PLM Systems Engineering Lead — Digital Thread & Integrations

Northrop Grumman

Manhattan Beach (CA)

On-site

USD 167,000 - 290,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits
401(k)
Educational assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a PLM Program Manager to lead cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing and IT. You will own the end-to-end technical baseline for PLM integrations, drive the three-year digital thread roadmap, and ensure governance and data integrity across CPLM, SAP and SmartMES.

The role requires strong technical leadership and strategic execution skills. You will collaborate with product teams, manage prioritization, and translate business needs into executable

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in STEM with 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years with a Masters.
  • US citizenship with active Secret clearance and ability to obtain DoD Top Secret clearance.
  • Experience leading or implementing PLM, or integrated toolchain solutions on complex systems or programs.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership over all engineering disciplines and maintain end-to-end technical baseline for PLM integrations (CPLM, SAP, SmartMES).
  • Develop and manage a 3-year PLM digital thread roadmap aligned with program priorities and funding cycles.
  • Lead architecture decisions for next-generation digital thread capabilities and partner with product teams.

Skills

PLM integration
Cross-disciplinary collaboration
Technical leadership
Architecture decisions

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM
Master’s degree in related field

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a PLM Program Manager to lead cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing and IT. You will own the end-to-end technical baseline for PLM integrations, drive the three-year digital thread roadmap, and ensure governance and data integrity across CPLM, SAP and SmartMES.

The role requires strong technical leadership and strategic execution skills. You will collaborate with product teams, manage prioritization, and translate business needs into executable

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