strength of our team-so we invest in both, creating an environment where you can do your best work and grow.
From Atoms's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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