Global CAD/PLM Systems Lead

Kohler Co.; Kohler (WI); On-site; USD 94,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 benefits

Job summary

Kohler Co. is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst to serve as the global technical lead for CAD, PDM, PLM, and related engineering platforms across Kohler’s product development efforts.

You will sustain and improve system capability, performance, data integrity, and adoption while partnering with Engineering, Design, Manufacturing, and IT. The role is onsite in Kohler, WI, four days per week, with responsibilities spanning system configuration, releases, training, and governance of data and

Qualifications

• Associate degree in engineering or related field, or equivalent education/experience.
• Minimum two years supporting CAD, PDM, PLM, or product development systems.
• Experience with Creo or another enterprise CAD platform including advanced modeling or system support.
• Working knowledge of product development processes, engineering data, and software deployment concepts.
• Strong problem-solving, documentation, communication, planning, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead for Creo, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Siemens NX, Windchill and related apps.
• Configure, maintain, test, deploy, and improve CAD and PDM/PLM platforms, integrations, environments, standards, templates, workflows.
• Develop system requirements, specs, automation, scripts, reporting, and repeatable deployment/support processes.
• Plan and execute release testing, upgrades, rollouts, validation, documentation, and user communications.
• Provide advanced technical support and escalation leadership; troubleshoot complex issues and address root causes.
• Mentor users, support complex modeling needs, lead training, and coordinate global super-user community.
• Govern engineering-system policies, drawing standards, lifecycle data processes.
• Monitor licensing, utilization, performance, and trends to identify investments/optimizations.
• Lead initiatives to increase productivity, improve data quality, and user experience.
• Partner with IT, business teams, vendors, Purchasing, and Legal for secure, reliable solutions.
• Manage multiple projects, maintain documentation, and follow through on commitments.

Skills

CAD/PDM/PLM

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Tools

Creo

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Siemens NX

Windchill

Job description

Kohler Co. is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst to serve as the global technical lead for CAD, PDM, PLM, and related engineering platforms across Kohler’s product development efforts.

You will sustain and improve system capability, performance, data integrity, and adoption while partnering with Engineering, Design, Manufacturing, and IT. The role is onsite in Kohler, WI, four days per week, with responsibilities spanning system configuration, releases, training, and governance of data and