PLM Applications Engineer – ERP & Systems

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's PLM team is seeking a PLM Application Engineer (PAE) to own the technical strategy, roadmap, and delivery of PLM and ERP integrations, serving as the primary technical liaison between engineering, business stakeholders, and partners.

The PAE will manage vendor delivery, define requirements, write user stories, drive decision documents, and provide executive level communication while coordinating with Systems Development Engineers and external vendors.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional software development experience or a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM fields
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical field or equivalent
• Experience working with and managing third party vendors
• Experience in requirement gathering and ability to write clear and detailed requirement document, or experience in a data center or other critical environment
• Experience in leading large-scale, technical or engineering programs with a proven record of thought leadership, business case development, realizing customer benefits, and successful program completion

Responsibilities

• The PAE owns the PLM application roadmap—including Teamcenter implementation, PLM-ERP integration, Change Management, Supplier Connect, Classification, and Product Configurator—prioritizing the backlog through data-driven trade-off decisions aligned with business objectives.
• This role manages Statements of Work, legal approval processes, and third-party vendor onboarding. The PAE leads requirement workshops that translate business needs into technical requirements and user stories for development teams and vendor partners.
• The PAE owns Key Decision Documents and go/no-go frameworks for program milestones, ensuring leadership can make informed investment decisions. Vendor delivery is managed through sprint planning, cadence meetings, escalation mechanisms, and status reporting.
• This person coordinates across Siemens (incident and enhancement follow-ups), system integration partners, SAP Product Managers (ERP alignment), and internal engineering teams (architecture decisions). They author strategic narratives including working backwards documents and correction of error reports to secure leadership buy-in and purchase order approvals.
• The PAE defines KPIs, OKRs, and success metrics for the PLM program, communicating progress at the executive level. They also design solution architecture for PLM processes (Document Management, Change Management, BOM structures), provide technical guidance to vendors, and plan user acceptance testing including test scripts and acceptance criteria.

Skills

Software development

Technical product management

Vendor management

Requirement gathering

System integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related STEM field

Tools

Teamcenter

SAP

ERP integration

EBS

Job description

Amazon's PLM team is seeking a PLM Application Engineer (PAE) to own the technical strategy, roadmap, and delivery of PLM and ERP integrations, serving as the primary technical liaison between engineering, business stakeholders, and partners.

The PAE will manage vendor delivery, define requirements, write user stories, drive decision documents, and provide executive level communication while coordinating with Systems Development Engineers and external vendors.