CAD & PLM Administration Intern Verified today
The Exploration Company is building innovative aerospace technologies that advance space transportation. We're seeking a CAD & PLM Administration Intern to join our Munich team.
What you will do
You will work closely with engineering, CAD, PLM, and IT teams to keep our design data and product lifecycle processes organised, accessible, and efficient. Your primary focus will be supporting the creation and maintenance of a standard part library for CAD users. You will act as a first point of contact for user requests and create practical documentation that enables our engineering teams to work effectively in a fast-paced aerospace environment.
CAD and PLM administration
- Support creation, organisation, and maintenance of structured CAD and PLM data.
- Support setup and maintenance of CAD templates, standard part libraries, drafting standards, preferences, and engineering environment settings.
- Work with engineers and designers to improve CAD workflows, data quality, and reuse.
- Assist with testing and documenting changes to CAD and PLM processes, configurations, and system settings.
- Gain hands-on experience with Siemens NX administration, including configuration concepts, customer defaults, role-based settings, templates, and environment configuration.
- Learn about Siemens NX customization and automation possibilities, for example through journals, reusable tools, interface settings, or workflow improvements.
- Contribute to guidelines and best practices for CAD and PLM usage, including standard parts and reusable engineering content.
Documentation and process support
- Create and maintain user guides, how-to instructions, process descriptions, and FAQs.
- Document CAD and PLM procedures in a clear and accessible way.
- Support preparation of training material for new and existing users.
General support
- Assist with routine administration and monitoring tasks in the CAD and PLM environment under supervision.
- Support users and create documentation based on frequent support requests.
- Work with engineering, PLM, CAD, and IT colleagues to improve data quality and user experience.
Required
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's programme in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Good communication skills in English.
- Basic experience with Siemens NX and strong interest in CAD, engineering data management, PLM, or technical systems administration.
- Organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with structured data and technical information.
- Proactive, hands-on attitude and willingness to learn.
- Comfortable working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
Nice to have
- Basic familiarity with PLM concepts or systems such as Siemens Teamcenter.
- Experience with C# and .Net, Powershell.
- Basic understanding of engineering drawing standards, part numbering, metadata, or configuration management.
- Some exposure to Linux, IT infrastructure, databases, or technical support processes.
- Interest in aerospace, spacecraft, or other complex technical environments.