PLM Solutions Architect: Enterprise Digital Leader

Socket.dev; Lyons (Berks County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

East Penn is seeking a PLM Solution Architect to lead the strategic design, implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of PLM systems across the product lifecycle. You will partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, IT, and Product Management to deliver scalable digital solutions from concept through retirement.

The role acts as the technical authority for PLM architecture, data governance, system integration, and transformation initiatives, driving data accuracy

Qualifications

• 10+ years in engineering with product development and ECR/ECO processes.
• Experience in manufacturing and product development environments preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner and architect of the PLM ecosystem.
• Define and maintain PLM strategy, roadmap, standards, and governance.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and IT to align PLM capabilities with business objectives.
• Lead enterprise PLM implementations, upgrades, migrations, and optimization initiatives.
• Design and maintain system architectures supporting product structure, bills of materials, document management, change management, and configuration management.
• Define integration strategies between PLM and enterprise systems such as ERP, MES, CAD, CRM, quality management systems, and data warehouses.
• Develop and maintain PLM data models, workflows, security structures, and business rules.
• Support engineering change management processes, including change requests, change orders, approvals, and release procedures.
• Establish data governance practices that ensure accuracy, consistency, traceability, and regulatory compliance.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies that enhance digital product development capabilities.
• Lead requirements gathering and solution design activities for new PLM functionality.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations, training materials, and project updates to stakeholders and leadership.
• Support business process standardization across engineering and product development organizations.
• Provide guidance to technical teams, business analysts, administrators, and application developers.
• Participate in regular project reviews and digital transformation initiatives.
• Maintain and protect the confidentiality of proprietary information.
• Perform other duties that become essential to the position.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

PLM Systems

Engineering Change Management

Configuration Management

Data Governance

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Oral & Written Communication

Technical Leadership

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering/CS/IS

Tools

Teamcenter

Windchill

3DEXPERIENCE

Arena

Job description

East Penn is seeking a PLM Solution Architect to lead the strategic design, implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of PLM systems across the product lifecycle. You will partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, IT, and Product Management to deliver scalable digital solutions from concept through retirement.

The role acts as the technical authority for PLM architecture, data governance, system integration, and transformation initiatives, driving data accuracy