Onsite PLM Implementation Specialist - Engineering Adoption

Samtec; New Albany (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Samtec is seeking a Software Implementation Specialist in New Albany, IN, to partner with Engineering and IT on PLM and engineering workflow configurations. You will translate business needs into system configurations, create training materials, and support adoption across engineering teams.

The role is 100% onsite in New Albany, with a focus on requirements gathering, documenting processes, and delivering user guides and training sessions to ensure successful deployment and ongoing optimization

Qualifications

• Experience with engineering systems, enterprise applications, or configurable software platforms (PLM, ERP, MES, or similar).
• Ability to understand and map engineering workflows without being the system designer.
• Experience gathering requirements via interviews, workshops, or direct observation.
• Able to translate between IT/Engineering and end users.
• Strong written and verbal communication, capable of simplifying complex concepts.
• Experience creating documentation or training materials.
• Highly organized with cross-functional follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineering to understand workflows, design intent, pain points, and outcomes.
• Interview engineers and stakeholders to extract requirements and configuration needs.
• Configure PLM and engineering systems to align with needs using platform capabilities.
• Serve as primary user-facing owner for adoption, usability, and success of applications.
• Translate technical concepts into clear system configurations and work instructions.
• Develop and maintain user guides, standard work, and training materials.
• Support rollout planning, onboarding, and change management.
• Deliver training sessions, demos, and user support.
• Act as feedback loop between Engineering and IT for enhancements and issues.
• Help define best practices for PLM tools across engineering functions.
• Monitor adoption and usage trends to identify improvements.

Skills

PLM systems

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder interviews

Technical documentation

User training

Cross-functional collaboration

Process mapping

Education

Associate degree or higher in Engineering or CS

Tools

PLM software

ERP/MES systems

Office productivity tools

Job description

Samtec is seeking a Software Implementation Specialist in New Albany, IN, to partner with Engineering and IT on PLM and engineering workflow configurations. You will translate business needs into system configurations, create training materials, and support adoption across engineering teams.

The role is 100% onsite in New Albany, with a focus on requirements gathering, documenting processes, and delivering user guides and training sessions to ensure successful deployment and ongoing optimization