PLM & Digital Engineering Manager

stoneridge; Barneveld; Presencial; EUR 110.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Stoneridge is seeking a PLM & Digital Engineering Manager in the Netherlands to define and drive digital engineering, PLM, and Digital Thread capabilities across the global engineering organization.

You will lead cross-functional and international initiatives, ensuring integration between PLM, ERP, and other enterprise platforms, while guiding teams and vendors to deliver continuous process improvements throughout the product lifecycle.

Formación

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of EBOM, Configuration Management, Release Management, and ECR/ECO processes.
• Experience implementing or supporting PLM solutions and integrations with ERP, Cost Management, CAD/EDA, and other enterprise systems.
• Good understanding of multidisciplinary product development across Software, Hardware, and Mechanical Engineering.

Responsabilidades

• Define and drive the Digital Engineering and Digital Thread strategy, roadmap, governance, and capabilities across the organization.
• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of PLM solutions and engineering systems.
• Ensure seamless integration between PLM, ERP, Cost Management, CAD/EDA, and other enterprise platforms.
• Optimize end-to-end engineering processes, including requirements, BOM, configuration, release, and engineering change management, aligned with V-Model and ASPICE practices.
• Lead cross-functional and global initiatives involving Engineering, IT, software vendors, and implementation partners.
• Build internal capabilities through expert support, coaching, training, knowledge transfer, and engineering best practices.

Conocimientos

Digital Eng

PLM

Engineering Systems

EBOM

Configuration Mgmt

Release Mgmt

ECR/ECO

Systems Integration

Leadership

Stakeholder Mgmt

Multinational Experience

Educación

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering/IT/CS

Herramientas

Siemens Teamcenter

Polarion/IBM DOORS

Descripción del empleo

Since 1965, Stoneridge has designed and manufactured advanced, award-winning technologies including driveline and transmission actuation systems, vision systems, emissions control systems, safety systems, and security and monitoring systems for vehicle OEMs in the commercial vehicle, automotive, off-highway and agricultural vehicle markets. We're focused on the areas of greatest market need - both today and tomorrow. Our core products and technologies are aligned with industry megatrends including safety and security, vehicle intelligence, fuel efficiency and emissions. Join the Stoneridge Team as we continue to build upon our strong history and reputation for quality products to deliver innovative products and systems that address a need, exceed our customers' expectations, and motivate our team.

Objective of the position

The PLM & Digital Engineering Manager is responsible for defining, implementing and continuously improving Stoneridge's Digital Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Digital Thread capabilities across the global engineering organization.

The role provides leadership for engineering process integration, enterprise engineering platforms, product data governance, system integrations, deployment activities, user adoption and continuous improvement across the product lifecycle. The position combines technical leadership, delivery coordination, supplier management, team development and long-term ownership of Digital Engineering solutions and processes.

Characterization of activities

• Define and drive the Digital Engineering and Digital Thread strategy, roadmap, governance, and capabilities across the organization.
• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of PLM solutions and engineering systems.
• Ensure seamless integration between PLM, ERP, Cost Management, CAD/EDA, and other enterprise platforms.
• Optimize end-to-end engineering processes, including requirements, BOM, configuration, release, and engineering change management, aligned with V-Model and ASPICE practices.
• Lead cross-functional and global initiatives involving Engineering, IT, software vendors, and implementation partners.
• Build internal capabilities through expert support, coaching, training, knowledge transfer, and engineering best practices.

Education, Experience and Knowledge

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or a related field, with proven experience in Digital Engineering, PLM, Engineering Systems, or Engineering Transformation.
• Strong knowledge of EBOM, Configuration Management, Release Management, and Engineering Change (ECR/ECO) processes.
• Experience implementing or supporting PLM solutions and integrations with ERP, Cost Management, CAD/EDA, and other enterprise systems.
• Good understanding of multidisciplinary product development across Software, Hardware, and Mechanical Engineering.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with experience leading (project) teams, and international initiatives.
• Nice to have: experience with Siemens Teamcenter, Polarion/IBM DOORS, Digital Thread, V-Model/ASPICE, Functional Safety, Product Cybersecurity, and automotive or similar engineering environments.
• Availability to travel globally up to 25% of working hours.