Lead Engineer, PLM Architecture & Digital Tools

Colonial Group; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Supernal in Irvine seeks an experienced Lead, PLM Architecture & Digital Tools Engineer to manage the engineering development team and oversee all digital tools. You will drive the PLM system, integrate CAD/CAE/simulation tools, and ensure a fully connected digital thread across the product value stream.

You will partner with IT and operations, administer licenses and databases, and guide the deployment of scalable, secure engineering platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering or IT field is required; advanced degree preferred.
• Eight years of aerospace experience leading digital tools engineering activities.
• Extensive understanding of modern PLM/CAD systems.
• Experience with Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE systems.
• Experience with purchasing these systems and their licensing models.
• Experience leading teams and project management.
• Experience with aircraft development programs.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize and work within time constraints.

Responsibilities

• standing up and managing the PLM system and digital toolsets for product development including CAD, CAE, simulation, program management, and requirements management
• Evaluate tool integration with downstream digital tools and enable a digital backbone for a full digital thread
• Assess connected factory/industry 4.0 tools and inform operations on benefits and technologies
• Integrate with IT to ensure a stable, secure platform
• Administer licensing: FlexNet, RLM, and Dassault Systèmes DSLS
• Administer MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB databases
• Install and administer engineering apps on Windows and Ubuntu servers
• Develop elastic server architecture scalable with demand
• Understand 3DEXPERIENCE data model and guide team using out-of-the-box features
• Architect and manage 3DEXPERIENCE security model with IP protection and compliance
• Translate PLM requirements into scalable architectures; collaborate with external developers
• Administer Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE and IBM DOORS Next for reliable performance
• Plan budget for digital tool landscape based on licenses and business needs
• Negotiate with software vendors to optimize license mix
• Mentor colleagues and guide teams through aerospace data hierarchies and security
• Potentially broaden to leadership within or outside engineering

Skills

Aerospace digital tools leadership

PLM/CAD systems knowledge

3DEXPERIENCE experience

Systems integration

IT collaboration

License management experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or IT

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE

IBM DOORS Next

FlexNet license manager

RLM

MSSQL

PostgreSQL

MySQL/MariaDB

Ubuntu Linux

Windows servers

Job description

What we do:

Supernal is looking for an experienced engineer to manage the engineering/development team by overseeing all digital tools. As a part of Systems Engineering, Integration & Test team, the Lead, PLM Architecture & Digital Tools Engineer will ensure all the engineering digital systems are integrated, connected, modern, and positioned to enable a full digital thread throughout the value stream of the product. This role will incubate many of the technologies to be leveraged in the future production system and will interface often with the operations and IT teams to ensure the future production systems are able to leverage the engineering digital data to enable that fully connected vision of the future.

What you can do:

• Responsible for standing up and managing the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system and all associated digital toolsets required for product development. This includes, but is not limited to, CAD, CAE, Simulation, Program Management, and Requirements Management
• Evaluating the integration of these tools with the downstream digital tools used by operations and ensuring a digital backbone is in place that can enable the full digital thread
• Evaluate connected factory/industry 4.0 digital tools and inform operations team of potential benefits and technologies to use
• Integrate seamlessly with IT to ensure a stable, secure, and reliable platform is stood up
• Administer engineering software license infrastructure, including installation, configuration, and support of license managers such as FlexNet, RLM, and Dassault Systèmes DSLS.
• Administer databases such as Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL), PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB
• Install and administer engineering applications on Windows and Linux (Ubuntu) servers
• Develop elastic server architecture that can scale up along with the demand
• Deep understanding of the 3DEXPERIENCE data model, core capabilities and guide the team in meeting the business goals using the out-of-the-box features and functionalities
• Architect and manage the 3DEXPERIENCE security model to enable a collaborative product development environment while protecting intellectual property, enforcing appropriate access controls, and supporting export compliance requirements.
• Translate PLM business requirements into scalable solution architectures, collaborate with external developers to define and implement customizations, and ensure delivered solutions support business objectives and user needs
• Administer enterprise engineering applications, including Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE and IBM DOORS Next, to ensure reliable performance, effective configuration, and alignment with product development needs.
• Plan budget to manage and maintain digital tool landscape based on license utilization, emerging business needs and phase of the program
• Negotiate with key software vendors, optimize the license mix to maximize value
• Actively mentor colleagues, train in troubleshooting techniques and guiding them through the complexities of aerospace-specific data hierarchies and security protocols
• This position may eventually broaden to a leadership position in or outside of the engineering organization

What you can contribute:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering or IT field is required; advanced degree preferred
• A minimum of eight (8) years of aerospace experience leading digital tools engineering activities
• Must have extensive understanding of modern PLM/CAD systems
• Experience with Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE systems
• Experience with purchasing these types of systems and their licensing models
• Experience leading teams
• Experience with project management and tools/methodologies
• Experience with aircraft development programs
• Familiarity with running business cases and justifying investments
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent listening and comprehension skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent customer service skills
• Must have the ability to independently prioritize and accomplish work within time constraints
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality