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Product Life Cycle Manager– IT/Engineering
£65-70k & Benefits
Cambridgeshire/Hybrid
Sector: Defence/Aerospace
UK Citizenship is required to apply due to the nature of our client's work.
About the Role
The Engineering IT/PLM Manager is responsible for the ownership, management, optimisation, and continuous improvement of Engineering IT systems, with a primary focus on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). The role will provide business ownership and technical leadership for PLM capability, ensuring that the system supports Engineering delivery, configuration control, data management, CAD integration, reporting, process improvement, and future business needs. The role will act as the key interface between Engineering, IT, PLM users, vendors, and wider business stakeholders, ensuring that Engineering IT systems are fit for purpose, effectively supported, and aligned to operational and strategic requirements.
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- Ownership and management of Engineering IT systems
- Optimisation and continuous improvement of PLM
- Business ownership and technical leadership for PLM capability
- Support Engineering delivery and configuration control
- Data management and CAD integration
- Reporting and process improvement
- Act as key interface between Engineering, IT, PLM users, vendors, and stakeholders
Qualifications
- Relevant educational background in IT/Engineering
Required Skills
- Experience in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
- Strong understanding of Engineering IT systems
- Ability to manage and optimise IT systems
- Strong understanding of PLM capability, administration, and configuration management.
- Ability to document technical specifications, user requirements, process flows, and system changes.
- Good logical diagnostic skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve PLM-related problems.
- Understanding of CAD integration with PLM, ideally including tools such as Inventor, AutoCA similar.
- Understanding of PLM reporting, data extraction, and business reporting methods.
- Awareness of database queries and reporting tools such as SQL, MS Power Query, REST APIs, or Query Builder would be beneficial.
- Awareness of PLM customisation, workflows, XML configuration, Java, JavaScript, or Windchill development would be desirable.
- Understanding of application maintenance, upgrades, testing, and deployment activities.
- Understanding of IT service management processes, incident management, and problem resolution.
- Configuration Management/CMII training would be desirable.
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Preferred Skills
- Experience in the Defence/Aerospace sector
- Familiarity with CAD integration
Pay range and compensation package
£65-70k & Benefits
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