Digital Engineering Lead — MBd & PLM Transformation

Engg; San Antonio (TX); Remote; USD 135,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in San Antonio, TX seeks a Digital Engineering Lead to guide an up-conversion team on a major aerospace & defense modernization project. You will define models, standards, and quality gates for model-based definitions and release them into the client's PLM system.

You will shape the delivery architecture, manage a delivery team, and coordinate with client leadership to ensure semantic traceability from engineering to hardware release. U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in digital or model-based engineering with hands-on MBD in PTC Creo and/or electrical MBD in Zuken E3.series, plus PLM such as Windchill.
• Track record of owning MBD/MBE standards, templates, and automation at program or enterprise scale.
• Strong command of GD&T and model-based definition under ASME Y14.5 and Y14.41.
• Experience implementing digital thread and configuration management across engineering, manufacturing, and quality.
• Experience leading technical delivery teams and working directly with client leadership.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the MBD authoring standard: templates, metadata schema, automated model-check configuration, and annotation conventions aligned to ASME Y14.5 and Y14.41.
• Set the neutral-derivative and automated-analysis strategy (STEP AP242, QIF, 3D PDF) and how outputs are generated and attached at release.
• Define the PLM release path: engineering change process, part-to-CAD linkage, and CAD BOM to EBOM alignment.
• Stand up electrical/harness side in parallel using Zuken E3.series, including library content, data management, and harness design rules.
• Own the quality gate and digital-thread, ensuring semantic equivalence to source drawing and traceability to released hardware.
• Run delivery: kickoff, integrated master schedule, reviews, risk/deviation management, continuous improvement with client.
• Support planning and estimation for scaling the conversion effort.
• Coach the design/validation engineers on toolset and MBP processes.

Skills

MBD/MBE standards

Creo

Zuken E3.series

Windchill

GD&T

ASME Y14.5

Digital thread

Tools

PTC Creo

Zuken E3.series

Windchill

Job description

Accenture Federal Services in San Antonio, TX seeks a Digital Engineering Lead to guide an up-conversion team on a major aerospace & defense modernization project. You will define models, standards, and quality gates for model-based definitions and release them into the client's PLM system.

You will shape the delivery architecture, manage a delivery team, and coordinate with client leadership to ensure semantic traceability from engineering to hardware release. U.S. citizenship is required.