PLM Engineer

RIM Recruitment Professionals; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

RIM Recruitment Professionals represents a private client that designs and manufactures jet engines. They seek an experienced NX Specialist to support, optimize, and improve Siemens NX environments, including PMI, MBD, and Check-Mate, plus Teamcenter integration.

The role combines daily end-user support with strategic customization, standards development, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering and IT. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science.
• 5+ years of NX customization and administration.
• Strong hands-on NX experience with advanced modeling and assemblies.
• Experience with PMI, MBD, and NX validation tools such as Check-Mate.
• Collaborates with SMEs and engineering teams to define standards.
• Proficient in NX Open customizations using VB.Net.
• Familiar with multi-system engineering integrations (ANSYS, Simcenter, 3DCS, Altium, DFMPro).
• Strong troubleshooting and customer-service mindset.
• Experience with software upgrade management and system validation.
• Understanding CAD/PLM workflows and data management.
• Able to work cross-functionally with IT, engineering, and leadership.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily end-user support for NX, resolving tickets.
• Troubleshoot NX loading/saving issues.
• Support PMI and MBD migrations.
• Configure and maintain NX Check-Mate for standards.
• Develop and enforce NX standards and best practices.
• Develop NX Open customizations (.Net).
• Test and deploy NX software upgrades.
• Support Teamcenter-NX integration and workflow customization.
• Manage third-party integrations (ANSYS, Altium, 3DCS, DFMPro).
• Maintain Teamcenter integrations like Plant Simulation/Tecnomatix and Simcenter.
• Administer and optimize NX license usage.
• Lead evaluations of new NX capabilities and industry trends.
• Collaborate with SMEs on future standards.
• Build and maintain a continuous improvement roadmap.
• Align organization with CAD/CAE best practices.
• Assist in maintaining Teamcenter.

Skills

NX customization

NX administration

Teamcenter-NX integration

NX Open VB.Net

ITK BMIDE

Jira

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Check-Mate

NX Open VB.Net

NX ITK/BMIDE

Jira

Git

Job description

Our client is a privately-owned company that develops and manufactures jet engines for military and commercial aircraft.

Our client has an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled NX Specialist to support, optimize, and continuously improve their Siemens NX environment. This role combines daily end-user support with strategic customization, integration, and standards development responsibilities. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and experienced with advanced NX capabilities such as Product Manufacturing Information (PMI), Model-Based Definition, and Check-Mate.

The NX Specialist will:

• Provide daily end user support, resolving support tickets and assisting with modeling, assemblies, and workflows.
• Perform general troubleshooting across NX, including part and assembly loading/saving issues.
• Support business migration to PMI and Model-Based Definition (MBD) workflows.
• Configure, run, and maintain NX Check-Mate to support compliance, quality assurance, and design standards.
• Work closely with subject matter experts to develop, maintain, and enforce NX standards and best practices across the organization.
• Develop and maintain NX Open customizations (.Net).
• Investigate, test, validate, and deploy NX software upgrades.
• Support and enhance Teamcenter-NX integration, including workflow customization and validation.
• Manage and troubleshoot third-party integrations, including ANSYS, Altium, 3DCS, and DFMPro.
• Maintain and improve Siemens Teamcenter integrations, such as Plant Simulation/Tecnomatix and Simcenter.
• Administer and optimize NX license usage.
• Lead evaluations of new NX capabilities and industry trends to:
• Collaborate with SMEs on future standards
• Build and maintain a continuous improvement roadmap
• Align the organization with modern CAD/CAE best practices
• Assist in maintaining, supporting, and customizing Teamcenter.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Computer Science. (will consider strong NX PLM experience in lieu of BS)
• 5+ years of experience with NX customization and administration.
• Strong hands-on experience with Siemens NX, including advanced modeling and assemblies.
• Experience with PMI, MBD, and NX validation tools such as Check-Mate.
• Proven ability to collaborate with subject matter experts and engineering teams to define and maintain standards.
• Competence in developing NX Open customizations (VB.Net preferred).
• Familiarity with multi-system engineering integrations (ANSYS, Simcenter, 3DCS, Altium, DFMPro, etc.).
• Strong troubleshooting skills and a customer-service mindset.
• Experience with software upgrade management and system validation.
• Understanding of CAD/PLM workflows and data management best practices.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, IT, and leadership.
• Self-driven, with the ability to identify improvement opportunities and lead technology evaluations.
• Experience with Jira and Bitbucket/Git, or similar software, and working on a team of software engineers.
• The ability to work independently, leveraging analytical skills to identify and anticipate problems.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance, if needed. Candidates selected may be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with engineering design/release/manufacturing processes is desired.
• NX CAM experience would be beneficial.
• Experience in writing customizations with Teamcenter’s Integration Toolkit (ITK).
• Experience in Teamcenter maintenance and support such as using Business Modeler IDE (BMIDE), applying updates, and making changes to configuration.